It’s now much simpler to find a means to get in touch with someone: just enter their name into Google and click a few links. You can easily get in touch with most people by finding their Facebook profile, blog, or even email address. But not everyone gets favorable results from a Google search. Perhaps the name of the person you’re attempting to contact is not that uncommon. To discover him, you might need a slightly more sophisticated search engine than Google.
1. Pipl
Pipl is a search tool that enables you to find certain records. Pipl finds a good number of addresses and phone numbers among these diverse sources, in addition to links to public records, online mentions, and other helpful data. Pipl’s ability to do searches inside a certain city, state, or zip code is particularly useful. You can focus your search results to that area if you are aware of the person’s precise location.
2. Zoom Info
If you want to get in touch with someone at their place of employment, Zoom Info might be quite helpful. In addition to locations, search results also include job titles and employers. The website provides a “contact this person” button, but in order to use it, you must first join up for a free trial. Using that button and a few other features of the website after the free trial cost $99 per month. You can usually avoid paying that fee if you’re prepared to put in a little extra effort by calling the company listed and seeing if you can get a direct number or email address.
3. Jobster
Although finding work is Jobster’s primary goal, it also provides a tool for finding people. It’s mostly used by businesses and recruiters seeking for leads, but it can provide you with some contact information that will aid in your quest. A few other job sites provide a comparable chance as well.
4. Inmate Searcher
Unfortunately, there’s a chance that you’ll need Inmate Searcher. It is a list of phone numbers and addresses for the federal and state inmate search systems. Unfortunately, there aren’t many alternatives for searching across all states at once, but you can speed up the search if you know which state the person you’re looking for may be imprisoned in.
5. Intelius
You must pay a charge in order to access the majority of the data offered by Intelius. The website can provide vital information and gives anything from phone numbers to thorough background checks. I’ve previously purchased information from Intelius, and it did help me find the specific individual I was seeking for. However, I am aware that the cost (typically starting at around $40) may be deterring, particularly if you are only casually looking for information or if you need to obtain details on a large number of people.
6. Zaba Search
When it comes to conducting a free search of public records, I am aware of many people who swear by Zaba Search. Although I’ve had little success with it, it might be worthwhile to give it a shot if you’re experiencing trouble. Particularly troubling is Zaba Search’s reverse phone lookup feature, which uses Intelius, a company that charges for the information, to seek up phone numbers.
Other Options
There are numerous different methods available for finding people. These are just the seven choices I’ve really made in the past. There are also a ton of tools for conducting more specific searches, such as those that may be used to look up someone’s criminal history or locate US government employees.
You can also check each social networking site separately because most search engines that deal with social media neglect smaller sites, forums, and message boards in favor of larger ones. Even if you’re ready to pay, there isn’t currently a really excellent tool for searching such websites. The only option available to you is to manually search those websites.
The disadvantage of the foregoing possibilities is that they are all primarily concerned with the United States.