T H E N O T A R Y N E W S OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ISSUE! Published by Victoria Ring, CNSA http://www.50statenotary.com http://www.bankruptcybook.net ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ Missed an issue? Read all past issues at http://www.50statenotary.com/ezine/ ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ ISSUE 56 � October 16, 2004
IN THIS ISSUE: ** Emails and Questions From Notaries ** Submit Your Question for the Next Issue ** Summary of Teleconference ** Is Your Name on This List? ** Rate this Ezine ** Bible Verse of the Week ** Resource Links for Notary Signing Agents ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ EMAILS AND QUESTIONS FROM NOTARIES Dear Victoria. I did not subscribe to The Notary News to be notified of teleconferences. I want to know how to work for mortgage companies and make money. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA RING So why haven't you attended the teleconferences? The Annie Mae Organization provides a wide range of teleconferences for notaries who are seeking to build their notary signing agent business. The teleconferences are an excellent way to build your business and increase your knowledge so you can increase your income. That is why I publish information about them in The Notary News and will continue to do so. You need to open your mind to explore a wide range of information and follow a wide variety of leads. Teleconferencing is a new technology. The least you could have done was look at the subject as a unique opportunity to learn how to teleconference -- which is a tool that will become common place in the very near future. Long-time subscribers to The Notary News are accustomed to the fact that I do everything I can to keep them up-to-date on new products, technologies and other information. I do not receive any compensation from Annie Mae for speaking at these teleconferences but I give my time in order to not only help notaries become accustomed to teleconferencing technology but to also put them in touch with others and know they have a support system. I am very sorry that you missed this opportunity by not exploring the teleconferencing announcements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Victoria. I ordered the notary book on Friday, October 8 and here it is Tuesday, October 12 and I still don't have it. Where is my book? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA RING If you recall -- Monday, October 12 was a federal holiday and all the post office's were closed. That means when we received your order on Friday it would have been deposited at the post office on Saturday. Because the post office was closed on Monday, your package probably did not leave the post office here in Columbus, Ohio until Tuesday. Note: It is nice to know that so many people are anxious to receive their books; but unfortunately, I cannot control the process the United States Postal Service has in delivering mail. We ship ALL book orders the very next day after an order is received. In other words, if you order a book on Tuesday it will be shipped on Wednesday. But how long the Post Office takes to deliver that package to you is something I cannot control. Additionally, although we ship orders by 2-day priority mail, the post office does not guarantee it will be delivered within 2 days. However, the package is treated as priority mail and is normally faster than mailing first-class which is why we choose to ship using this method. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Victoria. Thanks to all the great tips and techniques in How to Start, Operate and Market a Freelance Notary Signing Agent Business I have become overwhelmed with work. I can't keep up with all the signing assignments. Any suggestions? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA RING First of all -- congratulations! Thousands of people would love to be in the position you are in. You are experiencing the same thing I went through when I owned The Lawyer Assistant. The company grew so rapidly that I was unable to keep up with the workload. But in your situation, you need to find reliable, professional notaries in your area who can help you. Before you form any type of relationship with the notary, I strongly urge you to have them assist you on a signing appointment. Evaluate their professional demeanor and find out if they know their job well enough to trust them as a back-up. Then you could pay them a fee (like 80% of the fee you are paid) and make a small commission. After awhile, it sounds like you may be able to open up your own signing company. One last suggestion -- if you will email me with permission to publish your name, phone number and email address, I will provide it to the subscribers of The Notary News and perhaps help you link up with others in your area. For others who have not purchased a copy of How to Start, Operate and Market a Freelance Notary Signing Agent Business, go to http://www.50statenotary.com/book/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Victoria. I am listed in the Nationwide Notary Directory on your website but because you list people in alphabetical order (and my last name starts with an R); I am listed near the bottom of the list. Is there a way to move my name up to the beginning of the county list? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RESPONSE FROM VICTORIA RING The order in which your name is listed in the Nationwide Notary Directory should not have any significant effect on the assignments you receive from companies. You should be actively marketing on the internet on a daily basis so that your name becomes known to other companies. The more they see your name, the bigger chance you have of getting jobs. It is evident that you are not getting many calls or you would not have notified me about this issue. Therefore, you need to actively market your business. By marketing your business I do not mean that you should spend any money. Marketing encompasses a wide variety of methods. You cannot simply list your name in a notary directory and sit back expecting work to come to you. How many search engines have you listed your notary directory web page on? How many companies have you faxed your resume to? How many companies have you passed out your business card to? How many notaries have you networked with recently? Have you attended any of the Annie Mae teleconferences to increase your marketing knowledge? Have you purchased How to Start, Operate and Market a Freelance Notary Signing Agent Business? These are only marketing methods to get you started. There are millions more but you have to make the effort to build your own business. No directory listing anywhere can do that for you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE NEXT NEWSLETTER? I would love to publish some of the excellent questions I receive from notaries throughout the week and answer for you here in the newsletter. However, some people prefer not to have their email published even though their name will not be used. But if you have a question that you provide me with permission to publish (without your name), please email me at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Be sure to state in the email that I have permission to publish your question without your name or identifying information. ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ SUMMARY OF TELECONFERENCE I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming attendance at the free teleconferences concerning the Bankruptcy Forms Processing Service. Each meeting was originally intended for 25 people are less. However, from 75 to 100 people have been registering for each conference. In order to accommodate this large group of people, Gary Drury at Annie Mae has been linking several computer systems together in order to provide everyone with the ability to attend. However, there were still people who wanted to attend but were unable to do so because of other personal responsibilities. Below I have provided some of the questions and answers that were addressed at the teleconference for those of you unable to attend: Do you need to be a paralegal to operate this type of business? No. Drafting bankruptcy documents does not require the same level of expertise that is required for other jobs in the paralegal arena. For example: Not everyone who works at a hospital is a doctor or nurse. Therefore, not every job at a law firm requires you to be a paralegal or attorney. Is it legal for me to operate this business in my state? You are confusing this business with one where you work directly for consumers (John Q Public). In that case no attorney is involved and many states have laws in place that prevent you from preparing bankruptcy petitions directly for consumers. However, the type of business I am presenting to you enables you to work directly for attorneys. Your name does not appear on the documents because you are assisting the attorney. The attorney will provide final approval and sign the bankruptcy petition when it is submitted to the court. There is no state or federal law that exists stating you cannot work for an attorney. Besides, progressive law firms outsource a wide variety of different assignments to independent companies. From computer services to court reporters to process servers -- law firms have been outsourcing for many years. This business is just another way of outsourcing your skills to bankruptcy law firms. How to I find out how many bankruptcy petitions were filed? Go to http://www.abiworld.org Click on "Online Resources: then select "Bankruptcy Statistics." You can choose to view statistics by chapter, district, state or as quarterly figures. You will see that the number of filings are growing very rapidly, which means that you will have a growing business and steady income if you choose to become a Bankruptcy Forms Processor. What types of attorneys hire freelance bankruptcy forms processors? There are two different areas of bankruptcy: creditor bankruptcy and debtor bankruptcy. Creditor bankruptcy consists of attorneys that represent the collector (credit card companies, etc.) Debtor bankruptcy consists of attorneys who work directly with people who are filing bankruptcy. Most debtor bankruptcy attorneys operate on a much tighter budget than the creditor attorneys and therefore have smaller one-and-two attorney size law firms. These are the types of attorneys that need services that you can be trained to provide and your service will save them money and relieve their heavy workload. Additionally, these types of attorneys are normally much easier to work with because they are small business owners like you are. How much money can I charge for drafting a petition? It will be up to you to set your prices for your own products. When I owned The Lawyer Assistant I charged $150 for drafting a set of Chapter 7 documents and $200 for a Chapter 13. However, I sold the business over a year ago so I believe the average price for document preparation is higher now. The best thing to do is call a few bankruptcy law firms in your local area and ask them how much they charge. Some will give you a price -- others won't. Or, you can go to a search engine like Google at http://www.google.com and type in the search words "find bankruptcy attorney" and start going through some of the attorney websites to locate some prices. But an even better way for you to determine the prices to charge is to turn to Page 72 in How to Start a Bankruptcy Forms Processing Service. Work through the drafting of a bankruptcy petition (using bogus information) so you will be able to determine the work involved and set your prices accordingly. How are documents electronically filed with the court? Through a national court service called PACER. You can sign up and get a free PACER account by going to http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/ and clicking on the link: "Register for PACER." There is no cost to sign-up. However, if you will be filing documents electronically for attorneys they will provide you with their username and password since attorneys are the only parties eligible for electronic filing capabilities. To find out more about building a highly successful business as a bankruptcy forms processor, or to get the book, How to Start a Bankruptcy Forms Processing Service, go to http://www.bankruptcybook.net I have provided book excerpts, a complete list of the table of contents and additional questions and answers so you can make a more informed decision whether to get involved in this business or not. If you have any additional questions after viewing the web page, feel free to call me at 614-491-9831. ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ 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 NY-------------Horlacher AL-------------Harrison CA-------------Flathman CA-------------Hanon OH-------------Rosenbrough IN-------------McCord SC-------------Swiger TX-------------England FL-------------Avent MN-------------Govan IN-------------Gastineau OH-------------Mays 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. All renewals receive a discount. ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ Please rate this Ezine at the Cumuli Ezine Finder http://www.cumuli.com/ezines/vote.html?pub_code=thenot ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ BIBLE VERSE OF THE WEEK Deuteronomy, Chapter 10, Verses 17-18 �For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.� Read online at http://www.servantofjesuschrist.com/kjv1611/deuteronomy/chapter_10.html ________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������ OF INTEREST TO NOTARIES: Get listed in the Nationwide Notary Directory http://www.50statenotary.com/directory/order_getlisted.html BOOK: �How to Start, Operate and Market a Freelance Notary Signing Agent Business� ISBN: 1-9761591-0-4 http://www.50statenotary.com/book/index.html BOOK: �How to Start a Bankruptcy Forms Processing Service� ISBN: 1-9761591-1-2 http://www.50statenotary.com/bankruptcybook/index.html FREE: 50 State Notary Desktop Guard Dog http://www.50statenotary.com/freegift/index.html Join the National Notary Association http://www.nationalnotary.org/supplies/index.cfm?referID=A23039 Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Signing Companies http://www.notarybeware.com http://www.mynotarybusiness.com Join the Annie Mae Network http://www.anniemae.org/index.cfm?id=10018 Locate a Notary: View the Nationwide Notary Directory http://www.50statenotary.com/directory/index.html View previous issues of this ezine: The Notary News http://www.50statenotary.com/ezine/index.html Jobs for Notary Signing Agents (updated weekly) http://www.50statenotary.com/directory/company_listing.html Free Introductory Signing Agent Training Course http://www.50statenotary.com/training/index.html My Notary Story � Tips from Experienced NSAs http://www.50statenotary.com/mystory/index.html Free Download of the King James Bible http://www.servantofjesuschrist.com/kjv1611/download.html Visit Victoria Ring�s other websites http://www.victoriaringconsulting.com/ http://www.graphicopublishing.com/ -------------------------------------- Victoria Ring Certified Notary and Paralegal http://www.50statenotary.com Phone: 614-491-9831, Fax: 614-491-9832 _____________________________ Unsubscribe: http://www.ymlp.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hosting by http://www.yourmailinglistprovider.com
