Thursday, July 14, 2011

The Hidden People Search

By Bill Headlemeyer


Have you been feeling uncomfortable at your workplace for some time? Is there are colleague who seems to behaving in an odd manner at times and at times simply freaks you out? You must have considered approaching the higher authorities and law but then it seems unjustified to do something of that sort at this initial juncture. You recently got to know about this thing called online people search and you are quite interested in it. But at the same time you know that it can get back to you and the fact that someone with harmful intentions may be running a people search on you too. But, can this people search be performed in a discreet manner? Yes, of course. You can certainly find information about others in a discreet manner but before that you must understand how these public records can be accessed.

One of the first things that you must understand while doing a people search is that information is divided into two parts, private and public. Details like birth dates, SSN, financial and medical information etc. is considered as private and therefore is not revealed during people search.

However, using information from public records you can perform people search all over the web using search engines and your web browser. These people searches can be free as well as paid. You'll find below 6 ways to become an expert people finder while being as discreet about it as possible. Of course, these methods will also ensure that you gather not just information but quality information.

Write Everything Down

Make sure you write down everything that you find on this person for whom you are doing this people search. Information can include the name of schools attended, degrees earned, hometown, marital status, nicknames, job history etc. All these bits and pieces will come really handy when you use a search engine to find more about this person.

Use White Pages

Every effective people search starts with White pages and so should yours. The service is free of cost and returns comprehensive results from all the 50 states and every city. You can run custom searches to find specific information like names of all relatives, people with same name in a city or state etc.

Reverse Searches

Reverse people search is extremely powerful when you have details like phone number or address for a person. You can use this information by feeding it into a search engine and conduct a free of cost people search. However, should you need more specific information you can also use the services of paid reverse search conducting agencies.

Common Links

There is no harm in talking to a mutual associate who also knows the person you are looking to find information about. Be it friends or colleagues, they can certainly be of great help. They'll be able to plug the gap that is keeping you from conducting an effective people search.

Social Networks

It is beyond understanding why so few people actually use Social networking websites to conduct people search. More and more people are now logged on to the web and use social media as often as they eat. People discuss all about their lives and often in the process divulge information about them that is unavailable otherwise elsewhere on the web. Facebook, Twitter and Myspace are the most commonly used social media websites.

Public Records - The last resort

And if you haven't been able to locate your man (or woman) using all of the above methods then you must head straight to public records. Public records are now also available online and include records of all criminal offenders in your area.

Conclusion

With money you can buy details of a person and that too at the click of a few mouse buttons. However, this kind of a people search isn't discreet, how so very easy and quick it may be. It goes without saying that a paid search will also provide information at one go that you would otherwise take some time to look for. However, you can find enough information about a person during people search conducted online and by utilizing the tips and tricks mentioned above. Finding your long lost high school crush and information regarding a weirdo colleague is now easy and all about conducting a smart people search.




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