The Notary Connection Blog

We are told that we cannot disregard the value of social media and those of us busy tweeting and linking have clearly got on board. But some days, it can seem like a full time job. In fact, many businesses now employ someone just to manage their social media activity. I find that I only need to be tied up with other matters for a couple of days, to feel completely out of the loop.

The key to LinkedIn is to enjoy it. If you have it on your to do list and set dull goals for yourself like, I must link in with 5 people today, the whole beauty of LinkedIn is missed. We all know that networking in one form or another is important for making contacts and expanding business.

Employers overseas are frequently requesting notarised and apostilled or legalised copies of degree certificates to prove that the certificates are genuine. The time that this takes and the cost involved varies considerably depending which country the certificate is being sent to but the best place to start is with a notary public.

Since November 2010 notaries are required to complete 6 hours of Continuing Professional Education (which is the equivalent of CPD) per year. In order to ease us into this new regime, it was decided that the requirement for the first two years (November 2010 – November 2012) could be rolled into one so notaries are compliant if they get their 12 points at any time in the first 2 years. If you practice conveyancing or probate as a notary, you will have an additional CPE requirement.