How to Find People For Free

Here are a couple techniques to get you started.

People are creatures of habit. Even when they are willing to give up their names, and move far away, they rarely are willing to change who they are. A bowler will still want to bowl. If you know or suspect which city he may have moved to, you could call bowling alleys to get information on any new league members Think of all their habits, and how these might be used to predict their behavior and location.

Most of the time, people you try to find aren't really trying to hide. At least, they aren't trying very hard. Maybe they left town and use an unlisted phone number. However, they probably haven't changed their name. How do you find them quickly? Here are some techniques.

"Skip Tracing Techniques"

"Skip tracing" is tracking down people who have "skipped" out of town. The basic things you start with are sending mail to any addresses, or calling any phone numbers you have for the person. When you send a letter, pay a little extra for "address correction." You will receive a card from the post office to with any forwarding address they have on file for the subject. 

When you call their phone numbers, if you get an answer, you of course want to ask for the subject. If they have moved, you want to get any information you can from the person on the line. Use basic phone pretexts for this.

"Phone Pretexts"

These are useful stories. They can be as simple as "Hi, this is Dave. I'm an friend of John's. Do you know where I can find him?" However be prepared for a question or two, like. "Where do you know John from?

Get any information you can while you have a person on the phone. They may refuse to give you an address or phone number, but then mention the city that the subject has moved to. Ask them who else might help you, and call those people. Using the phone is the easiest and fastest ways to find people for free.

PLR