How to Find a Person on the Web
There are numerous ways to find a person on the web, and many of them are free to use. Success often depends on how much information you have to begin with and how common the name is of the person you're searching for.
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Write down everything you know---such as age, birth date, schools attended, home town, home state, last known address and profession. Finding a woman who has married and changed her name is far more challenging, but not hopeless.
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Try social networking sites. Classmates.com is a good starting place because you search using old information. Start there by finding the school and graduation year. Other social networking sites include Facebook.com, Myspace.com and LinkedIn.com.
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Go to 123people.com, a free aggregate service that searches different websites for information. The potential drawback is that if you do find the person you're searching for, you may have to pay a fee to get contact information.
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Perform a general name search using one of the major search engines. If you are trying to find a person who has a great deal of social interaction online and uses her real name, or if she has been published for any reason, she may turn up immediately.
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Free people searches like Pipl.com or Zabasearch.com can find people by name and location. These are very helpful if you know where the person you're searching for is located, but may be of limited use otherwise.
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Connect with other people. Some of the best information will come from mutual friends. Create your own social profiles and listings on different sites, and maybe the person you are trying to find will find you instead.
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Tips & Warnings
There are hundreds of paid searches online that work by searching public records, but free sites are often more helpful.
