T H E N O T A R Y N E W S Published by Victoria Ring, CSA http://www.50statenotary.com ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ Missed an issue? Read all past issues at http://www.50statenotary.com/ezine/ Send a free complimentary issue to another notary, subscribe under a different email address or unsubscribe at http://www.50statenotary.com/subscribe.html ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ ISSUE 51 � September 11, 2004
IN THIS ISSUE: ** Emails and Questions From Notaries ** New Companies to Sign Up With ** Is Your Name on The List? ** Rate this Ezine ** Bible Verse of the Week ** Resource Links for Notary Signing Agents ** Disclaimer ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ EMAILS AND QUESTIONS FROM NOTARIES Dear Victoria: I received your notice that the notary book was now out of print and replaced with a new revised one. Why did you replace the book? It was perfect just the way it was and I treasure mine dearly. (SW) RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA RING First of all � the information inside the new revised 2nd edition DID NOT CHANGE from the original. As a writer I assumed that everyone understood what �revised 2nd edition� meant. I apologize for making this assumption and have decided to publish the following information to help everyone understand the difference. When Dr. Adkins published a �revised� edition of his diet book, he didn�t change the words inside the original book and rewrite a new one. He only added a few extra pages and republished it as a �revised� edition. This is standard procedure for the publishing industry. Just like software companies publish upgrades to their software. In many cases, the changes are often so minor that users wait for the next upgrade before they purchase it. The software company DOES NOT design a new software program. They just enhance what already exists. In my case, the guy who designed the yellow book cover for the original notary book quit working for Gom Publishing. He claimed that since he designed the cover he held the copyright to the design and I was prevented from printing any more books. Because the notary book sells so well and I had about 42 orders backed up with no books to fill the orders, I had to act quickly or be forced to issue refunds. I hired a graphic designer to come over to the office and spend about 2 hours training me in the operation of graphic design software. Within a few hours I was able to redesign the front cover of the notary book. Now -- no one will ever be able to claim copyright infringement on the front cover of my book because I designed the new one myself. I will never have to change the book again. What a relief! Also, to comply with copyright law I had to purchase a new ISBN number and Library of Congress number and replace the old ISBN number through all the major distributors. It has been a rough couple of weeks implementing all these changes in such a short period of time � so believe me. If I was not forced to change the front cover, the �revised 2nd edition� would not exist. And while I was in the middle of all these changes I decided to fix a few typos and add a few pages to the original book. One change I made was with the Special Bonus Report that used to be included as a separate print-out with the original book orders. This Special Bonus Report cost money and time to print, collate and staple -- so I decided to include the information inside the book and eliminate this additional overhead expense. I also found some more questions and answers from notaries that were published in The Notary News that I added to the back section and I also updated Page 125 by replacing that section with the Special Insider�s Report that was sold exclusively to subscribers a couple of weeks ago So please do not think that the �revised 2nd edition� of the notary book is that much different from the original. If you purchased the original paperback you now have a collector�s item. The book has been pulled out of publication through the main distribution houses and is no longer available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. However, as you can understand now � that does NOT mean the information is out of print. The only real major change was the redesign of the front cover. I sincerely hope this long explanation will help the 150 or so people who emailed me about this subject to understand that �revised 2nd edition� only means that minor changes were made to a book. If a book is completely rewritten, they will publish it under a new title completely. As you can see, the title of the notary book has not changed because it is the same material. Bottom line: If you already purchased How to Start, Operate and Market a Freelance Notary Signing Agent and the cover is yellow, you do not need to purchase the �revised 2nd edition� unless you just want a copy with the new front cover. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Victoria. Please don't use my name but I wanted to give a testimony to the bankruptcy business. I am also a signing agent and have been very appreciative of all you have contributed to this industry. You helped me through our bankruptcy in 2003 and it went smooth as I could ever expect it to be. You were very thorough with us in the paperwork and there was no problem filing or during our hearing. I was very impressed and it was such a relief from the stress of having to file in the first place. I just wanted to voice that and don't mind you using this as long as my name is not disclosed. (Name withheld) RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA Thank you so much for allowing me to publish your email. I consider it an honor that something I said or did had an influence on you to help you start a business. Please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing. For those of you interested in finding out more about my new book, How to Start a Bankruptcy Forms Processing Service, go to http://www.50statenotary.com/bankruptcybook/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Victoria: I really enjoy your website and weekly newsletter! I have been doing loan signings for a couple months and am noticing that more and more companies are going with email documents. I currently have a laser printer but it doesn't have the dual paper trays. Do you have a suggestion for that type of laser printer? Also, does the dual paper tray not only hold legal and letter size paper, but is it able to tell when to use which type of paper? I have previously printed out 89 page PDF files that were literally every other page a different paper size. What is the best machine that you have found or heard about that is able to print out the correct sizes with just one push of the button? I greatly appreciate your help! (TC) RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA Every laser printer has different functions. Since I don�t know what type of laser printer you have it is difficult to give you specific guidance. However, every laser printer I have seen has a manual feeder tray. This is where you can insert different size paper (legal and letter), mailing labels, envelopes, etc. Look at the front of your printer and see if it has a manual tray. If not, look in your printer�s instruction manual and see where the manual tray is located and try using that for the legal-size pages. Or, if you are in a hurry, you could print all the pages on legal-size paper through the manual feeder tray -- which I have done on several occasions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Victoria. I have signed up with all the companies in your Nationwide Company Directory and followed up with a telephone call � but I have not received one call for work. I tell the companies that I am a newly commissioned notary with no experience but I am willing to learn. Why am I not getting any work? (PL) RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA RING You have already defined the answer to your problem. Why would you call a company and tell them you are a newly commissioned notary? That�s the same thing as a vacuum cleaner salesman walking up to a customer and saying �I don�t know anything about this vacuum cleaner. In fact, I don�t ever use one. But I think you should buy it.� Do you think the salesman would sell many vacuum cleaners? I don�t think so. You need to convince that mortgage, title or signing company that you are the most responsible, most reliable and most trustworthy notary in the world and they need to use your services or their company will be missing out on a great person. Instead of saying �I am a newly commissioned notary �� jot down some of your previous experience that is related to the real estate industry. Then you could say something like this instead: �I am a notary public commissioned in the state of Nevada (or wherever). I have been involved in several loan closings with the attorney I worked for and am very interested in working with your company as a notary signing agent.� Doesn�t this sound more �saleable� than your original method? NOTE TO NOTARIES: If you are not getting enough signings assignments you are not marketing yourself properly. There are millions of different ways to market yourself. You just need to locate your marketing problem and fix it. But don�t expect overnight miracles. The effects of your marketing efforts are often not realized for several months after you implement them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks Victoria. I have received a lot of encouragement from the discussion boards as well as your encouraging response, and I *really* appreciate it! :-) I can't believe I did it with just the �self-training" I did! (e.g., reading, Internet searches, etc.) I have to thank you, personally, for your wonderful book! It was your thorough explanation of things that helped me get through my first signing � ALONE! You did an EXCELLENT job when writing that book. Thank you SO much! :-) I am actually looking forward to my next assignment. At first, I wasn't so sure if this was for me, but I'm going to stick with it like everyone else did and put all my fears at the foot of the cross. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! (MB) RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA RING It should be me who is thanking you. Not everyone who reads the notary book picks up the tools and uses them. You deserve most of the credit because you implemented the tools. Keep up the good work and keep me posted as to how you are progressing. NOTE TO NOTARIES: If you have not ordered your copy of How to Start, Operate and Market a Freelance Notary Signing Agent Business go to http://www.50statenotary.com/book This book has already been called �The ABC�s of Loan Signings� by real estate professionals. If you are serious about really making this business work, the information in this book will skyrocket your income. And if you have already purchased a copy of the notary book and already know the value of the information it contains � I have established a direct link with the printer so that I can provide discounted prices on quantity orders. This is another way to make extra money � reselling the notary book. Prices vary depending on the quantity you want to order, so go to http://www.50statenotary.com/book/index1.html (scroll down near the bottom of the page) and review the options. Or, call me at 614-491-9831 if you would like pricing on a specific quantity that is not listed. There are not very many authors who offer the opportunity to sell their books at discounted prices so that others can make a profit. Most authors prefer to sell the books exclusively so they get the entire profit. However, because I believe the information contained in the notary book is so beneficial in helping others, I am offering quantity discounts and the opportunity to share in the profits of the book with me. ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ NEW COMPANIES TO SIGN UP WITH The following new companies were added to the Nationwide Company Directory this past week at http://www.50statenotary.com/directory/company_listing04.html 1. Dependable Docs Services 2. Lenders Signing Service ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ IS YOUR NAME ON THE LIST? If your notary web page in the Nationwide Notary Directory is due to expire, you can renew your listing at http://www.50statenotary.com/renew.html Below is a list (last name only) of the notary web pages that have expired and will be removed unless a renewal form is received: STATE���LAST NAME MS����..Hardy CA����..Belo NJ����...Kavy AZ����..O�Dowd WA�..��..Bronder NC����.Reyes If your name is on the list, please submit the renewal form at http://www.50statenotary.com/renew.html immediately or your web page will be removed. 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