Need a Notary? Look No Further
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An important part of many legal documents is having them notarized. Large firms usually have many notaries in-house, so this is not a challenge for them. But solo lawyers and small firms might not have this luxury.
If you’re looking for a notary, you might check out Notary One’s mobile notary directory. Their directory is listed by state, and then by county. I did a quick search for Virginia and found contact information for several notaries. Many are willing to travel (for a fee) and can help handle long-distance or remote work.
This looks like an innovative way to help solve a common problem. If you’re already a notary, you can consider joining this directory and reaching more clients.
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September 20th, 2007
Hi Legal Andrew:
There is actually a better way to find a notary. You can just do a google search for notary public or mobile notary and the area you are needing the notary. Look to work directly with a notary that has a website online rather than a referral service or directory. Notaries have to pay to be included in those, so you tend to pay more for that middle man. Hope this helps.
September 25th, 2007
It is very simple for find a notary nationally. Open your favorite browser and go to Yahoo!, Google, Lycos, HotBot, AOL, MSN, or Netscape and simply type “need a notary�. You will find more resources for locating a notary public than you will have time to review. The top two to 3 entries on your search result page should all be quality sites to help you find a notary 24/7/365 nationwide.
October 1st, 2007
The problem with these other suggestions is that notary directories are not complete listings of all notaries in someone’s area. The directory only contains those that were willing to fork over the money to be included. In some areas, there not be a notary for many miles away. In that situation, if you use the notary that is quite far away, you will pay unnecessary travel fee, when likely there was a notary within two miles. Notary directories are quite a problem as they are quite deceiving to the consumer. Hope this helps.
November 25th, 2007
In my local area, I charge $20 travel, plus $10 for each notarized signature. If I paid to be in a directory, I would not be charging so little. Especially with gas prices being what they are. I often find that notaries advertising in a directory also grab areas that are not necessarily close. This results in the client paying for additional travels fees that are unnecessary.
December 10th, 2007
Notary directories are no different than phone directories. Phone directories only have number posted as of the date they were published, which is usually months before they are distributed. I have no idea as to how one would get all the listing in one category. As for the yellow pages, only companies that pay for advertising are listed. It is a very small population of companies in any given local area.
Notary directories like every other tool or resource is not designed to be all-inclusive. Using a notary directory allows you to find a notary that will meet you at your convenience to assist you in conducting your notarial business. Top notary directories also like other businesses have to be competitive in staying at the top of search results across the Internet.
With gas at $4.00 a gallon notary directories are a great value as there is no cost to use them. If you call 411 for a listing it will cost you $1.75 and you might find that the notary is not available or worst number don’t work. It is certainly better to use an online notary directory like http://www.needAnotary.net than drive around looking for a sign in a window, calling a notary that no longer practice, finding a phonebook to call a notary or any other means for getting the help you need.
Statements like “Notary directories are quite a problem as they are quite deceiving to the consumer.” are ill advised and out of touch with reality. If you want to waste your time and energy, don’t use as notary directory. But don’t advise other to be naive due to your reluctance.
January 4th, 2008
I find using notaries directories very resourceful. There are a could of great ones I use often: http://www.needanotary.net and 123notary.net
Notary Public – no directory of any type would be all-exclusive. Even the the phone book is outdated before it goes to press.
Everything has a purpose and Notary Directories work for my business.
November 12th, 2008
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