Who should I hire to build my agency's website?

Private investigator agencies are a special kind of business. They help both people and businesses with very complex and important matters. However, they are still businesses which means that marketing is extremely important. These days, having a web presence is a critical part of that marketing plan. Although it is indeed not the only thing needed, it is your representation to the world. When someone looks at a private investigator's website, it helps them learn about the company. Are you experienced? Are you professional? What is the face of your business?

In the past, a sharp business card and a Yellow Pages ad would do the job. But not anymore. Investigator websites should detail services and offer convenient ways for clients to reach out. It should express how your business works. Do you charge for consultation? What are your hours? Those are common questions that clients need answered.

A common misconception is that a Facebook page can be a website. Although Facebook is a popular website, there are 3 important things to understand about having a "Like" page on it.

1. Facebook is popular now, but it will not always be. Social networking sites come and go. (ie MySpace)
2. Facebook only shows your posts to about 15 percent of the people who like your page. So that means if you have about 100 likes on your page (which will take you a long time to gain), only 15 people will see it. Maybe. 
3. Facebook is a site where people connect with people they know or go to waste time. Should your business only be represented on a site where people talk to grandma and share pictures of cute puppies?

For most businesses, we recommend hiring a professional. For private investigators, potential clients must have confidence in you, before they even talk to you. Therefor, a professional website is imperative.

Looking for a recommended web designer? Check out Mercurius Creative, LLC. They work with customers abroad and have over 15 years of experience in graphics and web design.
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Private Investigator Licensing in California

Every year, many people are attracted to the interesting career of private investigators. However, if you are in the state of California, you will need a license to work in this field legally. In California, the organization that handles private investigator licensing is called the Bureau of Security and Investigative Service (B.S.I.S.).

The requirements are:
-Be at least 18 years old.
-Three years of compensated experience totaling not less than 6,000 hours in investigative work, while employed by law enforcement agencies, collection agencies, insurance agencies, banks, courts, and other private investigation agencies, etc.
-A college degree in criminal law, criminal justice or police science can be substituted for part of the experience.
-Pass a written exam.
-Undergo a criminal history review.

Additionally, if you will be carrying a firearm while on duty, you will also need to carry insurance with a minimum policy of $500,000 for loss due to bodily injury or death and loss due to injury or destruction of property.

If you are interested in becoming a private investigator in California, visit the BSIS Website.

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Private Investigator Trivia:

In the United States, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was a private detective agency established in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton. Pinkerton had become famous when he foiled a plot to assassinate then President-Elect Abraham Lincoln. 

Burbank, California Private Investigators

Burbank is a city in the Los Angeles Metro Area near Hollywood, however it is a separate city. The City of Burbank is known as the "Media Capital of the World" because many media companies are located in this city. Some of these companies include Disney, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, NBC, Universal, and Yahoo!. Because Burbank is an integral part of the film industry, many notable people have been born there including Tim Burton (Johnny Depp movies), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Wil Wheaton (Sheldon's Nemesis).

There also many private investigators located in Burbank or near Burbank. It is critical to make sure that the investigator you hire is licensed. Many so called investigators in Burbank are only good at simple tasks such as basic background checks and spot checking properties. Some investigators are very skilled however, capable of performing specialist services such as surveillance, DNA tests, in depth background checks, locating missing people, and more.

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The person made a sign to show how mad she was. Cheating spouses are never a good thing.

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Cheating spouses and legal concerns

Infidelity (likewise referred to as cheating, adultery, or having an affair) is the subjective impression that one's partner has violated a set of rules or relationship norms and this offense results in feelings of sexual jealousy and competition. The violation can be sexual in nature, for instance, involving kissing, sexual fondling, or intercouse with another person outside of the relationship.

What constitutes an act of unfaithfulness is reliant upon the exclusivity expectations inside the relationship. In matrimonial relationships, exclusivity expectations are usually assumed although they are not  met. When they are not met, research has found that specific psychological damage including feelings of fury and betrayal, lowering of sexual and personal confidence, and harm to self-image can happen.

In many cases, legal representation is acquired by both parties. Furthermore, evidence is often gained by either side usually for financial gains or child custody. This service is usually handled by a licensed private investigator. However, it's important to note, that many infidelity situations leads to civil legal battles.

In some jurisdictions an adulterous affair could incur unplanned financial costs. In Australia, for instance, affairs of two or more years length can be deemed a de facto relationship, exposing the married cheater to financial claims in the Family Court on their superannuation savings, income and property. A de facto relationship may exist even when the partners do not think so. It is the Court that will specify when it began and concluded, based on the evidence. All countries in Europe have decriminalized unfaithfulness when married, yet many countries in Africa have criminalized this type of unfaithfulness.

In the United States laws relating to infidelity vary and those states that criminalize adultery seldom pursue the offense. Penalties for adultery range from life incarceration in Michigan, to a 10 dollar fine in Maryland or "Class 1" felony in Wisconsin. Adultery laws in the United States are ill-defined due to Supreme Court decisions in 1965 giving privacy of sexual intimacy to consenting adults. Adultery is declared to be illegal by the laws of 26 states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

What is a private investigator?

A private investigator (often shortened to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective or inquiry agent, is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private detectives/investigators frequently work for attorneys in civil cases. A handful of really adept private detectives/investigators work with defense attorneys on capital punishment and criminal defense cases. Many work for insurance companies to investigate questionable claims. Before the advent of no-fault divorce, many a private investigator was hired to search  evidence of adultery or other behavior within marriage to prove reason for a divorce. Despite the lack of legal requirement for such evidence in many jurisdictions, according to press reports assembling evidence of adultery or other "bad behaviour" by spouses and partners is still one of the most gainful activities investigators undertake, as the stakes being fought  now are child custody, alimony, or marital property disputes.

Private investigators can likewise be employed to execute due diligence for an investor who may be considering investing money with an investment group, fund manager or some other high-risk business or investment venture. This could serve to assist the prospective investor avoid being the victim of a fraud or Ponzi scheme. By hiring a licensed and skilled investigator, they could unearth info that the investment is unsound and or that the investor has shady red flags in his or her background. This is known as investigative due diligence, and is becoming a good deal more prevalent in the twenty-first century with the public reports of large-scale Ponzi schemes and fallacious investment vehicles such as Madoff, Stanford, Petters, Rothstein and the hundreds of others reported by the SEC and other law-enforcement agencies.

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General information about Los Angeles, California

Information:
Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles, frequently identified by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the second-most inhabited in the United States, after New York City, with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621. It has an area of 469 square miles (1,215 km2), and is located in Southern California.

Los Angeles during the day

The city is the central point of the larger Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan statistical area and Greater Los Angeles Area region, which contain 12,828,837 and nearly 15 million people respectively as of 2010, making it one of the most inhabited metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in the United States. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States, while the entire Los Angeles area itself has been established as the most diverse of the nation's largest cities. The city's inhabitants are referred to as Angelenos.

Los Angeles at night

Nicknamed the City of Angels, Los Angeles is a global city, with strengths in business, global trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, education, medicine and research and has been ranked sixth in the Global Cities Index and 9th Global Economic Power Index. The city is home to renowned institutions covering a  range of professional and cultural fields and is one of the most significant economic engines inside the United States. The Los Angeles combined statistical area (CSA) has a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $831 billion (as of 2008), making it the third-largest in the world, after the Greater Tokyo and New York metropolitan areas. Los Angeles includes Hollywood and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music; it is also one of the leaders in motion picture production. Additionally, Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984.

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Welcome to the Private Investigator California blog!

Welcome to the Private Investigator California blog! On this blog, you will learn things about the U.S. state, California, and private investigators (also known as private detectives).

Future posts will include historic and statistical information about California. Data on major metro areas like Los Angeles,  and nearby county Orange County will also be covered. There will also be information on private investigators including, licensing and services they can provide.

If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment.