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If you want to know how to find an email address, it\u2019s most likely for 1 of 2 reasons:
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- You have a specific decision maker or thought leader in mind, or<\/li>
- You have a target audience and you\u2019d like to reach them in their inbox. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
The majority of these tips on how to find an email work for #1. Only a handful work for #2 (emailing promising prospects at scale).
<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat\u2019s the \u2018best\u2019 way to do anything? Is it what\u2019s fastest? Easiest? Organic? Most scalable? Most accurate?
<\/p>\n\n\n\nWe won\u2019t answer that for you. Instead, take a look through these 9 methods for finding email addresses and decide for yourself. Then check out the tools to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13 Ways to Find Email Addresses <\/strong>
<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n#1: Check the Website <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s the easiest place to start.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nStart with the Contact Us page, then check out blog posts or the Team\/About Us page.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis step is especially important if you have a request (i.e. a guest post or partnership opportunity). Some companies will have explicit instructions for those processes \u2014 so be sure to follow them.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"how](\"https:\/\/wiza.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/find-an-email-address-step-1-1024x308.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Good: <\/strong>Checking a company\u2019s website is great for specific questions or if you\u2019re trying to get in touch with a team instead of a particular person.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Bad: <\/strong>90% of the time it only works 10% of the time. Companies typically include a contact form or generic email address instead of employee-specific email addresses.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s worth having a look, though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
#2: Add a Personal Touch to a Generic Email Address <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019re not entirely sure of the person<\/em> you want to get in contact with, it may be better to send a message to the company or department email. Try for emails like:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n- info@hooli.com<\/li>
- marketing@hooli.com<\/li>
- partnerships@hooli.com<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
These email addresses most likely receive dozens (or hundreds) of emails each day, so it\u2019s critical that your email message stands out. Follow this short checklist to make sure you get a reply:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n- Include the company name in the subject line and first line.<\/li>
- Make the email just as much about them <\/em>as about you<\/em>. <\/li>
- Get your point across quickly and make a specific request (\u201ccan you get me in touch with who I should be talking to?\u201d) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This email template for a guest post request got me a response the next day.
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Good: <\/strong>It\u2019s a simple step when you\u2019re not sure (or unable to find) who you need to contact. Personalizing otherwise generic emails is a good practice to get into, too.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Bad: <\/strong>There\u2019s no guarantee your email will be read \u2014 more so than with your typical cold email. Use this one as a last resort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
#3: Just Guess (and Test) <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Most company emails are a variation of name <\/em>and domain<\/em>. For example:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n- gavin@hooli.com<\/a><\/li>
- gavinb@hooli.com<\/a><\/li>
- gavin.belson@hooli.com<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
But just sending your email to all <\/em>the most common email addresses is a good way to get marked as spam. Most of them won\u2019t be deliverable, and you\u2019ll risk your most important emails ending up in the junk folder (or even account deactivation).
<\/p>\n\n\n\nInstead, test out the email using Gmail. If the person has a G Suite\/Gmail account, a little profile will pop up when you type the email address into the \u2018To\u2019 field. Check it out.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"find](\"https:\/\/wiza.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step-3-1.png\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"find](\"https:\/\/wiza.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step-3-2.png\")
<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Good: <\/strong>The \u2018Gmail check\u2019 is a free and easy way to check your best-guess emails.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Bad: <\/strong>Manually checking emails can be time consuming for a whole list \u2014 and hard to scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
#4: Turn to Search Engines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes you can use advanced search to find an email address. DuckDuckGo works particularly well for this.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nJust put the domain (i.e. \u201c@wiza.co\u201d) in quotes to make it an exact match search. Then enter the name or department afterward. If there\u2019s a match on a page or blog, it will show up.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"find](\"https:\/\/wiza.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step-4-1-1024x181.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"email](\"https:\/\/wiza.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step-4-2-1024x246.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Good<\/strong>: Once you hit gold, you\u2019ll know it. The email address will show up in the search results snippet and you can just copy it from there.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Bad<\/strong>: Again, this is a very manual and slow process \u2014 and will typically only work for the public faces of the company. Try it as a quick search if you just need one, high-profile email. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
#5: Connect on Social Media First<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Email is tried and true, but people are on Twitter and LinkedIn throughout the day too. Instead of digging for an email, try dropping them a DM on Twitter or Connection request on LinkedIn.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf email is a better medium for what you\u2019re doing, just ask for an email intro in your follow up. This works particularly well to find an email address of someone you have mutual connections with.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nMake sure you do some work first: follow them, like a handful of posts and comment on one or two.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"looking](\"https:\/\/wiza.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step-5.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Good<\/strong>: Reaching out on social media can be an organic, conversational alternative to just sending an email. But typically it makes sense to go with a both\/and<\/em> (or first\/then)<\/em> approach.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Bad:<\/strong> There are very specific uses where this makes the most sense. If you\u2019re trying to find dozens or hundreds of emails, social media outreach may not be a good alternative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
#6: Start with LinkedIn Sales Navigator <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Instead of casting a wide net and trying to play detective, start with where you know your leads will be: LinkedIn Sales Navigator<\/a>.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmail finders often find technically correct <\/em>email addresses for someone who has since switched companies. Annoying, right?
<\/p>\n\n\n\nWith Sales Nav, you can start by identifying the person you need to contact at a specific company or <\/em>entire lists of people based on position, industry, geographic location and more.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nEither way, Wiza lets you export their email(s) into a .csv file, ready for outreach. See how it works for a specific person (our very own CEO) below.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"search](\"https:\/\/wiza.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step-6-.gif\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Good<\/strong>: You can easily ensure you\u2019re sending to the right emails, whether it\u2019s for one person or hundreds of leads.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Bad<\/strong>: You\u2019ll have to need to have a Sales Navigator account already \u2014 or set one up. See how much Sales Nav costs<\/a>.
<\/p>\n\n\n\ntry wiza<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n#7: Export Your LinkedIn Connections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Another social media related idea: export your LinkedIn Connections to identify who has an email address associated with their account.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nread more: How to export linkedin contacts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Good: <\/strong>It\u2019s a straightforward process and focuses on those who already make their email addresses public.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Bad: <\/strong>It\u2019s dependent on you having a lot <\/em>of LinkedIn Connections \u2014 and not many include their email address on the platform.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n#8: Get Topical for Outreach at Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If your goal in finding an email address is link building<\/a> or content outreach, you may want to start with the content itself. Armed with a list of relevant posts, you can pitch your own content more effectively.
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- gavinb@hooli.com<\/a><\/li>
- Get your point across quickly and make a specific request (\u201ccan you get me in touch with who I should be talking to?\u201d) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"find](\"https:\/\/wiza.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step-8.png\")
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