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To ALL Notary Cafe Members who receive blast requests from these types of platforms:

• These configurations are designed via algorithms.

• The algorithms DON’T take into account the topographic data (remote signing locations, etc.).

• The algorithms calculate the travel distance to be as the proverbial crow files, NOT the actual miles you’ll need to drive. Normally, the physical address isn’t provided during the blast request.

• Nor do the algorithms take into account the construction zones and other extended impediments to our progress enroute to and from a signing location.

• It’s vitally IMPORTANT to your success for you to factor into account all of these items when determining the Schedule of Fees you’ll charge for the professional services you provide. See my Guideline in regard to creating your individualized Schedule of Fees here:

IMPORTANT => Guideline for Creating Your List of Fees

Here is a guideline for those new to this business sector that is quite helpful to create an individualized List of Fees for professional services provided in our industry . . . NOTE: Current IRS mileage rate is = 65.5 cents/mile It would be in your best interest to jot down all of the expenses associated with performing the services you provide within your service region to determine a baseline operating cost. Then, at that point, you can calculate the fees that will generate a net profit to …

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All these algorithmic foundational elements work against you.

Want to reclaim some of it?

Here’s one simple (but impactful) suggestion:

• When you receive a blast request, jot down the number of miles the algorithm has identified for travel to the location.
• When you receive the Signing Order [SO], calculate the actual miles to that signing location.
• Compare that resulting number of miles to the number of miles the algorithm had identified for travel to that location.
• If the actual mileage is 2X or 3X greater (or more) than the number of miles the algorithm identified in the blast request, calculate your actual Fee to provide professional services to that identified location for the actual mileage.
• Draft and Send an email that Requests a Fee Revision for your professional services.