How to Use an Address to Find a Business
Looking for a business but can not remember it's name or telephone number? You can find information about a business on the Internet, using limited data. Thanks to modern technology through online search engines, discovering information is free and can be completed quickly. Including the street address, city, state, ZIP code or general vicinity, as well as the category of the business, can give better search results.
Instructions
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Reverse Lookup on Whitepages.com
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Go to Whitepages.com to conduct a search.
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Enter the category of business and the address in the "reverse lookup" tab.
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Scroll through the generated results and click on the link for the business that is desired.
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After directed to company's website, go to the contact page to gather information such as business name, telephone number, email address or directions.
Search on Google Maps
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Type maps.google.com/maps into your web browser to conduct a search.
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Enter the category of business, the address or intersecting roads into the search bar.
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Scroll through the results and click the link for the business that is needed.
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Write down the address and/or telephone number for future reference.
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Click on the the company's hyperlink that appeared in box on the adjacent map. When directed to their website, scroll through to retrieve more detailed information.
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