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P.I. Responsibility and Pretexting Gone Wrong – P.I. Advice Podcast #21

Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode of the Private Investigator Advice Podcast I discuss the importance of being responsible as a private investigator, I review some books I am currently reading on Audible and share a pretexting story that went very wrong.  Enjoy! Andrew  

#65: How to Break in to Insurance Investigations. What’s Worked for me and Others

I take for granted or don’t realize some of the things I have learned over the years.  The majority of my investigative experience comes in the form of insurance investigations.  Though I have done many different types of investigations over the years, the big cash cow for me and investigation companies in general tends to [...]

#64: Mini DV MD80 Spy Camera Review for Private Investigators

Over the past few months I had to break out of my spy camera comfort zone and go from using my 808 Car Keys Camera to the Mini DV MD80 spy camera.  The only reason I had to break from my comfort zone was because of the technical problems I had with an old 808 [...]

What I spent to start a Private Investigation Business – P.I. Advice Podcast #20

Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode of the Private Investigator Advice Podcast I talk about my initial cost when starting my private investigation business.  Many future business owners don’t know what the potential cost may be so I wanted to shed some light on the subject. If you don’t know the [...]

#63: April 2013 P.I. Podcast, Blog, Video and Business Review

In this blog I review the things that happened in April of 2013 with my business and the P.I. Advice network.  I give some insight to my struggles, victories and what I learned. Private Investigation Business April was a surprisingly busy month.  I received more work from clients that typically don’t assign very much and [...]

Private Investigator Podcast #19 – Private Investigator Taxes and Surveillance Games

Podcast: Play in new window | Download For those who missed the private investigator podcast here is episode #19 which focuses on a surveillance game I played early in my career to help me win little battles during the surveillance day. In addition I speak about tax time and my experience.  I also introduce a [...]

#62: Cost of Starting a Private Investigation Business. This is what I paid

When starting any business a future business owner wants to know what the potential cost of doing business each year will be.  The initial cost to start doing business for me was small because I had some of the equipment needed before I pursued my own business license.  Hopefully after reading this many of your [...]

Social Proof and Influence Podcast. Private Investigator Podcast and Video Episode #18

Podcast: Play in new window | Download I have been meaning to upload this video for a very long time and didn’t want to put the podcast on the Private Investigator Advice website until the video had been uploaded. Aside from that I had a great time talking about social media and sharing some insights to a [...]

#61: March in Review for the Private Investigator Advice Blog, Podcast and Videos

If you’re new to the Private Investigator Advice Blog you will find that I write one article a month recapping some of the interesting things that happened during the previous month.  It gives readers a chance to catch up on something they might have missed. Private Investigator Business This month was a learning experience for [...]

#60: Disposable Phone Number Needed? Try the Hushed App.

I first heard of the Hushed app way back in January through Tech Crunch so I wrote a brief article describing the app.  The Hushed app was to allow users to have a temporary phone number.  It immediately reminded me of the original Ring Shuffle app and the Burner app. The Hushed app was to [...]