One Online Private Investigator Magazine's Approach to Social Networking

Great Editor's update by Scott Harrell at Pursuit Magazine concerning Social Networking with PIs.

I think that it is great that they are embracing the whole media vertical thing rather than being a one dimensional print-based magazine.

I would also point out that I just saw a list of types of private investigator services as well on the Be A Private Eye Blog and thought that also was really good information; especially now that many people are either getting into the private investigation business as a new career or established PIs are branching out with new and improved service and product options.

They discuss various types of services under the categories of Surveillance, Insurance, Corporate Investigations, Civil and Domestic Cases, Skip Tracing and Locating Missing People, Forensic Computer Examination, Criminal Defense Investigations, and Political and Discovery Assignments. The list does a great job at enumerating all of the different choices a new private investigator has when trying to figure out what types of PI assignments in which he or she might want to specialize.

The options are endless and the subject really deserves its own entire article here. The blog lists the most obvious ones. I absolutely recommend that investigators find their niche and specialize in only a few types of investigations! There are several important reasons for this, but it can be summed up this way: when you are the most notable investigator in your region of the country for a specific type of investigation, you will find MANY additional opportunities to make a lot more money than if you advertise yourself as a “jack of all trades.” This has been proven across the country time and time again and was something I learned while working for CompassPoint Investigations.

Pursuit Magazine for Private Investigators has Posted the September Edition

The September issue of Pursuit Magazine, a private investigator magazine has been posted to their website and it is an important issue for sure.

The National Council of Investigation & Security Services had its annual Hit the Hill campaign in Washington DC, in an effort to meet as many legislators as possible and discuss with them the several bills making the rounds on Capitol Hill that may affect us all as private investigators and our access to sensitive information.

This is extremely important stuff and PM covered both the good and the bad as members who were in DC see it.

We all need to get involved or we are going to lose vital pieces of information that allow many of us to do our jobs and serve the greater good.

Take a look at Pursuit Magazine- it's free and considerably better in my opinion than PI Magazine. http://www.pursuitmag.com

A New Magazine for Private Investigators is FREE!

Check out Pursuit Magazine- a new private investigator magazine that absolutely blows the doors off of PI Magazine!

Not only is Pursuit FREE, it is an incredibile source for information too. They have past articles and issues posted so if you miss one they are all readily available.

The May Issue had articles about advertising and marketing my PI agency that I used and had immediate results. I like the sense of community they are building and the fact that Scott Harrell recognizes the need for coninuing education for all professional investigators which include bail enforcement and fugitive recovery agents, collateral repossession professionals and other skip tracers (to name just a few).

Great job to the staff, I can't wait for the July Issue!

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Do Citizens Arrest Fugitives for Rewards?

Are private individuals hired to locate and arrest fugitives?

Yes, they are called fugitive recovery agents. Much more information can be found out about them if you Google "Fugitive Recovery" or "Bail Enforcement Agent" or "Bounty Hunter."

Typically they work for bail bond companies picking up their "skips" for bounties or rewards. Obviously the recovery of fugitives should only be undertaken by trained individuals who are professional skip tracers and are prepared to confront and defeat violent fugitives in a safe and legal manner.

It can be both dangerous and rewarding for the skilled investigator.

Skip Tracing- Obtaining Forwarding Addresses

I have three "skips". Two are a couple who owned ahouse together and the third owned a house by herself. I've done my thing, but can't find these people despite the fact that all parties continue to own their residential homesteaded properties and maintain driver's licenses at their last known addresses. And yet, they are not there.

All skips are involved in mortgage forclosures, if that helps explains things abit. I would like to know where their mail is going, if anywhere. This is not for a civil court proceding, so filling out the form at the post office requesting aforwarding address is not an option. Have any of you used the, "Do Not Forward, ForwardingAddress Correction Requested" routine where you send something to them in the mail and secretly hope thatthe letter comes back with a good address?

If so, did it work? Is there a specific way or manner to write the above? Any downside that I should be aware of? -TG

Gulf Shores Alabama Private Investigator


I've used it a couple of million times and almost, but not always, get either the forwarding address or a note on the returned envelope saying "forwarding order expired."I also always put a letter inside addressed to the skip urging them to call me or giving them some incentive to contact me, just in case the post office forwards the letter instead of returning it, or delivers it to the address because they are still recieving mail at that address. -SB

This has worked for me in a few fugitive investigations