Say you are marketing your business and come across a large prospective customer.  Your mouth starts salivating and your are already counting on the additional income this will bring to your business.  But you start to wonder if this guy is for real.  Well now there is an Internet site www.criminalsearches.com that shows all sorts of criminal histories.  Just punch in a name or an address and out comes a bunch of criminal detail complete with photo.  It even includes motor vehicle violations.

Now I am not sure how accurate this information and it is still in beta, but it might just be one method you can use to qualify potential business prospects.  And the best part is -- it's free!