How to find people and be your own people finder for Free

The question of how to find people is asked by many. I used to ask too and then I did my research. I can not guarantee that you will always find the people that you are looking for, but I can tell you that the resources that I am going to give you are absolutely free as I spent a lot of time finding them.

Now I have friends asking me all of the time "Can you teach me how to find people?" I don't mind and I usually tell them. If they are not having any luck, I give it a try, sometimes with success and sometimes without. Most people are looking for a lost love, friends or a family member.

Below you will find examples and resources that should help you learn how to find people for free on the internet. Be aware that some of the sites have several things that are free to do and several things that you have to pay for. Just skip the stuff that you have to pay for because you shouldn't need it. So many people charge you to be a "people finder" when most of the resources are free.

A great place to start is Zabasearch-Free People Finder. To find people, you just type in the person's name, select all 50 states and press search. If you know the state that they are in, then use the exact state. You will then see results for that persons name with addresses and phone numbers. Do not click on the additional options as they will be of no use to you unless you wish to pay.

I always try Anywho because, believe it or not, you can find about 50% of the people that you are trying to find there. The only information that you are required to put in is their last name. You can search by state or leave everything else blank except the last name.

If the person that you are looking for has a professional license, like doctor, notary or nurse. You may be able to find them at KnowX-Free People Finder. They have a spot for you to search for professionals, which also helps you to verify someones license. They have a search for you to locate a business and a person. The results will come up with address and phone number. Once again, there are links to click next to the results and they will cost money.

If the person that you are searching for is on the sex offender registry. You can go to the national sex offender registry and search by state. You can find it here. Remember that there are strict guidelines on how you may use information from the sites and each state will spell it out for you and let you know what you can or can not do with the information.

There is also ancestry.com which most people would not think would be useful, but it is. There is information on a persons last known address and phone number, but it is the one that is public record. I found this site useful in finding several people. The link that I provided is a 14 day trial that says it is for their census area, but you should be able to access other records. If you just go to their website and click free trial, it will want you to supply a credit card to continue after the trial.

Use search engines! Type their name in with "quotes" around it. This will give you more specific results. Remember to try shorter versions of their name like for Robert, try Rob or Bob. Try nicknames as well. Do they like to use certain kinds of names when they are online? Do the same kind of search for these names. If they have done anything online, you will be able to find them. Remember that different search engines come up with different results. Try them all.

Lastly, the following page has a list of public record sources for finding people that are free. It is called Free People Finder Index. Be sure to stick to the resources in the middle of the page as the rest of them will want you to pay for services. There are a lot of phone book directories there and remember that just because there is not a public listing in one, it doesn't mean that it won't be in the other. I have found people that weren't in one of them, but were in another.

These are all of the resources that I have at the moment. I will certainly post more if I come across more that are free to use. I hope that this has helped to teach you how to find people on your own. Best of Luck!

Ancestry.com is not showing you much for free anymore. Everything tries to get you to pay the fee. I am not recommending their trial at this time.

Is someone searching for you? Maybe they have posted at this site to try to find you. You can not respond to someone looking for you unless you register, but it appears that registration is free.

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