1. In order to perform a reverse email search you need to be equipped with the right tools. However finding a person's name or an address can be easily done on the internet where very simple sites offer precious tools to trace an email.

2. A plethora of websites, such as Worldemaildirectory, Switchboard, Yahoo or Bigfoot have emerged to do a free reverse email search. Notwithstanding that, the downside about these cyber tools is that most of them have been at the apex of their market for almost 2 decades and are now somewhat outdated.

3. Furthermore, keep in mind that finding a person's email indirectly implies a desire to be found from that person. It appeared to be quite common in the early 90's to disclose personal data like e-mail addresses to public services as users wanted to be connected to an extended network.

4. The Internet changes rapidly and it has become incredibly difficult to keep up with the latest twists and turns. To carry out a reverse email search successfully, users need to turn towards more sophisticated tools to identify the IP address.

5. An IP address is a unique series of numbers that can be presented as the identity card of the computer. A computer can be identified through its IP address. However, that is only the first step as the matching between user's name and IP is confidential.

6. Usual techniques to "cheat" the IP address inlcude disguising the IP address through a myriad of tricks. Only a professional tool can help uncover these techniques and obtain a certain degree of accuracy.

7. Also keep in mind that you can organize your research with a very simple elimination process: start with a reverse search within different email providers, then a search by country, state, occupations or even languages. The more elements you use in your search, the greater chance you have to obtain more targeted results.

8. Do not fool yourself. If after trying all the free methods you still cannot find that person , it is time to consider more advanced services.