Thank you for considering Blue 6 for your needs. Here are a few things to help you see what you are jumping into.
Most people are hesitant to call a private investigator (PI) until a situation is serious. They often have never hired a PI. They do not know the costs and are not sure if their situation is appropriate for a PI. It does not have to be that way. A PI can be the right answer more often than people realize. Consider a PI on your standard list of service providers, along with attorneys, accountants, and insurance companies. Become familiar with a private investigator and use them to accomplish your goals.
We are successful and are under no pressure to sell. Success in investigation takes a different approach than other business ventures. We must work independently and without client micromanagement. The nature of our work is such that it requires your trust for us to be able to provide the best product to you. Unlike what is depicted in movies, an investigation is a gamble that requires the risk of a sum of money with no guarantee of a return.
Blue 6 recognizes that we are a steward of your money and of your project. If we make recommendations to you about how to do something, it is because experience has shown that to be the best way to get it done. If we can find a way to save you money, then that's what we will endeavor to do. If you are skeptical of our motives, then it will hamper success.
If you try to do things cheaply, instead of the right way, then the results may be less than satisfactory, and we don't want that. In fact, other private investigators may charge you less per hour but take five times longer to cover the mission. And they still may not get good results. If you are charged several times that of another company’s rate but the job gets accomplished in one-tenth the time, then you have saved money. See our physical surveillance page for an example. All investigative ventures start with a high risk, limited yield nature. So, we try not to push that disadvantage further.
Effective investigation follows an intelligence cycle, as adopted by the U.S. Intelligence Community. The intelligence cycle consists of the following stages: Direction, Collection, Processing, Analysis, Dissemination, and Feedback. Then it recycles again. Many investigative elements work together within an intelligence cycle, such as surveillance, human sources, databases, financial transaction documentation, and analysis. Each element feeds the other and makes the effort efficient.
Data is refined into information, which is refined into intelligence, which then defines new information requirements, and the process starts over again. Using the full intelligence cycle and investigative elements is an invaluable technique. And so is the ability to dedicate the resources necessary to gather information and to develop effective intelligence.
You are in good hands with us. We take pride in the quality of the work we do and the advice we provide.