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jbelmont
California
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 Posted - 10/17/2007 : 08:55:17 AM
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| In 2008 I'm going to give it a try, and we'll see what happens. It will only work with the cooperation of the notaries. I can not help people purely by having new technologies avaialble. Lets just see what happens. |
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joanbergst
California
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Posted - 10/16/2007 : 5:01:01 PM
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Jeremy I see your point and it could be some companies (to give an example) only pay the notaries who keep good records and request payment when the check doesn't doesn't arrive on time.
With that saying, I still don't think you should get involved in what could be a big mess in the coming months with signing companies and title companies going bankrupt,if in fact that is what happens?
Just a suggestion and maybe over the next few months your idea will be a great one and serve a vital service to all the notaries on this website.
Joan Bergstrom
24/7 To Riverside & San Bernardino Counties.
State Notary exam teacher for www.notaryclasses.com
www.joanbergstromnotarypublic.com
joan.bergstrom@yahoo.com
Cell: 951-522-4919
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jbelmont
California
3106 Posts |
Posted - 10/16/2007 : 08:28:06 AM
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| Just because a company has paid Joan, doesn't mean they will pay someone else. A disreputable company would be one that doesn't pay people on a regular basis. They still might pay 80% of the time and be disreputable. The question is, how much of a risk are you willing to take? For me, more than a 5% risk of not getting paid is unacceptable. Although, there is no way to calculate the risk, if many of the other notaries don't like a company, its probably not worth working for. |
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joanbergst
California
360 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2007 : 4:15:05 PM
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I wouldn't bar anyone. Sometimes the companies I see posted for non payment, I have worked for and been paid.
There are however a few companies, that, should not be worked for and they have been blasted all over the message boards.
A Notary should know these companies; it's easy to find out the really bad apples!
Joan Bergstrom
24/7 To Riverside & San Bernardino Counties.
State Notary exam teacher for www.notaryclasses.com
www.joanbergstromnotarypublic.com
joan.bergstrom@yahoo.com
Cell: 951-522-4919
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Lee-AR
Arkansas
678 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 3:28:28 PM
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| Linda, I think you missed the concept. Each of us can choose to 'opt out' of being contacted by a particular co. So, it would 'work for us'. I question if that will continue to 'work for the company' or if being 'barred' from seeing some profiles might just push them elsewhere. 123's success comes from sheer number of notaries available. Tho' we do agree on "If it ain't broke--don't fix it." |
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LindaJ
Illinois
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 2:41:46 PM
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| One person's experience with a particular company can vary from one end of the chart to the other. For ex: I am having a hard time collecting from a Title Company for a closing I did in July. Another person told me that they were paid in 2 weeks. I work a lot for a particular TC and am paid on a regular basis. Yet another notary absolutely refuses to work for them. I love them but someone else hates them. I just don't see how this can help. Everyone has their own experiences. It's just not SS, it can be TC's also that make us beg and plead for our money. |
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Lee-AR
Arkansas
678 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 10:02:15 AM
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| Appreciate the thought, Jeremy, but I think having them register--and then finding out they are barred from seeing some profiles--could seriously impact your business. I sure don't want to see that! We all know--or should know--who the offenders are and can accept or turn down a signing. |
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Renee
Michigan
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Posted - 09/30/2007 : 7:24:56 PM
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I guess the biggest quandary would be determining which clients didn’t meet the standards – you say this would be based “…on whatever information we have” but so much of that information is hearsay and pretty subjective. Then there’s the whole issue of setting the standard or criteria in the first place – and how our client base would react. I don’t think the reaction would be positive – the only motivation I can think of for clients to buy into any registration process would be IF they met with some real difficulties in contracting with NSA’s without the registration. I’m thinking that’s not very likely.
Despite the sense one gets from reading the industry forums that non-pymt was a huge problem that is getting worse - and granting that companies are folding left and right - I am STILL not experiencing the issues that you almost think (from reading) are a given.
I'm sorry, Jeremy, but the whole topic once again brings this to mind ... by far the largest offenders (based again just on what we read in forums) appear to be among the signing services, and perhaps the simplest and most logical means of assisting the signing AGENTS would be to separately list the two groups (SS/NSA)in the database.
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jbelmont
California
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Posted - 09/29/2007 : 6:32:28 PM
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I had an idea that I might implement. I am wondering what the notaries think, because its to PROTECT you from the bad guys. Too many notaries are not getting paid and its a big problem. I would like to do what I can about it.
If I created userprofiles for regular visitors like title/signing companies, attornies/businesses who use notaries, and keep track of who they are and if they pay people etc., then I could create a choice for notaries to "bar" themselves from searches done by entities "unknown" or "found to be non-paying" by our standards based on whatever information we have.
Of course, barring yourself, might result in less calls, but then there would be a lesser rate of not getting paid. Barring yourself would be OPTIONAL of course. This would only work if the majority of searchers were registered with us, so it would take a year or so to completely implement this program.
Please let me know your opinions on this matter. |
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