Language Skills that Seal the Deal: Why Collaborating with a Bilingual Notary Boosts Your Business Success

To follow up with my last post on Notary vs. Notario, I thought I’d continue the conversation by talking a little about the importance of using a Spanish-speaking Notary when you have clients that are primarily Latin American and their first language is Spanish.

Here are 3 ways your Bilingual Notary can help you and your clients.
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1. Tailoring Services to Cultural Practices: Latin American cultures often have unique customs and practices that influence their legal affairs. A Spanish-speaking notary can offer valuable insights and guidance based on their understanding of these cultural nuances. 
2. Building Trust and Reliability: By offering notarial services in Spanish, a notary demonstrates their commitment to serving the Latin American community. This commitment helps establish trust and reliability among clients, as they feel understood and valued. 
3. The presence of a Spanish-speaking notary signifies an inclusive approach and a willingness to go the extra mile to meet the needs of the Latin American population. This trust and reliability can lead to long-term client relationships, positive recommendations, and an enhanced reputation within the community.

As a business whether it be a Title Company, Mortgage Broker, Law Practice, CPA, Financial Advisor or any other business that produces documents that require Notarization, having someone on your preferred vendor list that not only speaks Spanish, but understands the nuances of the Latin American culture can foster a better and more trusted relationship with your client.

One last thing to note, your Notary cannot translate the document for you.  Your client must have an understanding of the document contents before meeting with the Notary for signatures.  Your Notaries job is to certify the signatures, not the contents of the document.

For more information on translating documents that require Notarization, please see this article: https://www.nationalnotary.org/notary-bulletin/blog/2019/09/3-things-notaries-should-know-about-translating-documents

If you have any questions, please reach out anytime.  I am happy to help in any way I can!

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