I do this part time as I still have a full time job. When I have capacity I’ll take what I can and maybe some day I’ll go full time. But that means I can’t take every job. I had one signing service unsubscribe me since I didn’t respond, which is annoying because I would consider taking jobs if I have capacity. I have found that if I respond with I can’t do it, they pester me to do a different time or possibly the next day. Because I have a main job I can’t always take a job, sometimes for awhile. Do you think I should respond or just ignore them?
Another odd thing I’ve noticed is that I used to get a bunch of requests from Advanced Mobile Notary in signing order, but I haven’t seen anything from them in months now. I wondered if that was because I hadn’t responded. Maybe it doesn’t work like that. I know things have been slower with rates being higher. Any input is helpful. Thanks.
I don’t think ignoring some of those blast offers knocks you off the board. I think it’s just a matter of work being slow (probably due to high interest rates and a few other factors).
You may want to check your profile on those platforms to see if everything is still up-to-date and compliant. Also, if there’s some company you haven’t heard from in a while and you used to work with regularly, you may want to reach out to them directly and ask if everything’s okay or if there’s a problem with your work.
I try to counter offer every offer no matter how low it is. My bids are never accepted. It’s pretty obvious that they’re fishing and in an area where $150,000 a year is considered low income they’re just hooking hobbyists.
While we may not get knocked off I think you can get knocked down. AI learns who doesn’t respond and maybe they don’t send it anymore. If you’re part time make sure your profile indicates working hours which would cut down on offers for hours you don’t work.
I will usually ignore the ones I don’t want or can’t take, simply because it’s too much bother to have to reject something and then give a reason for rejection a couple of dozen times per day. This is especially true when I’m driving or at a signing. If I’m in my office, I’ll respond to my best companies that I do work for and let them know “Not Available At That Time” if I can’t take an offer. As a general rule though, I just ignore offers that I don’t want or can’t take for whatever the reason.
Great question. 