# I need some help in getting me started **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginner's Questions\ **Created:** [August 6, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/i-need-some-help-in-getting-me-started/53257 "2025-08-06T18:37:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![cNsa5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/cnsa5/32/33381_2.png) [@cNsa5](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/cNsa5)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/i-need-some-help-in-getting-me-started/53257/4 "2025-08-06T19:47:21Z")
@Admin1 Excellent question! 🥳 _Just wondering_ if by any chance were you able to locate the immediately available information found within the **Notary Cafe** database on this topic? This information is a TREASURE TROVE! Most members express that they find it _ **difficult/NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to locate** _ the **Search** **Function** in order to access the wealth of information available within the database that has been _ **generously** _ contributed by **your sagacious fellow business owners** over the years . . . To be helpful, I’ve inserted an image for you & others [_see below_] to help members locate it to unlock the wisdom & knowledge of other members on the forums. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/notarycafe/original/3X/7/0/707a39f2a5b39d3b1e462d20b406cfee8d6d000a.png) I’ve performed a cursory **Search** on your behalf and the results show \*\* 50+ separate\*\* threads (_in addition to yours_) about this particular topic. There is a plethora of data immediately available on the threads within **Notary Cafe.** ✨🌷 [http://forum.notarycafe.com/search?q=%22getting%20started%22%20order%3Alatest](http://forum.notarycafe.com/search?q=%22getting%20started%22%20order%3Alatest) . REMEMBER - Launching a business within this business sector _isn’t a sprint_ . . . It’s a **MARATHON** requiring **Herculean Efforts**! . Also, here are three threads that will be **instrumental** in assisting you in your **journey** as a Professional Signing Agent [PSA]: > [@Why I haven’t received Signing yet](http://forum.notarycafe.com/t/why-i-haven-t-received-signing-yet/35290/3): > > @Sunpeaches11 Based on your website, you’re located in FL. If you’re seeking the unadulterated truth in a response to your query, then please read onward. If, on the other hand, you’re seeking sugar-coated, misleading, & prevaricating statements, then by all means, please SKIP the remainder of this Reply . . . ====== STEP 1: There’s a paradigm shift that needs to occur when one charts their course to become a Business Owner by moving away from being an employee. If you’re CERTAIN that yo… > [@Temper your expectations](http://forum.notarycafe.com/t/temper-your-expectations/21831): > > To preface this, I’ve been a lurker on these forums for quite some time and I’ve noticed a ton of expectations lately that seem too unrealistic. I’m a NSA out of Michigan and have been one for the past 7 years. I usually pull in at least 8k worth of business every month but it takes a LONG time to get to that point. I see a ton of newer notaries looking to make fast money or expecting SS or TC to come to them over seasoned notaries while they have very little experience. A few tips that I’d sug… > [@Low ball offers and negotiations](http://forum.notarycafe.com/t/low-ball-offers-and-negotiations/46078): > > After working full-time as a mobile notary for a few months, I soon discovered that there are signing agencies out there that have no ethical or professional core beliefs at all. It is a jungle out there. There are no safeguards against nonpayment to notaries, and we are stuck dealing with all sorts of unprofessional conduct from some terrible signing agency. I am curious as to why there are not any business regulations in place and why using signature agencies even exists rather than employing … ====== **SPECIAL NOTE:** _ **Accessing the database to locate information about potential clients has saved many of us an inordinate amount of time ‘chasing’ payments for Services professionally provided to potential non-payers . . .** _ 👑 . 🦢 --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/i-need-some-help-in-getting-me-started/53257)._