Google local is a great specialized search that allows you to search for key words and phrases by address, city and state or zip code.  Just type in what you are looking for and the area and google will return local results, phone and address listings, maps and related web sites ( if any ).  This is great for investigators, skip tracers and other legal professionals because it allows you to search an area for particular government offices, business services, etc. 

For example, if you are looking for courts within Akron, OH, just enter "courts" in the What field and "Akron, OH" in the Where field and you will get results for all the courts listed for that area, map locations and any related web sites.  You can find municipal offices, police departments, libraries, local investigators, repo agents, etc.

You can access Google Local at Google Local .  In addition, there is a version of Google Local for internet-enabled cell phones and mobile devices that can be accessed at Local Google Mobile .  Get familiar with Google Local and you will see the potential benefits it offers for skip tracers and other investigations professionals.

Good luck with your searches.

With the constant growth of the internet, the question isn’t whether or not the information you are searching for is out there, but, rather, how do you find your needle in the web’s haystack of data? 

For skip tracers and investigators who want to mine the web to find people and information, it is important to learn the tools available for getting what you want out of your web searches.  Gone are the days when you could type in a few keywords and hit a search button to get what you wanted, especially with the growing number of keyword spammers who will do anything to get their web sites positioned at the top of search engine results.

Skip tracers and investigators who learn to use the special features of Google searching will be ahead of their colleagues, when it comes to finding people, public records and other job-related data.  You can read about some of these tools and tricks at Searching The Internet For Information The Google Way  by Sandra Stammberger @ webpronews.com .

In addition, we will be discussing additional Google search features and web search techniques in upcoming blog posts. 

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