Referrals: The Power of
Word-of-Mouth Marketing
by ServeReport Staff

Word-of-mouth marketing is considered one of the most powerful forms of promotion. Referrals are targeted, cost-effective and most importantly, they come from a reliable resource. If your brother were to tell you that his process server is great, you are more likely to seek out that process server because the referral is from someone you know and (presumably) trust. You simply cannot buy that kind of promotion.

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ServeNow.com Testimonials
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"I wanted to thank you guys. I just landed a very large corporate client here. In the first month that you started sending me work, I billed enough to cover my advertising with ServeNow.com for about 5 years."

Ronnie Williams
Gavel Down
Orlando, FL

"I'm going to add a couple of counties. Your company is the best investment I've made."

Al Smith
AWS Investigations
Oregon, WI

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“I got my first case within 12 hours of being listed, then picked up a
huge one just three weeks later – and I continue to get business from
all over the country. I'm very impressed with PInow.com.”

Mike Walker
Walker Confidential
Cedar Ridge, CA

"I signed up on a Friday afternoon and faxed my reference letters on Monday morning. Monday at 4 p.m. I had my first call and by Tuesday, I had a second cold call. Both of these were from users of your site. These were potential clients I had no chance of speaking with were it not for your site. I have no doubt this site will result in additional revenue for my business. I'm glad I invested in your company."

David Larson
Larson Private Investigations
Fairfield, CA

"I think PInow.com is one of the greatest sources of investigative clients from all over the world.

They offer a tremendous opportunity for PI's to gain targeted market exposure without doing any of the legwork and that certainly makes them one of the best returns on investment I can possibly suggest."

 Jimmie Mesis, Editor-in-Chief
 PI Magazine, Inc.

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State and government contracts can provide process servers and investigators with steady, recurring revenue. Many ServeNow.com and PInow.com advertisers have been awarded contracts such as these as a result of being listed with us.

Government agencies advertise RFP's (request for proposal) for these contracts. As a free service to you, we provide the details of these contracts as they become available.

Would you like to be notified of Government Contract RFP's as they become available? If so, please join the following groups:

• Join the ServeNow.com Process Servers Yahoo! Group
• Join the PInow.com Investigators Yahoo! Group

Current Process Serving & Investigative Bid Opportunities

Background Checks
Charlotte, NC
Agency: Central Piedmont Community College
Description: Pre-employment background checks for CPCC Human Resources - up to 166 a month (based on past numbers).
Bid Due Date: 9/20/2007
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Background Checks
San Francisco, CA
Agency: San Francisco Police Department
Description: The San Francisco Police Department would like to contract with a Background Investigation Firm to conduct Pre-employment Background Investigations. The Firm will be required to investigate records held by the Criminal Justice system, Credit Reporting Agencies, Department of Motor Vehicles, as well as contacting applicants'' employers and references.
Bid Due Date: 9/24/2007
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Background Checks
Tulsa, OK
Agency: City of Tulsa
Description: Employment Screening Background Checks
Bid Due Date: 9/26/2007
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Background Screening
Columbia, SC
Agency: Midlands Technical College
Description: Criminal background screening, drug screening, and report summary for students and faculty members for Midlands Technical College, Airport Campus, Columbia, SC.
Bid Due Date: 9/27/2007
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Investigation and Process Serving
Edmonton, Calgary or both, Canada
Agency: The Office of the Public Trustee
Description: The Office of the Public Trustee wishes to enter into a contract with a Vendor to provide investigation services in either Edmonton or Calgary or both cities. Such services shall include on demand investigations and process serving, protection, relocation, maintenance and removal of property, property checks, and liaising between third party service providers with respect to property issues.
Bid Due Date: 9/28/2007
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Process Server
Annapolis, MD
Agency: The Department of Inspections & Permits
Description: Process serving for Anne Arundel County, Maryland for one year. The vast majority of service required is within the County and is limited to service attempted, service completed, and multiple service to same address.
Bid Due Date: 9/28/2007
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Background Checks
Sedgwick County, KS
Agency: Sedgwick County, KS Housing Department
Description: Sedgwick County Housing Department screens approximately 500 applicants per year.
Bid Due Date: 10/2/2007
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Investigator
Phoenix, AZ
Agency: Capital Post Conviction Defender
Description: Licensed private investigator to work with attorneys representing persons sentenced to death. Requires current license, substantial experience representing the accused in complex criminal cases, experience representing the accused in capital cases, and travel.  
Bid Due Date: 10/5/2007
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Investigation Services
San Francisco, CA
Agency: City and County of San Francisco Workers' Compensation Division
Description: Investigations include:  preliminary, demographic and background research; active surveillance with frequent verbal reports to examiner; provide timely written reports and copies of video tapes and attach any/all research documents; all services will be provided in accordance with all applicable legal codes and statutes.
Bid Due Date: 10/5/2007
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The following articles, written specifically for the process serving and investigation industry, were featured in previous issues of the ServeReport.

Government Contract and RFPs
	The Benefits of Securing Government Contracts (Aug. 2006)
	Determining Which Contracts are Right for You (Aug. 2006)
	Responding to a Request for Proposal (Aug. 2006)
Marketing
	Don’t let another Process Server or Investigator steal your name! (Aug. 2007)
	Why Join Your State Associations? (Aug. 2007)
	15 Ways to Grow Your Business in 2007
	Marketing Effectiveness for Process Servers & Investigators (Jan. 2006)
	Growing Your Process Serving and Investigation Business (Feb. 2005)
Software
	Process Server Software: Benefits and Options (July 2005)
Data Providers
	Choosing and Using Data Providers (July, 2007)
	An Easy Source of Additional Revenue for Servers (July 2007)
Insurance
	Know What's in Your Insurance Policy (Nov. 2005)
	Investigator & Process Server Insurance Primer (Sept. 2005)

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Below you will find a list of upcoming industry events. For detailed information, please click on the links below.

If you have information on upcoming events or have articles you would like to contribute to the ServeReport please email us at info@serve-now.com or call (877) 737-8366

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