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Tech tip: How to find anyone’s email address online
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Keeping up with your inbox feels never-ending some days. Between work, your personal life, and all that spam, you might have hundreds of emails to sift through.
Is junk mail getting you down? Do something about it. Spending a little time once will save you from clicking “trash” all day. Tap or click for five simple ways to stop spam.
When it comes to catching up with an old friend or finding contact details for a potential business partner, reaching them by phone may be your first step. Tap or click for all the best ways to find anyone’s cell phone number.
If you strike out, turn to email. Maybe you wrote down someone’s email address incorrectly, or you have been trying to track down a relative and hit a dead end. I can help.
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1. Start with a search
It might seem obvious, but one of the best ways to find an email address is to search for it online quickly. If a search like “John Smith” + “email” doesn’t yield any results, there are several other ways to go about it.
When you use quotation marks in your search, it tells Google to search for that whole phrase. In the example above, results will only be displayed for John Smith. A regular search might produce results related to many people named John and tons of Smiths.
You could also try to guess the email provider the person is using. Try searching for “John Smith” + “gmail.com” or “yahoo.com.” Include the company that the person works for as well, like “John Smith” + “Acme Inc.” + “email.”
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2. Use a site like White Pages or web directories
Usually, when I talk about online directories, it’s advice on how to remove yourself. These sites gather a ton of information you might not want accessible for anyone to find.
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