Finding email addresses can be useful in many situations, whether for emailing, professional networking, job hunting, or personal contacts. At first glance, it may seem like a daunting task, but by using the right tools and methods, you can indeed obtain this information easily and legally. Here are the various ways, both free and paid, to find someone’s email address.
1) Social media
Social media is a great starting point to find someone’s email address. Many people include this information in their LinkedIn, Twitter, or even Facebook profiles. However, make sure you already have a connection on these platforms with the contact in question to access this information. On Twitter, in particular, you can use advanced search to see if the person has provided their email address in some of their tweets.
2) The company’s website
If your lead works for a company, check the company’s website. Often, professional email addresses are listed on the “Contact” or “About” page. If these two simple methods yield no results, there are other more specific options available.
3) Email search tools
There are several online tools dedicated to email address search. These tools use algorithms to collect information from public sources and databases. Here are four particularly popular services:
Email Hunter
Free for up to 25 searches per month.
Paid plans start at $34.
Finder Expert
Free for up to 2,000 searches per month.
Paid plans start at $39.
VoilaNorbert
Free for up to 50 searches.
Paid plans start at $49.
Snov.io
Free trial available.
Paid plans start at $39.
FindThatLead
Free trial available.
Paid plans start at $49.
4) Searching on DuckDuckGo
Few people know about this relatively effective trick for finding a contact’s email address. Moreover, the search is free! When you’re on DuckDuckGo, simply do an exact match search with “@domainname.com”, and the search engine will then reveal all public email addresses associated with it. If you already know the person’s name, you can include it in the search. Otherwise, just search with the domain. Note that this technique also works on Yahoo!, but not on Google or Bing, for example.
5) The Google option
Although Google doesn’t work for exact domain match searches, it can still be used to find an email address. For this, you can type in keywords like the person’s first and last name, followed by “email”, the person’s first and last name, followed by “contact”, or the person’s first and last name followed by the domain name.
6) Whois search
Whois is a search service provided by internet registries, allowing you to obtain information about an IP address or a domain name. If your contact owns a website, you should be able to find their details on Whois as the data is public. To do this, visit the site, then enter the domain of the person whose email address you want to find. Also, consider subscription or contact forms on your leads’ websites. You also have the option to subscribe to their mailing list for those who have one.
As you can see, searching for an email address can be achieved quite simply using a combination of free and/or paid methods. However, always keep in mind that it is essential to act ethically, respect individuals’ privacy, and comply with current laws.
