@Stacy De Guzman thank you

@Carla Mitchell thank you

Hi. I'm just starting this journey, I'm on step 4, marketing right now, but I want to part a bit off "different industry info" here. I'm also a notary. Now when I started, and I also noticed that certain areas will come and go in waves, almost like a herd like natural selections and mentality of chasing "the shiny" (latest, greatest, trending, etc.) this applies to any work and industries as well. Don't get me wrong here, we're all trying to make it work, regardless of what we choose, but just providing a big picture from another small but as important industry perspective. Now I'm relating this back to 2020, when the pandemic started. Every "dog and their pup" wanted to be a notary (yeah, that person that stamps all your legal documents to make them official (you are who you are and not wind, rain or SQUIRREL (despite maybe being a little squirrel at that moment) and you are aware, paper wise, what you're getting yourself into) and yes there was definitely onslaught of need as people were trying to stay in their homes (one of the many documents we do) and notaries traveled when very few others did during that time. And promises of huge money to be made. People were flocking in right and left. It didn't take long, even DURING the pandemic, for the seeds sorted themselves from the shaft. There's been smaller waves since but it still goes on. Now hears the point you mentioned of folks not wanting to or tired of hearing about the new kid on the block doing so and so, nearly a broken record (- similar to the spammer callers squawking the same thing at you 10 times in a day, sometimes calls are 15-30 minutes apart (with robo calling software) in that day), and the question to be asked, are you looking to be that sprinter (big money quick, almost falling into your lap); mid range racer (yeah, can do a few laps. Might be alright if not placing within a certain period of time based on circumstances); or marathoner (yeah, doing that 26 mile thing. Yeah, struggles but looking at the long game); triathlon (definite long game with "something something" making the strand of a strand of a strand of a shoe string work). The point was and is, of the thousands that were in the industry, quite a lot dropped out cause it wasn't "working for them." I'd seen it, and notary wise, I'm still standing.

I like the gif as well.

Hi Diana. I'm a newbie too.

No. I'm a babe in the woods as well.

I'm curious on this as well. I mean having it at some point (if not part of a regular business insurance policy) just to protect yourself and business in case any of those "little 'i' didn't get dotted or 't' didn't get crossed and heaven forbid if the word "the" or "and" is spelt wrong!!!" Sorry, kind of an inside joke among notaries (yes, I'm one) we kid about as far as paperwork is concerned but again, it can be a major firestorm of trouble also.