# How do I get a request

**URL:** <https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-request/23240>\
**Category:** Beginner's Questions\
**Created:** [July 7, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-request/23240 "2021-07-07T22:20:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rgemjewelry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/rgemjewelry/32/12306_2.png) [@Rgemjewelry](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Rgemjewelry)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-request/23240/1 "2021-07-07T22:20:30Z")

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I am new to being a signing agent, how do I get signings? I have been calling…Any advice? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Jaytrent1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/jaytrent1/32/12125_2.png) [@Jaytrent1](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Jaytrent1)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-request/23240/2 "2021-07-07T23:23:13Z")

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Start by signing up with as many legit signing services as you can. There is a forum topic [Signing Service 411 - Notary Cafe Forums](http://forum.notarycafe.com/c/signing-service-411/32) which has a bunch of commentary. Unfortunately, a lot of what gets written about are the bad ones, not necessarily the good ones.

I started with Snapdocs, because the NSA who did our house sale told us about this job, and she lives on that one alone. ([https://snapdocs.com/](https://snapdocs.com/)).  
Personally I’ve had signings from [signingorder.com](http://signingorder.com) [notary123.com](http://notary123.com) and [notarygo.com](http://notarygo.com) as well (I’ve only been active for 5 weeks).

In the long term I don’t know how much this matters, but initially a lot of companies seem to want NNA LSA certification, as well as the standard Bond, Background Check, and E&O insurance. I got all of that through NNA ([nationalnotary.org](http://nationalnotary.org)) to start out. When you sign up with these services, they will want to validate your credentials, so you’ll need to upload those docs (state notary license, bond, E&O insurance, background check, driver’s license) and wait a while for them to check you out.

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**Author:** ![Jaytrent1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/jaytrent1/32/12125_2.png) [@Jaytrent1](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Jaytrent1)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-request/23240/3 "2021-07-07T23:25:58Z")

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You’ll read about this more here on the forum, so do look around, but once you are signed up you may/may not get requests right away. When your phone is set up, and you get a text, you will probably try to take it and find that the signing has already been grabbed. Read this: [Temper your expectations](http://forum.notarycafe.com/t/temper-your-expectations/21831)

all the best!

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**Author:** ![Jaytrent1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/jaytrent1/32/12125_2.png) [@Jaytrent1](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Jaytrent1)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-request/23240/4 "2021-07-07T23:29:23Z")

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Okay, another point: there are lots of folks like us who are chronicling their business on youtube, and provide a lot of great support. [Side Hustle Seattle](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsTF2dfm1_mD8fUN01S7rKw) is interesting to me:

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**Author:** ![Rgemjewelry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/rgemjewelry/32/12306_2.png) [@Rgemjewelry](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Rgemjewelry)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-request/23240/5 "2021-07-08T00:26:17Z")

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Thank you so much for the advice! It helps:)