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REV ER SE E MAIL LO OK UP

How to e ectively conduct a reverse

email lookup: The Ultimate Guide
BY AT HI R A U NN I K RI SHN AN - FEBR UARY 2 2, 2021 - 11 M INS RE AD

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An average email user can receive around 16 malicious emails per month. Therefore,
nding the identity of unknown email senders is vital.

Keeping that in mind, we analyzed 13 di erent ways to conduct a reverse email

lookup. We speci cally based it on the working, accuracy, intuitiveness, pricing, and
more. 

So, here’s your ultimate guide with all our ndings to conduct an e ective reverse
email lookup.

Table of Contents 
1. What is a Reverse email lookup?
2. How to conduct a reverse email lookup?
2.1. 1. The good old Google search
 2.1. 1. The good old Google search
2.2. 2. Search e ortlessly via email lookup tools
2.3. 3. Observe and research domain name
2.4. 4. Analyze the services o ered 
3. Which email lookup tool and chrome extensions should I use for reverse search?
3.1. 1. Clearbit Connect- Supercharge Gmail
3.2. 2. Discoverly
3.3. 3. Email Quali er Extension
3.4. 4. BeenVeri ed.com
3.5. 5. Pipl
3.6. 6. Polymail
3.7. 7. Mailbird
3.8. 8. Social Cat sh
3.9. 9. Integrate Hubspot and Sales Navigator (The Best Paid Option we found)
4. Linkedin Sales Navigator Extension for Gmail : Still a Viable Option?
5. Unable to do your reverse email lookup?
6. The clever tip for reverse email lookup

What is a Reverse email lookup?

Now, how do you nd a person’s email address? You use their name. In a reverse
email lookup, you reverse the process (just as the name suggests), i.e, you use the
email address to nd the name and other pieces of information about the sender. 

So, basically, by conducting a reverse email search you can identify and extract the
personal information of your unknown email sender that they’ve made public on
online platforms.

If you are thinking that this is going to be a long, tiresome process, then let us
happily break it to you. You couldn’t be more wrong. Reverse email lookup is easy,
e ective, and quick. You will know it once you conduct the process.

How do I conduct a reverse email lookup?

Looking up the identity of an unknown email sender is not a herculean task. You can
e ectively do so, by using some simple reverse email lookup methods. 
1. The good old Google search
Yes. You can rely on Google for nding the details of your email sender. Using
Google search is one of the most convenient, yet e cient methods to doing a free
reverse email lookup.

If the sender has registered himself in websites, forums, or any other platform,
Google can simply track down the name and other details.

All you have to do is this. Drop the email address in your Google search bar and press
enter. Google will display as many results as it can nd. Run through the title and the
description and see if it contains information that matches the email address.

You can even make your search more speci c by quoting the email address, i.e ”
xyz@gmail.com” and then hit enter. By doing so, you will see only the results where
the email address actually appears.
Employing Google’s search engine can be a great way to nd the details of your
email sender, but it can also be time-consuming and confusing especially when the
person has not used the speci c email address anywhere else.

2. Search e ortlessly via email lookup tools

You can use email look-up tools or speci cally reverse email lookup tools to nd the
identity of your unknown sender in less than a minute. 

These lookup tools are powerful enough to search extensively through web results,
social media networks, and even the invisible web to locate hints associated with the
email address provided. 

If the given email address is publicly available in any of the mentioned areas, your
reverse email lookup tool can easily locate the details of your anonymous sender.
When that’s the case, email lookup tools are your safest bet.

3. Observe and research domain name

You can use the domain name on the email address to know more about the sender.
Let’s say the email address is xyz@example.com. Here, ‘example.com’ is the email
domain. Now what you can do is, search the domain and conduct research on it to
nd the email sender’s identity. However, do note that this method is comparatively
time-consuming and tiresome.

4. Analyze the services o ered 

If the unknown email you received is related to any service or product, you can
simply search by the name of the product or service o ered and then trace details
about the sender. This method of reverse email search can also be a lengthy one.

Which email lookup tool and chrome extensions

should I use for reverse search?
While many prefer tools, there are a few others who prefer chrome extensions to do
their reverse email search. Luckily, the market o ers some great reverse email
lookup tools and chrome extensions that you can use for your search. 

1. Clearbit Connect- Supercharge Gmail

Clearbit Connect– Supercharge Gmail is a chrome extension that lets you conduct
reverse email search e ortlessly. This extension lets you nd all the essential details
of the sender like location, social pro les, job title, and much more. 

Clearbit is arguably the best free option and lets you nd all social media accounts
connected to the email sender without even leaving your Gmail inbox, making it
quite intuitive.

Pricing: Free 

2. Discoverly
With around 32k users, Discoverly is a free reverse email search extension that is
quite popular in the Chrome Store. 
Discoverly essentially nds someone’s social media pro les by email addresses, so
that you can easily browse through the pro le of the anonymous email sender and
collect only the relevant details you need.

This chrome extension lets you do reverse email lookup on Gmail, Twitter, Linkedin,
Hubspot, Boomerang, Right Inbox, and a lot more platforms.

Pricing: Free

3. Email Quali er Extension

Manycontact’s Email Quali er Extension is yet another chrome extension that lets
you identify social media pro les that are connected with the anonymous email
address. Once you provide the email, the extension gives you a bulk view of all the
social media pro les related to that speci c email. 
Also, in Gmail, you directly nd out which emails own social media accounts and view
them. Then, the reverse email lookup details can be downloaded if you want.

Pricing : Free 

4. BeenVeri ed.com
BeenVeri ed is clearly a popular choice when it comes to reverse email search. The
tool explores tons of social media platforms to retrieve the most relevant details of
the email address provided. 

After doing the reverse email lookup, the tool not only gives you information based
on category but also prepares an entire report to help you get a comprehensive idea
about the identity of the email sender. 

You can nd some crucial details like the geographical location of the sender, name,
age, photos, job and education history, contact information, and many more. It also
searches for the criminal records of the sender, if any. 

Yet on the downside, you can’t rely on the free version of the tool because it more
or less directs you to try a paid plan rather than actually displaying the results.

Pricing: Request for a quote

5. Pipl
Pipl claims to be an identity information platform that lets you uncover all the
possible publicly available details of an unknown email. It works like a search engine
and fetches your details when you enter the email address. 

This reverse email lookup tool has an extensive database and displays the website
where the email is registered along with other reliable details. 

Two of the few stumbling blocks would be that the reliability of the information
depends on how exactly you give the input and you will have to enter the country
code manually which interrupts the smooth experience.

Pricing: $298/mo with Annual Subscription

6. Polymail
If you are a hardcore Mac user, then Polymail is your go-to reverse email lookup tool.
The best part about Polymail is that it displays the pro le of your anonymous email
sender, just beside their email. This way you can directly compare the information
with the email address and the body, thus increasing the chances of nding the right
person.
Polymail is one of the best free reverse email lookup tools, however, the plans are
more suited for bigger organizations and not really for small scale businesses or
individuals.

Pricing: $13 per user/month with monthly subscription. Free Trial Available.

7. Mailbird
If Polymail is for Mac, then Mailbird is for Windows. Yes, Mailbird can be an excellent
reverse email lookup tool if you are a Windows user. The tool is quite intuitive and
lets you directly nd information on LinkedIn about the email sender. Well, it’s one
thing to provide a friendly interface, it’s another thing to give ample functionalities. 
Unfortunately, this reverse email lookup tool is not exactly feature-rich though the
limited features are reliable.

Pricing: $3.25 per month. Free Version available.

8. Social Cat sh
Social Cat sh is yet another free email lookup tool that is much popular for its
reverse email search abilities. This powerful tool lets you nd the social media
pro les, online photos, contact numbers, addresses, and other speci c details you
need related to the email. They even claim to have the functionality of pulling up the
IP address to provide adequate information about the sender’s location.    

Well, even with all these features, it’s hard to ignore the fact that Social Cat sh does
not actually help you validate emails.

Pricing: Request for a quote. Free Version Available

9. Integrate Hubspot and Sales Navigator (The Best Paid

Option we found)
Option we found)
If your intention is to nd the business potential of that unknown email, then this is
arguably the best combination of tools you can opt for, especially if you have an
account in Hubspot. You will also need to access Linkedin Sales Navigator, only then
can you integrate it with Hubspot to perform the reverse email search. 

Now, here’s how the lookup works. After integrating with Sales Navigator, you will
have to create a contact in Hubspot with just the email address. Your contact will
then be tried to match with Linkedin Sales Navigator. Sales Navigator brings you the
closest if not the most accurate match to the email and you just have to click ‘match’
to see your unknown sender’s Linkedin Sales Navigator pro le. You can then collect
all the details you need to analyze the business opportunities.

Evidently, to pull this o , you need accounts in both Hubspot and Linkedin Sales
Navigator for Teams. For this particular use case you can use Hubspot for free but
Sales Navigator for Teams can be a pricey alternative. However if accuracy matters
to you, then this is a super-e ective option.

Pricing: Hubspot – Free

Linkedin Sales Navigator for Teams – $135/ month
Linkedin Sales Navigator Extension for Gmail :
Still a Viable Option?
Have you been researching about reverse email lookup for a while now? Then, you
would have de nitely come across Linkedin Sales Navigator Extension for Gmail. The
extension did the reverse lookup for emails received in Gmail.

You will or maybe would have stumbled across articles that point to it as a great
reverse email lookup extension. Well, it de nitely was. Nevertheless, LinkedIn has
unfortunately sunset the Sales Navigator extension due to low adoption. So, you
don’t have to spend hours browsing for an extension that no longer exists.

Still no luck?! Unable to do your reverse email

lookup?
Well, after all these attempts you may still be unable to nd that anonymous email
sender. When that’s the case it would be safe to say the chances are that the email
address is invalid or hasn’t been used anywhere else. Another possibility is that the
email might have been sent from an anonymous email website. So, it’s always best
to start with verifying the unknown email address before you go into extensive
searching. 

A Clever Tip!
Of course, some reverse email lookup tools do o er email veri cation, the likes of
which are very expensive. Yet, you can go for it. But if you are really looking for a
slightly cheaper or a free reverse email lookup tool (or service), you might not nd
the functionality mentioned above. 

When that’s the case, let us suggest a clever tactic to get the job done without
burning a hole in your pocket. Use email veri ers and check if the email is validated
before starting your reverse email lookup. 

If it’s strictly for business purposes, we would de nitely suggest a slightly di erent
method using SalesQL.

SalesQl is a feature-rich Linkedin email lookup tool that will let you identify the
validity of the email in less than 60 seconds. 

You can conduct your reverse email lookup using a free tool and then swiftly verify
the email and nd other validated details of the sender like alternate email id,
contacts etc. using SalesQL.

And what’s more?! It is free! You can use up to 100 credits without paying a penny!
SalesQl in combination with a good reverse email lookup tool can really help you up
the lookup game by a notch.

Cheers to successful reverse lookups!

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 Athira Unnikrishnan

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