http://www.joylangtry.com/signing-agents-blog.html Joy Langtry shares her experiences as a Mobile Notary Loan Signing Agent, with the intention of sharing information, having fun and providing support to others in the field. en-us Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:14:47 -0500 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:14:47 -0500 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) http://www.joylangtry.com/hecm-reverse-mortgage.html http://www.joylangtry.com/hecm-reverse-mortgage.html Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:14:47 -0500 HECM: Reverse MortgageMy ExperienceThe HECM Reverse Mortgage is defined as a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage. I have studied about the HECM or Reverse Mortgage substantially over the past few years, but I had not actually conducted a signing for one until... http://www.joylangtry.com/no-i-didnt-get-a-job.html http://www.joylangtry.com/no-i-didnt-get-a-job.html Wed, 2 Jan 2008 09:49:59 -0500 For a while there, I thought I might need to get a job. I really didn't know if I could remain a full-time Notary Signing Agent. But, happily, I have good news.Having no interest in reporting depressing information, I had chosen not to post any Blog entries... http://www.joylangtry.com/march-results.html http://www.joylangtry.com/march-results.html Sun, 1 Apr 2007 10:07:08 -0500 March Results are in, and here is how I did:Goal for month: 22 Actual: 18Types of transactions:Refinances: 12Purchase: 0Double: 02nd: 5Refused/Adjourned: 2Structured Settlement: 1Low fee: $65 - the Structured Settlement, which was local and 30 pagesHigh Fee:... http://www.joylangtry.com/complementary-business-opportunities.html http://www.joylangtry.com/complementary-business-opportunities.html Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:31:42 -0500 Complementary business opportunities are the kinds of activities you can add to your Mobile Notary Signing Agent business, to help see you through the slow times that we may be facing. After all, the numbers of new mortgages will dictate our results, and the... http://www.joylangtry.com/free-software.html http://www.joylangtry.com/free-software.html Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:06:54 -0500 Free Software?Who says there is no such thing as free?Giveaway of the day is a new website that does just what it says: every day, there is one free software title available to download, absolutely free.This is what they have to say about it:"Giveaway of the... http://www.joylangtry.com/closing-in-a-nursing-home.html http://www.joylangtry.com/closing-in-a-nursing-home.html Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:38:16 -0500 A mortgage closing in a nursing home is not a situation that I expected to encounter. I was recently asked to complete a closing in a county nursing home. My first thought was that we would be meeting at the work site of one of the borrowers - that's occurred... http://www.joylangtry.com/introductions-notary-script.html http://www.joylangtry.com/introductions-notary-script.html Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:52:45 -0500 The Introductions Notary Script will be the first in a series of articles intended to assist new Notary Signing Agents to speak easily, confidently and competently to their clients. Following the Introductions Notary Script, I intend to include segments about... http://www.joylangtry.com/nsa-marketing-tactics.html http://www.joylangtry.com/nsa-marketing-tactics.html Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:23:14 -0500 NSA Marketing Tactics are usually interesting topics for discussion forums. I love the great ideas I get that way.In the Notary Café forum recently, I read a post by a Notary Signing Agent with a radical idea. I actually started the discussion by saying that... http://www.joylangtry.com/notary-public-marketing.html http://www.joylangtry.com/notary-public-marketing.html Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:36:56 -0500 Notary Public marketing is often the last thing we want to spend our time doing. However, it is critical to our success and ability to earn a living that we have a continuous stream of customers.Make it a routine to search on the Internet for new companies... http://www.joylangtry.com/two-cool-new-tools.html http://www.joylangtry.com/two-cool-new-tools.html Sun, 4 Mar 2007 22:04:38 -0500 Two Cool, New Tools: bla.st and RockYou.comFor anyone with a Notary web page, even if your page is in a Notary directory, you can create a virtual business card at bla.st, for free. Now, like pay-per-click advertising, you can bid to fund your page rank in...