new business: Telephone use...and patience? - 05/31/11 06:11 AM
Each independent business person, must choose their own method of operations with regard to telephone etiquette.  I dislike (and find it quite rude) interrupting a borrower, who may be signing a multi-million dollar transaction before me, to pause and answer a call from an unknown entity.  While they may be calling to inquire about appointment-setting or pricing and I certainly hope to gain their business, I wish to offer my client my full and undivided attention.  I monitor my phone by glancing at the phone when it rings but unless it is someone involved in the package I'm signing, they will … (1 comments)

new business: Billing clients after a busy month=better than day-time T.V. - 05/03/10 06:25 AM
     WOOHOO!! April  for "A Quick Note" turned out to be just what the doctor ordered for our Notary/Signing business.  We haven't had time to stop and count the total number of signings yet, but deposits prove that April has been our best month in over three years.  What's more is that we did other work that we've expanded our business to do in and amongst the many signings we completed.  We conducted many individual "mobile notary" type assignments, Occupancy/Photo Inspections and delivered Service of Process and messenger deliveries across Southern California.  This trend is continuing with early work (in the month of May) that holds the promise … (0 comments)