Here are some comments we got about Snapdocs in the blog and forum. I organized them in to positive and negative.
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POSITIVE
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1. Good information is kept in the database
Pam likes the fact that Snapdocs keeps quality information in their database about mileage, year to date payments, and a lot more. There is no doubt that Snapdocs has the most comprehensive computer database system for Notaries ever created.
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2. This Notary sets her fees and has no trouble.
A.C. Dye has never had a problem with Snapdocs other than a quick login issue.
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3. Some Notaries happily get good service & jobs from this platform
Craig is happy with Snapdocs. He gets 33% of his work from them and would not trade them.
Bruce claims he has had only good service from Snapdocs and that Snapdocs does not set your fee. You can just hold out for jobs that meet your fee or specifications.
Cindy loves Snapdocs and has had no trouble. She counters bad offers with her fee and I’ll guess that she often gets it.
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NEGATIVE
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1. You have to answer every text request or be penalized.
Debra is upset that she has to answer to all jobs otherwise she will be penalized by the algorithm. You lose points if you ignore requests and then you perhaps go down and down on the pecking order. It sounds like being handcuffed to the back of a train which is how my life has been running 123notary for the last few years.
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2. You have to respond within seconds.
Linda claims that she responded to a text within one minute on at least 15 requests, however, never got a single job. Hmm. I never would have guessed. Glad I am writing this article. I am learning as much as you guys are.
Bob also is complaining that Snapdocs is a speed contest. You have to answer fast or you don’t get the job.
Dennis claims that the text blast demeans the profession and resembles a “feeding frenzy.”
Pam also says that you have to respond to texts within 20 seconds if you want to get hired. When they say jump, you say, “It’s more like diving for the phone, and how high?”
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3. Low-Ball Fees
Alfred feels that Notaries who have not calculated their after-expenses hourly rate might like to work for Snapdocs, but that he does not.
Lyle on the other hand says that initial offers are low-ball, but that he holds out and usually gets his fee.
Jeanne feels that Snapdocs offers insulting fees. She tries to negotiate, but it is hard when initial job specifications are not stated in their entirety.
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4. It’s hard or impossible for some Notaries to actually get work from them.
Sandy claims that she never got a signing from this platform. That is surprising.
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5. Data Entry Requirements
Lee says that there is a lot of information you have to input, and it seems to be far more than he enjoys inputting or downloading.
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6. Demeaning animal type treatment
I will refer again to Dennis’ comment above about how the Snapdocs job dispatch seems like a feeding frenzy that resembles the way animals are fed in a barn and the animals all swarm around the food troth. He is right. This is demeaning. But, high paying title companies are doing the same thing sending out emails to a dozen people for a job and seeing who answers first. I am also tired of sluggish Notaries, but requiring responses within seconds turns Notaries into the slaves of their mobile phones.
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7. Block Call List
Ken doesn’t work for cheap, and he blocked calls from SnapDocs. I’m surprised he was on their list to begin with.
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You might also like:
I’m a high end notary in a low-ball world
http://blog.123notary.com/?p=22263
10 rules for negotiating notary fees
http://blog.123notary.com/?p=19620
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