| The Internet allows us certain freedoms and | | | | you to lookup any one detail or a combination of facts |
| conveniences that we would otherwise lack. For | | | | to find related info on the web. |
| instance, once upon a time if you wanted to track | | | | - Forward search - Designed to search an individual's |
| someone down, you would have had to try and find | | | | name to discover their landline phone number and |
| them by contacting others, searching phone books, | | | | address. |
| attempting to access public records or hiring a private | | | | - Reverse phone lookup - Allows you to search a |
| investigator. Now, thanks to the web, as long as you | | | | 10-digit phone number to find out a person's identity |
| know a few facts about the person you want to | | | | and address. |
| locate or learn more about, you can conduct your | | | | - Public records search - lookup a person's name and |
| detective work online, and use the different people | | | | location details to find out personal data such as their |
| search services available to run your investigation. | | | | birth date, marriage license, death certificate, criminal |
| The following are some tips for you to keep in mind if | | | | record, real estate info, etc. |
| you are a newbie net detective: | | | | - Social networking site - Websites designed to allow |
| Tip 1 - Gather all of your details first. Write down | | | | online users to network and share data with people |
| everything you know of the individual you want to find, | | | | they went to school with, for business purposes, |
| such as their: | | | | personal enjoyment, and so on. |
| - Name - first name, middle name, last name, maiden | | | | - People search sites - Search engine designed to only |
| name, alias, nickname, etc. | | | | track down websites and webpages linked to an |
| - Phone number | | | | individual's name. |
| - Any location data - full residential address, or city, | | | | Note: Not all of these services are free to use, and |
| state, zip code, and so on | | | | some of them will require you to create a membership. |
| - Career information - place of work, job position, etc. | | | | Tip 3 - Don't be afraid to try different searches. If you |
| - School details - name of high school, college, | | | | have a telephone number, start your search with a |
| university, degree, etc. | | | | reverse phone lookup, but don't limit yourself to one |
| - Interests or hobbies | | | | investigation when you can also see if you can learn |
| It does not matter if the only info you know is dated, | | | | more about a person by also looking them up on a |
| as long as it is a distinct fact, it can be beneficial. | | | | social network and so on. |
| Tip 2 - Know what people finder services are available | | | | Tip 4 - Have patience. Don't expect to find results right |
| to you so you know which ones will assist you in | | | | away. You may be lucky and have instant success, |
| achieving the best results the fastest. The following | | | | but when all else fails you need to keep trying again |
| are helpful people search tools: | | | | and again before you decide it's time to give up. |
| - Search engines - General searching tool that allow | | | | |