Here are the best search sites that you can check out. Just a word of reminder, some sites can get really tricky. Make sure that the site you're using is really for free. If the site asks for personal information like credit card numbers, stay away from it.

Phone Directories This is a very helpful tool in finding people using the internet. You can try the following: 1. Lycos; this site allows you to search the yellow and white pages and you can also find alumni emails and professional profiles. 2. Switchboard; last 2004, this site was awarded as the best in the internet world and that is according to PC magazine. In this site, you can find people, businesses, email addresses, phone numbers, etc. 3. Whitepages.com; if you're looking for someone and you already know the individual's name. You can use either the last or first name in finding his or her phone number. 4. Teldir; you can be provided with calling codes internationally and it serves over 216 countries. 5. Anywho.com; if you know the phone number, you can find the person and his or her business 6. DexOnline; in this site, you can search phone listings on government, residential, and business. 7. Toll free phone numbers; you can try a reverse lookup, the Google search engine, or Google's telephone number search.

Business Search You can try LinkedIn, Ziggs.com, inter800.com, business search, BigBook.com, yahoo local, United States Securities & Exchange and Chamber of Commerce. The mentioned sites can provide you with the needed information about the business professional, local and international business information, stockholding information, salaries, and other information.

Obituary Search You can check out the obituaries online by visiting ancestry.com and obits.com. The latter is a site for public figures. The former on the other hand is better because it contains the largest database on family history.

You can also check with the Daily Times obituaries, the archive of the National Obituary, Obituary Listings, NY Times page for obituaries, and Obit central. They have databases for the listings. Some of their database even goes as far as the 1800s.

Free Search Sites for People A lot of sites claim that they offer free searches on people but don't be deceived because there are sites that have hidden charges. Be careful when doing a free search on the web. Check out this list and let it serve as your guide in finding people on the net.

You can try the following sites - Military search engines, Doctor Finder, Your Family, 411 Local, Lost Friends, Census Finder, FamilySearch.org, MySpace, Facebook, GeoWhitePages, Birthday Database, Stalkerati, and ZoonInfo. These online sites are generally for free but they also tell you when the information is already charged. The site makes it clear to the user or searcher which information can be obtained for free.

Try them now, start by checking phone directories then do business searches. After that, you can try the obituaries and the free sites.