Sadly 2020 was not an ordinary year to compare. It put sugarplums in everyone’s dreams. 2020 was my best year ever (almost 2 decades) due to better fees and demand due to so many people not willing to work. Those of us that opted to work were working like maniacs (8-12 closings a day for months) and doing hands down the best ever. Now, if they did that survey 2021-2022 you’d find those numbers are drastically low- so low most aren’t making a real living.
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I know it must be hard having the best year of your life in notary in 2020 only to have that taken away by newbies.
Concurred. 100% true!
Just my personal experience, but you don’t have to sacrifice work/life balance to still do extremely well. You can do 3-4 signings a day if you have mostly or all direct signings. I’m home every night with my kids by 6:30-7(daycare closes at 6:30) and my wife.
I hustled when I first started with low fees but market direct every week and have developed relationships with my clients.
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Congratulations! Welcome to the club!
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You got that right …Yep!
I don’t work for free!
Thank you for pointing that out. What happened in 2020 will probably never be repeated unless this country goes for zero percent financing. Then we won’t be able to keep our wits about ourselves. I sat out 6 months of 2020 due to health risks but was right back in the mix after the vaccination became available. I was able to negotiate higher fees for time and distance and was rarely turned down. In order to understand just how much notaries really earn, the survey should have gone forward to 2022 when the cost of gas and supplies reached skyward and the fees tumbled. Many beloved signing companies went out of business, sometimes taking the fees they owed us with them.
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Taking a MOMENT to add the results data from the studies INCLUDING the recent one for 2023 data.
Here is the url link to the 29-Page PDF file containing the comprehensive 2023 Notary Survey Results:
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.nationalnotary.org/file%20library/nna/download/nna-2023-notary-survey-results.pdf
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Previous Survey Results UPDATED 09JAN23:
Happy Reading!
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@cherylgoins You’ll find this data helpful! Start at the top of this thread.
(Above data is from 2021)
Following url PDF link provides DATA FROM 2023:
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.nationalnotary.org/file%20library/nna/download/nna-2023-notary-survey-results.pdf
A 2020 dollar could buy 25% more than a 2025 dollar. Just say-un.
@cherylgoins Hopefully you’re able to see this data utilize it as a tool to assist you in regard to your business.
@Notary36 If you’ve already performed Research & your own due diligence on this topic, that’s Great! However, most haven’t . . .
So, here’s some valuable data to ponder:
GENERAL INCOME INFO:
2021 INCOME SURVEY RESULTS:
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.nationalnotary.org/file%20library/nna/knowledge%20center/outside%20pdfs/bulletin-data-graphics-06-07-21.pdf
2023 INCOME SURVEY RESULTS:
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.nationalnotary.org/file%20library/nna/download/nna-2023-notary-survey-results.pdf
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