By Judith Lee

Sometimes you need to find an email address, and it’s not a simple matter of asking for it. Here are some free tools that will help you find email addresses like a pro.

1. Email Hunter

Click on the link above, then enter the domain name (website address) of the business you want to reach and click the red target icon which is Email Hunter’s chrome extension. The tool will give you every email associated with that domain name. If Email Hunter doesn’t give you 100% confidence, use MailTester (# 6 below) to verify the email address before sending the email.

2. EmailForCorporations

Click on the link above to go to their website, then click the industry you’re looking to find anyones email in, navigate the list. This tool is not sexy but it’s free, requires no login, and gets the job done.

3. CEO Email Addresses

If you’re looking to email a CEO and can’t find their email address, use this tool to quickly find their email address. It isn’t sexy but gets the job done. Select the industry you want to look up, then click on the CEO’s name for his or her email.

4. SnapBird

This tool uses Twitter to find an email address. Many people have shared their email or given clues to their email in a tweet before. SnapBird quickly finds any tweets with email related content and gives them to you. Many times, the twitter user you want to email has tweeted out their exact email before. Copy, paste!

5. Voila Nobert

Type in the first and last name of the person you want to reach along with their website and Voila! The tool will provide you with the email address you’re looking for. Quick tool to use for email address finder.

6. MailTester

Once you have an email, but you are not 100% sure its accurate, can go to MailTester.com to plugin the email to see if its 100% real or not. Mailtester usually gives a reliable indicator, but if not, you can use one of the following 2 tools.

7. Email Breaker

Very similar to MailTester although sometimes Email Breaker will confirm an email that MailTester couldn’t. This has to do with how they are looking up emails on the backend. If one doesn’t work, try the service below to verify the email address.

8. Email Checker

Plug in an email and this tool will tell you if it is a real email or not. Similar to Email Breaker and MailTester.

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Judith Lee is a marketing and communications professional who focuses on social media and email marketing based in Atglen. She is a SCORE Volunteer and the Chair-Elect of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at 610-368-2058 or via email at judithlee@epix.net.

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