Competing on Value or Price?
by ServeNow.com

According to a poll in the PInow.com and ServeNow.com Yahoo! Groups 28 percent of investigators have discounted their fees during the recession, and 16 percent of process servers have cut rates as well. Times are tough, and while many process servers and investigators have seen an unprecedented amount of work with the foreclosure and collection boom, others are reaching a point where they have cut prices. This begs the question: During the recession, should you be competing on value or price?

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60 Minutes To a More Professional Process Serving Business
by ServeNow.com Staff

Adam Camras, co-founder of ServeNow.com, presented "60 Minutes To a More Professional Process Serving Business" at the National Association of Professional Process Servers Annual Conference. In case you missed the presentation, it's now online. Also, take the bonus quiz to find out how you can improve your business' professionalism.

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ServeNow.com Testimonials
If you are interested in learning more about joining ServeNow.com click here for more information or contact us at (877) 737-8366.

"ServeNow.com has a very good service and a great website. The day after I was listed I received two calls. It increased my exposure to the point where I was getting calls on a daily basis. I was so pleased with ServeNow.com, that I felt the need to recommend it to a friend of mine. Since then, his company has been listed with ServeNow.com as well."

 Daniel H. Casas
 San Benito Process Service
 Hollister, CA

"Let me start by saying I have been very pleased with ServeNow.com. My business increased significantly in the month of January. Thank you!"

 Keri L. Hayes
 A Closer Look Investigations, Inc.
 Jacksonville, FL

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PInow.com Testimonials
If you are interested in learning more about joining PInow.com click here for more information or contact us at (888) 997-4669.

"In just a few short months of advertising with PInow.com I have already experienced a great response. My advertising has enabled me to receive cases from clients in my local market as well as from other states. Online marketing with PInow.com has really produced a great return for my business!"

 Dax Ramos
 Eagle Eye Investigator
 N Las Vegas, NV

"I think PInow.com is one of the greatest sources of investigative clients from all over the world. They offer a tremendous opportunity for PIs 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

Polygraph Examinations
Oregon
Agency: The City of Medford
Description: The services of a polygraph examiner are being requested to test offenders referred to the Theft Recovery Program.
Bid Due Date: June 2, 2009
» Click Here for full details (Requires PInow.com Yahoo! Group Membership. It's FREE.)

Background Checks
Florida
Agency: Florida International University
Description: This invitation to bid is for the purpose of selecting a vendor who will be able to provide Florida International University with comprehensive background verification services to be used in the hiring of prospective employees.
Bid Due Date: June 4, 2009
» Click Here for full details (Requires PInow.com Yahoo! Group Membership. It's FREE.)

Background Checks
Washington, D.C.
Agency: The United States Agency for International Development
Description: The USAID is requesting proposals for individuals to perform Background Investigations on personnel selected to enter on duty with USAID and to update security clearances on personnel already on board.
Bid Due Date: June 17, 2009
» Click Here for full details (Requires PInow.com Yahoo! Group Membership. It's FREE.)

Process Serving
Kansas
Agency: Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Description: The Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services are requesting the proposals for service of legal process from qualified individuals.
Bid Due Date: June 19, 2009
» Click Here for full details (Requires ServeNow.com Yahoo! Group Membership. It's FREE.)

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The following articles, written specifically for the process serving and investigation industry, were featured in previous issues of the ServeReport.

Business
	Use Technology To Your Advantage (Apr. 2009)
	Roadmap to Success: Leadership, Technology and Professionalism (Mar. 2009)
	Thomas Ruskin: From NYPD to PI (Feb. 2009)
	Six Ways to Thrive in 2009 (Jan. 2009)
	Top Ten Tax Tips Before the Year Ends (Dec. 2008)
	Six Items to Put on Your Holiday Wish List (Dec. 2008)
	Your Business Card, Your Brand (Nov. 2008)
	Preparing Your Business for Sale (Sep. 2008)
	Why Offer Process Serving? (Aug. 2008)
	Six Ways to Run Your Business More Efficiently (Jul. 2008)
	When Hiring a Full-Time Employee is Not an Option (Jun. 2008)
	Roadmap to Success: Paula Ashcraft's Growth and Sale of Her Business (May. 2008)
	Ways to Recession-Proof Your Process Serving or Investigation Business (Apr. 2008)
Data Providers
	Choosing and Using Data Providers (Jun. 2007)
	An Easy Source of Additional Revenue for Servers (Jun. 2007)
Government Contracts 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)
Insurance
	Know What's in Your Insurance Policy (Nov. 2005)
	Investigator & Process Server Insurance Primer (Sep. 2005)
Marketing
	Five Tips to Try When Your Website Isn't Ranking (Oct. 2008)
	500 New Potential Clients Per Year (Oct. 2007)
	Referrals: The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing (Sep. 2007)
	Don't Let Another Process Server or Investigator Steal Your Name! (Aug. 2007)
	Why Join Your State Associations? (Aug. 2007)
	Marketing Effectiveness for Process Servers & Investigators (Jan. 2006)
	Growing Your Process Serving and Investigation Business (Feb. 2005)
Software
	Analyzing Process Server Software Functionality (Jul. 2008)
	Process Server Software: Benefits and Options (Jul. 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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The ServeNow.com and PInow.com Member badges were created for advertising members to place on their home page. Thousands of legal professionals use ServeNow.com and PInow.com on a daily basis to find process servers and investigators. These brands are synonymous with process serving and investigation services - displaying these graphics on your site can lend credibility to your business.

Please visit the links below for the HTML code to place the following icons on your site.

ServeNow.com Member Badge	PInow.com Member Badge
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ProcessServers.com Member Badge
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If would like more information on joining the web's most visited and most trusted resources for finding process servers and investigators call us at (877) 737-8366 or visit us online.

Below you will find a list of our newest members.
(sn) = ServeNow.com Members
(pn) = PInow.com Members
(ps) = ProcessServers.com Members

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