# New NSA Needing Guidance **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking For Advice\ **Created:** [June 27, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/new-nsa-needing-guidance/46567 "2024-06-27T12:22:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/new-nsa-needing-guidance/46567/3 "2024-06-27T13:06:49Z")
@corey4840 A review of this thread may prove _ **quite beneficial** _ to you. > [@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… **In addition,** if you’d like an “inside view” of _ **owning & operating a business** _ within this business sector, **review** the following two threads: > [@Must You Complete A Training Course To Get Work?](http://forum.notarycafe.com/t/must-you-complete-a-training-course-to-get-work/30734/4): > > I concur with the insights of LindaH-FL & mannie1950 (return to the teaching industry). Also, there are 2 recent posts by CherylM that leave the sugar-coating behind & Tells-It-Like-It-Is . . . Truly, anyone entering this business sector needs to change their mindset from that of an employee to that of a Business Owner. It’s a completely different paradigm and is managed differently as well. Best Wishes with your decision. sparkles > [@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 … **Plus,** you’ll find it edifying to regularly access the **Search** function to Research your queries _ **as nearly ALL of the answers** _ to repeatedly posted queries are **immediately available** within the **Notary Cafe** database of threads. This information is a GOLDMINE! 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. 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/0/7/0728eb2a1483c41c3850e40814cf7ebe385c5aad.png) ====== Also, over the past 1.5 - 2 years there has been an _ **expansive** _ _ **development** _ of _“newly minted”_ Signing Services [SSs] as well as some that have been **around for awhile** that are CHOOSING to **NOT pay** the Professional Signing Agent for the services they have successfully provided. That being said, the _ **onus is upon you** _ to ensure that you thoroughly vet & Research potential clients **PRIOR to accepting** Signing Orders [SOs] from them. Utilizing the **Search** function, type in the keyword ATTENTION or WARNING or NON-PAYMENT, etc. & you’ll see how pervasive this NON-PAYMENT situation is at this point in time. Also, doing that Research will arm you with the _ **names of the business entities** _ who CHOOSE to NOT pay . . . This information will help you to know who to **accept** inbound CALLS from and who to code into your phone as “Non-Payer.” - **FYI:** When your accept a SO & provide the services(_as you may already be cognizant_) you’re, in essence, _ **extending credit** _ to that SS. _ **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/new-nsa-needing-guidance/46567)._