What we have done in Vermont is set up a network of independent abstractors, call Vermont Independent Title Abstractors' League (VITAL).  We sat down together and came up with our current-owner search "product", for example, and then figured what we needed to get paid for that.  Some companies have insisted on paying us less, and some companies pay us a little bit more, but on the whole, because we abstractors are working together, we are making a reasonable life for ourselves.  I had one company accuse me of price-fixing the other day.  Well, sort of, yes.  We are just trying to maintain a livable payscale.