Hello Kayla,
My apologies for the delay in responding. I was on vacation and had to get things flowing again on the business end. I still recommend Notarize, even though the business has slowed down a bit due to their getting to the level they need to make sure they are covered with notaries. But this is the same as the mobile notary business, which everyone experiences, depending on the season or the market. One upcoming perk with Notarize is that they will be allowing notaries to bring their own their transactions onto the Notarize platform so there will be opportunity for additional business there.
I am still making enough to keep the roof over our heads, bills paid, and food on the table. I could always use more business as I am in the process of setting us up financially so that when I can’t work anymore, my family will be taken care of.
Notarize isn’t the only vendor I use. I am also on DocVerify for clients and customers who call me directly for notary work. Finally, I have existing clients that ask me to handle their real estate transactions electronically yet are on a platform they prefer so I have been trained on that particular platform.
My normal business day looks like this. I schedule 7 hours on the Notarize shift board and work those time slots unless I get a request through one of the other platforms I mentioned. I then sign off from Notarize, handle the other signing request, then finish the day on Notarize. Since my business plan calls for a certain level of income, I have gone back on Notarize outside of my normally scheduled time in order to pick up extra income. That means my day can be will average 7-8 hours, depending on making my business income goals that I have set. I also work 5 days a week and will take an occasional Saturday request.
I hope this helps you as you think and plan for what you want you own business to look like.