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Four Top
Tech Tools for Research Professionals
(and one
you should avoid)
As an independent title abstractor or courthouse researcher
in a technological age there are some innovative tools that are
essential to keeping your business efficient, competitive and
profitable. Here's our list of the most essential tools used by successful
title abstractors and courthouse researchers and the one tool you
should avoid at all costs.
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Tools for Handling Digital Documents |
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In the past, abstractors were forced to maintain tens of thousands
of paper documents for years. Today's
high-tech solutions make it easy to turn mountains of paperwork
into digital documents you can find and retrieve at the click
of a mouse. |
Hand-held Portable Scanners
The undisputed first choice in hand held scanners for
professional abstractors is the Hewlett Packard
Capshare. You'll save thousands in courthouse copy costs
alone. If you can find one. HP no longer
produces this incredible devise, but you can still find new
and used models. We found ours on eBay.
Click here for to find
yours. |
Handling Digital Documents
PaperPort 11
 by
Nuance is the easiest way to turn piles of paper and
reports into organized PDF files that you can quickly find, use and share.
Professional abstractors and researchers save time and have the security of knowing that important documents and
reports will never be lost.
". . .
amazing software product called "Paperport", makes life so
much easier- You should check it out, everything you do can be
worked with right on your computer- saved and easily backed
up- printed, faxed, emailed and and very easy retrieval for
follow up calls . " Virginia
abstractor writing to fellow abstractors on SourceOfTitle.com.
If you would like to add this powerful program to your own
digital tool box, we've arranged for you to take $10 off PaperPort 11 today! Use coupon code PP11
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| Mobile Abstracting
and Research |
| With today's high cost of fuel, making trips back and
forth from the courthouse to your office is no longer an
option. But your customers expect you to to do your research
physically at the courthouse and return reports before the end
of the day. Fortunately today's technology puts a sudden end to
frequent trips to your office just to send to fax reports or pick up new
orders that came in while you were at the courthouse. Today
you can easily and securely access everything you need from
your car parked at the courthouse. With gas prices soaring out of control,
it's time to take your office with you everywhere you go. You'll save
thousands in fuel cost alone. Two inexpensive solutions make
it easy. |
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Connecting your mobile office to your
main office
With GoToMyPC, you have the
power to:
• Work on your office PC
from home or away — in real time
• Travel anywhere and use your PC remotely
• Increase your work flexibility and
productivity
• Access your files, programs, email and
peripherals like your fax and printers
Now you can get easy, secure access to your PC from
any browser. We've arranged for you to access your PC from
anywhere with this
Free Trial plus 10% Off!
 for
a secure
2-Minute
automatic set-up.
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| Your Company Website |
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In an Internet age, a website to market your services is critical for anyone
who is serious about making a living as an independent title abstractor, courthouse researcher
or any profession. In today's competitive landscape the Internet is where the action is
when it comes to marketing for professional abstractors and
courthouse researchers. Your
website should be the center of all your marketing efforts.
It doesn't have to be complicated or expensive, but if you want
potential customers to take you seriously, you need a web site and
it should look professional. Now it's easy! It's hard to
believe but with today's technology, anyone can produce a
professional looking website in minutes without any
programming knowledge for
less than $6 per month.
You'll want to choose the services of a hosting company that
provides easy-to-use website building tools and plenty of help to
promote your site. We recommend the Omnis
Network. Their incredible site builder makes it easy for
anyone without technical knowledge to get a full featured web site up and running in minutes - PLUS
you can
try
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website with $105 in FREE credits from the some of the best
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trying the Omnis website builder to build your business website.
Get started now!
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| Liability
Insurance |
| Finding
affordable errors and omissions insurance is no
longer an option for title abstract companies (SIC 6541). Your clients
rely on your work to make financial decisions where even a
slight error on your part could cost the client thousands and
even millions of dollars. That's why E&O insurance is required
by most commercial clients and government licensing agencies. Due to
the high demand for title research in the past few years and
the influx of untrained abstractors taking online shortcuts to work performed at the courthouse, the cost of
insurance that protects against errors and omissions has
soared. Even abstractors with years of error-free experience
have seen their insurance costs double and sometimes triple.
New abstractors or those who have made mistakes in the past
may find it impossible to get insurance at any price.
2Insure4Less.com
is a FREE consumer referral service enabling insurance
consumers nationwide to quickly find the best rates on various
insurance products (including E&O) with a unique competitive
bidding process.
2Insure4Less
is not an insurance company or agency. Their unique, patented
automated rating engine is designed to provide you with
preliminary estimates from thousands of insurance companies
doing business in the United States.
Title abstract companies looking for affordable E&O can
complete the form in less than a minute. Using the networks FREE interface
will allow you to get the best insurance quotations provided
by insurance professionals, licensed in your state, who want
your business.
Compare Business Insurance Quotes and Save Now!
TIP: Remember the SIC code for title abstract
companies is 6541. |
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| Technology to Avoid |
| On the surface, government web sites that provide portals
to the records they hold may seem like a handy alternative to
thorough research at the courthouse, but reliance on
this seemingly useful tool provided by local taxpayers can
result in loss of business, loss of insurance and loss of
professional reputation.
The sites can be useful for preliminary research. But they
can also be a shortcut to a negligent report based on a
service that was not official, not reliable, not accurate and
not legally responsible for the data it provides. These facts
are stated in the web site's disclaimer and on the site's
"terms of service" page. Your customers deserve better.
Read the Disclaimers! Web sites that publish records
online make it clear in the terms of service and disclaimer
pages that the information provided is not acceptable for
professional or legal research. It may be all right for the
casual user or for a professional abstractor's initial
inquiry, but for research professionals, these sites are not
an appropriate replacement for a trip to the courthouse.
National title companies, associations, liability insurance
providers and even the web sites that provide this service
repeatedly warn against abstractors relying on internet
sources for professional research. Simply stated, the warnings
say, "Online searches are not acceptable. All searches must
be completed at the courthouse."
Perhaps the clearest warning can be found on the web site's
disclaimer pages. Almost without exception the disclaimers
warn 'USE AT YOUR OWN RISK'
For more on this please read
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