I am a commissioned electronic notary in Virginia. I have been a mobile notary since 2008 and have made a living as a NSA during that time. I got my electronic notary commission because the industry is heading that way. When COVID-19 hit, I had to find another way to do notary work because I am missing one third of my lungs. I started pursuing RON with DocVerify. Virginia doesn’t have any restrictions on how many platforms we use so I added Notarize where I have been a contractor since the virus started. I am currently making more than I did as a mobile notary and I was doing that close to full time.
I have now transitioned my business to RON only transactions and don’t plan to go back to paper. A number of my clients are starting to do electronic closings and I have become their go-to notary for that type of closing and the DocVerify platform helps me take care of their electronic needs. My contract work wit Notarize helps fill the gaps while I continue to build my RON business.
My recommendation is if you have your RON credentials, find a way of promoting it to your regular clients. It provides additional revenue for your notary business. Who knows, you may end up doing what I did and say goodbye to paper closings as well.