What Is The Best Way To Find Your Old Friends?

Probably about 10 years ago you had to pay if you wanted to start finding old friends. During this time it was usually people you went to school with or maybe grew up with as a child. It was still fun and exciting, but now you find old friends for free. All you have to do is know where to look and what better place than the many social networking sites that have sprung up online.

It seems like everywhere you turn there is a social networking site, and chances are you will find friends from your past on it. All it takes is about an hour of your time and a computer to make it all happen. The best places to start your search are Facebook and Twitter. They are by far the easiest places for finding old friends.

If by chance you don't come across your friend on the first try, it's possible that they are a friend of a friend. Be sure to check all your friends, friend's lists to see if he or she is on there. If by chance finding old friends becomes a little more difficult you should try to find any old contact information. Granted you might not have it, but if you do there are plenty of reverse telephone search sites out there. Just do a Google search and plenty of services will come up. Utilizing these could provide you with a new phone number or address for your friend.

Another choice is posting an old school photograph on Facebook. It's possible that someone else knows where this person is and where you can find them. Sometimes people don't remember a person until you provide a visual aid. Plus some of the other people will help you start finding old friends in the photograph.

You could also take a different path if nothing is working and place a short add in the "Lost and Found" section of the local newspaper. Seriously, several people have done this and found the person they were looking for all along. Keep in mind it's not necessarily how you find old friends for free, but it's another solution.

Over the years many people move or just want to broaden their horizons elsewhere. If you think this might be the case then looking for ex-pat clubs could help. Most of these establishments have forum facilities you can utilize. All you have to do is look at sites like; Living in...Canada, Greece, so on and so forth. You will also realize that people on the ground are more the happy to lend a helping hand. There are several personal blogs out there with useful links.

Even though your luck wasn't what you wanted the first time around doesn't mean you should give up. The goal here is to find old friends for free and that means going through the motions over and over again. Places like Facebook and Twitter always have individuals creating an account. So even though the 1st month didn't help, finding old friends could be much easier the second time around. Just stick with it and you will find that long-lost friend.