Private Investigation: How to Be Successful!

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Summary: Private Investigations: How to Be Successful!
Review: I bought three how to detective books and this one was the most expensive and totally lame. If you are interested in a 1950-ish Polly Annish commercial on the exciting world of being a private detective, then this is the book for you. Repetitive and dull presentation of the most obvious and mundane facts that are basically useless. If it had presented the real business issues around being a detective, pros and cons, options for dealing with such matters that would be one thing. Instead this book is akin to the most gung-ho military recruiter who will only speak in the most glowing and simplistic of terms. A total waste of time and money. Just say no! Outstanding books instead are Be Your Own Detective and the amazingly thorough Get the Facts on Anyone. The former has more about the nature of the business, the latter an incredible compendium of investigative techniques.

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Summary: Excellence!!!
Review: I finally found a PI book that makes perfect sense written by an author who has been down the road I want to travel. No doubt here that my planned business will be far better than if I had missed this opportunity and not read "Successful!"

Why? Because it takes the time to detail every step of the process of envisioning my PI business through developing it, through opening it, through operating it. It is a great study in exactly how to proceed and how to think like a winner.

Few books give you the details and give you the confidence to succeed. This is such a book. It covers all possible necessary elements of getting into this profession and staying in it on top, which is precisely where I want to be.

A great book makes a difference. This is a great book.

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Summary: Excellence!!!
Review: I recently had the opportunity to read Private Investigations: How to Be Successful. I also read several other publications dealing with P.I. This book is for the businessminded professional, not the "private eye wannabe" who would take money, then buy a two dollar publication on "how to".

Private Investigations: How to Be Successful takes the serious and logical reader step-by-step through the process of running a P.I. business.

The part-time "be your own detective" need not invest in this excellent book. They'll not be in business long enough to reap it's advice and rewards.

This book is a must read, filled with facts and humor about the business. If your "Mindset" is ready, read on ...

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Summary: Best PI Advice Available
Review: In anticipation of securing my own PI license, I invested in a general business book, an accounting book, and Private Investigation How To Be Successful! Without these books I'd be lost, so I'm recommending anyone going into their own business to get these books, in reverse order. Definately start with this PI book, then read both the others. Setting up my business was a lot harder than I ever could have imagined. The books helped simplify the process and keep me out of harm's way.

This is a terrific book for the professional. It covered every aspect of setting up my PI business, and then some. It's well worth the investment as every chapter is worth its weight in gold if you're serious about your future.

I highly recommend this book to every aspiring PI, even if you "think" you have a handle on everything. Great advice. Interesting reading. You can tell immediately that the information comes from deep experience. I appreciate that.

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Summary: Buy another book
Review: This book is vague and very basic common sense knowledge. It has no real inspiration on how to get started or make your private investigation business better. I was very disappointed.