I am a Notary Public and as in any business, as long as you market yourself you will get calls. Marketing is key!! To attorneys, pediatricians, jails/prisons, schools, retirement homes, senior centers and of course the internet. Per notarization you will not make a living but (depending on your state laws) it may be profitable as you may be able to charge mobile fees. I have set it aside for the time being but before it expires I will be renewing. Currently I am just working on getting my VA business going.

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Roni

I'm thinking about providing mobile notary services. I know that the sometimes it hard to find a Notary Public. To have a notary on call, that's very convenient.

This is great information. I am a notary and have only notarized things at my full-time job so far. I gave some thought to the mobile notary thing but wasn't sure how much to charge for these services.

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Sandy

I'm a Notary Public and I've been thinking about providing mobile notary services. I'm going to charge the "legal fee" plus travel fees and it depends on which borough I will be traveling to. It has to be worthwhile for me and still affordable for the client.

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Élite Assistants LLC
www.eliteassistants.net (Site Under Construction)

There are set fees for notary services established for each state, but those are only for notary services. If you are traveling to a clients office or home you can charge a delivery or convenience fee, at least in Texas.

I am current a mobile notary & it's always nice to hear what everyone else thinks on the topic.

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Gina Cozza
Invisible Business Solutions

Originally Posted by RaquelSD

There are set fees for notary services established for each state, but those are only for notary services. If you are traveling to a clients office or home you can charge a delivery or convenience fee, at least in Texas.

Thanks for the info...I am a notary public and plan on offering it to established clients only. In Georgia I believe I can only charge like $2 for the service. I will look into the travel part and see if I can charge more.

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Teressa@Reese Virtual Assistant
www.reeseva.com

I just joined the VA forums and I'm loving all the info.

For this discussion, I wanted to add that with Notary Rotary, there are companies you can submit your information to to let them know you're available. I'm in Texas but I've done real estate closings from Title companies in a number of other areas. The prices range from $150-$175 per closing.

For notarization of other docs, I charge a base rate of $45 for locations with a 25 mile radius of my home and then I charge for mileage thereafter. It has worked for me, except, for safety reasons, I had to take off the notion that I would notarize at a person's home. I will meet someone at a public place close to my home or near their area but I may take my husband with me, just in case there's any funny business!!

I've been called to notarize documents at hospitals and other medical facilities although I marketed my services to local title companies. Being a mobile notary could provide a nice additional income if you get a steady clientele.

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Shellye L. Lyons, Business/Marketing Manager ~~ The Lyons Group, LLC

I am thinking about beginning to market my mobile notary service to title companies. Do you have any marketing ideas that would be helpful. Thanks

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Shawn Reynolds- Transaction Coordinator
www.worldclasstransactions.com

Great suggestion Paradise Legal about notarizing in a public place. I did mobile notary for a while but stopped. Most of the assignments were with notary signing companies. Payment is generally received on average 30 days after the signing. Much too long to wait for payment of services rendered. It should not be my concern if a transaction closed or didn't. Read the fine print.