Exhibit A
Private Investigators work in Seattle
Seattle has a steady base of licensed private investigation firms, from solo investigators working out of home offices to larger agencies serving law firms and insurers downtown. The searches come from people who need surveillance, background checks, process service, skip tracing or infidelity work, and from attorneys and claims adjusters sourcing an investigator for a case. Most of the firms competing for that demand are owner operators rather than franchises, which means the search results are made up of small independent practices. Paid search in this trade in Seattle is modest compared with consumer services, because the value of a single case is high and the number of searches is small. That combination rewards firms that publish consistently and cover the specific services and neighbourhoods people search for.
