The statistics state that 90% of Americans use email. According to HubSpot, the survey showed that 37% of people in the US have two email addresses and 28% have over four.
The purpose of owning an email address is obvious. For many, it’s reading and sending work-related messages. Others use email for personal reasons, such as communicating with friends and family.
You may have your reasons for using email, and to communicate with someone, you need their email address. But what if you don’t know it? Well, there are different ways to find it. Let’s discover how.
7 Effective Ways to Find Someone’s Email Address
An email address is a piece of a person’s data that isn’t so difficult to find. Unlike phone numbers and other information, it’s practically everywhere. Here, we’ll consider some of the most effective methods.
Find Email on Nuwber
Nuwber is a people search website where you can find someone’s email address by reverse searching their full name, phone number, or address. Depending on what you have, simply type it in the search bar on the platform and hit enter.
The platform has 285 million email addresses in its database, which makes it easy to locate the one you need. Nuwber will provide a list of potential matches based on your input. The results will include various details about an individual, such as their age, relatives, workplace, and, if available, their email address(es).
Use Search Engines
Google and other search engines, such as Bing and Yahoo, are powerful tools for finding information, including email addresses. To find the one you need, enter the person’s full name and add the keywords “email”, “email address”, or “contact”.
If you know where they work, add the name of the company or their position to search for any email addresses associated with them on a company’s website or other resources.
To make the search more effective, use quotation marks to search for the exact phrase. Even better, try looking it up on specialized people search engines (like this one).
Check Social Media Accounts
If you’re looking for an email to contact someone regarding work-related stuff, LinkedIn is your best option. Practically everyone who uses LinkedIn shares their email on the platform to find a job or to network, and you can take that opportunity.
First, look under the “Contact Info” section on a person’s profile. Sometimes, people list their emails here. You can also go through their activity on the platform to see if they have their email address mentioned somewhere.
For both professional and personal reasons, it’s a good idea to check a person’s profiles on Twitter (now X), Facebook, and Instagram.
Go to Their Company Website
If you know where the person works, go to their company website and check the “Contact Us” page. Some companies usually list their employees’ email addresses alongside their positions and situations when a customer can contact them.
If the email address of a specific person isn’t mentioned, you can try contacting the general email and ask them if they work at the company and ask for their email.
Ask Mutual Connections
Sometimes, asking mutual friends is the best option when you need to find a person’s email. It may or may not work, but some people, especially if they worked together, have their colleagues’ contact information.
So, message or call your mutual connections with the person in question and ask if they know their email. Explain why you need it and wait for the response. Many people gladly share their friends’ emails, especially if it’s for work.
Send a Direct Message
If you have someone’s social media account or contact info like a phone number, why not reach out directly to ask them for their email address? At first, it may seem intrusive, but when you explain for what reasons you need it, you’ll probably get a positive response.
If you don’t know each other well, you may be perceived as a scammer or telemarketer. So, if that’s the case, it’s important to approach the situation carefully. If you need to send them work-related stuff, just say it. Be confident in your words and calmly explain the reason.
Guess and Verify
But what should you do if you can’t find an email address? It seems like you’ve searched everywhere, yet there are no results. Well, that’s probably because they haven’t shared their address anywhere, or they just don’t have an email at all (which is very unlikely, especially if they work in corporate).
That’s where you need to use your imagination. Experts note that many companies use standardized email formats, such as firstname.lastname@company.com or firstinitiallastname@company.com. If you’re looking for a personal email, it could be more difficult to guess it. Some people don’t even have their names in their emails and just come up with random stuff.
But if you’re determined to find it, try as many variants as possible. After this, use email verification tools to check if the guessed email address is valid. If you don’t have anything confidential to say, then you can simply send an email and ask them if the email address belongs to the person you’re trying to reach.
Let’s Conclude
One of the easiest and non-intrusive ways to reach out to someone is to send them an email. Whether it’s for work or personal reasons, email is the best form of communication. The only concern is how to find an email address.
There are many ways you can try to locate it. From using search engines and company websites to asking mutual connections, find out which way suits you better and make sure you’re not overly intrusive during your search.
James is the head of marketing at Tamoco
