Tips for How You Enter Information to Find People Online
Online friend finders and companies that find people online ask you to type in a person's name and other information to conduct a search. Here are some tips for how to use the way you enter information to your best advantage:   

• When typing in a person's name, use different spellings of that name, even if you know it's not the correct spelling. It might be spelled wrong in a database you are searching.
• Keep in mind that your lost buddy may be going under an abbreviated name. For example, if his name is Christopher, he may be listed as Chris.
• Use both maiden names and birth surnames.
• Even if you know the street address, try dropping the numbers in your search and it may come up. In other words, try variations of the information that you know, because you don't know how complete or incomplete the information you find may be when you try to find people online.