How to Find Information About Someone Online For Free
Thinking of how to find information about your old friend you lost contact with? Or, are you thinking of how to find more information about your new date or partner? If you fit in any of these categories then you’re at the right place.
In the olden days, finding information about someone was very difficult and sometimes involved spending money. But, due to technology and the use of the internet, finding information about someone is very easy and quick.
On the up side, most of these methods of finding information about someone online is free and totally cost nothing; and that is our main focus for this article.
How to Find Information About Someone Online For Free
There are several ways of finding information about someone online for free. But, in this article, we are going to focus on five (5) of the most effective methods.
Using Google
On an average, about 1.2 billion searches are made on Google annually making it one the biggest and most used search engine in the world. Google has a very huge database that pulls resources from almost every website.
Therefore, one of the very first places to look for information about someone online for free is Google. But, though you might find information about someone on Google, the data cannot be trusted to be accurate or current.
This is because, Google can look for data as far back as the year 2000, and present it to you as if it is new. That notwithstanding, to get the best search results from Google, it is advisable to put the person’s name in quotation mark for example, “Kofi Kwadwo”.
Finally, if you know a little more detail about the person, you can add to it. For, “Kofi Kwadwo Mfiidie.com”. This helps Google to narrow down the list of results and provide the more relevant one.
Using Facebook
As of the second quarter of 2020, Facebook had 2.7 billion monthly active users all over the world; making it one of the biggest social media platforms in the world.
Looking at the number of active users, Facebook could be one of the best and effective places to look for information about someone online for free.
With Facebook, you can find a profile picture of the person you are looking for to verify the person you are looking for and you can also find their occupation as well as where they live.
To find information about someone on Facebook, type the name of the person in the search bar, and browse through the profile pictures to find the one that matches the personality of your choice.
Using LinkedIn
To find information about someone on LinkedIn, all you need to do is to type the full name of the person into the search bar. After the search, a list of persons with the name you inputted will be shown on the screen.
LinkedIn is a professional social media platform and when you search for information, you will likely find those relating to the occupation of the person, the current job, and his/her position at the company (if applicable).
Just like Facebook, there’s also a profile picture attached to the name of the person, making it easier to find your preferred person or information.
Other Social Media Platforms
After trying Facebook and LinkedIn and you are still not satisfied with the information you have, you can choose to search using other social media platforms.
Currently, there are over 10 social media platforms and the fact that you couldn’t get information from one doesn’t mean you can’t find it from the others. Some of the other most used social media platforms are Instagram and Twitter.
Trying out these other social media platforms could yield some relevant results.
Other Search Engines
Whenever we say search engines, the first one that comes to mind is Google and a lot of people think that is the only place to find information; that is FALSE! Other search engines also yield good results.
Some of the search engines are Yahoo and Bing. Just like Google, typing the name and other details of the person will yield a list of results from these search engines.
Conclusion
All the methods listed in this article as stated earlier, are free and only require an active internet connection. Therefore, buy a data package from your network provider and enjoy your online information hunt.
Have you tried using another method of finding information about someone online, aside from the ones listed here? If so, please feel free to write it down in the comments section below.
