11 Must-Have Products to start and grow your notary business
1. ExcelMark Self Inking Notary Stamp - All 50 States
This notary stamp will be customized to meet your specified state's requirements. It comes with two-sided ink pad doubles the number of impressions and the useful life of the stamp pad
It has an attractive, clear mount which allows you to accurately line up your stamp impression
2. ExcelMark Notary Embosser - All 50 States
Your embosser will be made according to the legal regulations set forth by the state it is being made for. Emboss up to 80 lb. paper with ease. You will definitely need one of these!
3. ExcelMark Inkless Thumbprint Pad/Fingerprint Pad
Your customers will love this! Compact print pad contains a special inking solution that wipes away clean. Inkless thumbprint pads are an easy and inexpensive way to provide extra security and to prevent check and identity fraud.
4. Notary Public Journal Large Entries Hardcover
This is one of the most useful journals I’ve used. It has large entries for each notarial act. For those working as Loan Signing Agents as well, this is the journal to get. You can include witness information and optional notes. It has 2 entries per page.
This is a great printer for small businesses. It is dual tray, and laser for your notary needs, but besides printing you can also scan, copy and fax, consistently high quality documents, a wireless printer designed to let you focus on growing your business
You will definitely need a computer for your notary business. A computer is something that you should choose depending on your personal needs and taste, personally, I am not an apple fan, this option is perfect for those signing agents that are traveling all day and need something easy to carry, we’d like to recommend the Microsoft Surface Pro, it fits perfectly in most bags, it is super powerful, you can use it as laptop or tablet. At the office, at home, or en route, the new Surface Pro 7 adapts to the way you work — and delivers more power than ever, with a laptop-class Intel Core processor, all-day battery, Instant On, graphics, and more multitasking connections.
7. Rise of the Smart Notary by Tiger Toledo
This book is perfect for those Notaries Public trying to grow their business. Tiger Toledo shares how he took a small one-man traveling notary service to a nationwide success using the same technology available to you now. Although this book is created primarily for the Notary Industry this book will help you to develop a blueprint for finding more customers, followers, and fans. The Rise of the Smart Notary will:+ Teaches you how to take advantage of today's unique opportunity for notaries.+ Provide strategies and tips for using social media.+ Explain the traditional way vs. the new way of doing business and how you can exploit the opportunities that exist today.+ Teach you about how to work smarter not harder.+ Explain Top mistakes notaries make with their business.+ Provide 9 immediate steps you can take towards success.
8. Sign and Thrive: How to Make Six Figures As a Mobile Notary and Loan Signing Agent by Bill Soroka
Great book for those looking to learn more about the industry. Bill Soroka will show you, step-by-step, how to start a mobile notary and loan signing business from scratch. That’s where this book, Sign & Thrive: How to Make Six Figures as a Mobile Notary and Loan Signing Agent comes in. The author, Bill Soroka is a serial entrepreneur that has tried and failed 26 times with various businesses and ventures before he found the mobile notary and loan signing industry. Over the course of the years (and the flops), he’s learned exactly what works, and what doesn’t work in the business. This book serves as a manual for starting a side business or running a full operation as a mobile notary and loan signing agent for the mortgage industry.This book is notary training, for sure.
9. Notary Gadget - Accounting Software for Notaries and Signing Agents
This software has EVERYTHING YOU NEED to manage your business. It makes just about everything you do easier - sending invoices, tracking payments, tracking mileage, tracking notarial acts, managing your calendar, tracking your expenses, and helping you with your taxes. If you want to get serious about your business you should definitely use Notary Gadget
10. Square Appointments and Point of Sale
We absolutely recommend square, especially for your General Notary Work, there will be times where people will need you but they won’t have cash with them. Be sure to download this app to accept EVERY kind of payment. You can also have a booking page through Square or just the Point of Sale app. It is an all-in-one point of sale for
booking, payments, and more.
11. A LOT OF PAPER. As a notary, you can’t run out of Legal and Letter size paper
99.99% JAM-FREE GUARANTEE – You can trust Hammermill paper quality you will not experience more than one jam in 10,000 sheets of computer paper on high-speed digital equipment or we’ll replace your Hammermill paper purchase. Make sure to order legal and letter size in good quantity. The last thing you want is to run out of paper before a signing appointment.
