> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Best Practices

> Guidance on using PDL datasets, fields, and parameters effectively.

<Info>
  Best practices cover how to use different datasets, fields, and parameters well — what to use, what to avoid, and why — so you can get the most reliable results out of PDL's data.
</Info>

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  <Card title="Email Data for Outreach" icon="mail" href="/docs/email-data-for-outreach">
    Which email fields to use for outreach, which to avoid, and why.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Searching by job_title" icon="search" href="/docs/searching-by-job-title">
    How to search job\_title effectively, using exact matches, wildcards, and the role/subrole taxonomy.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [Errors & Status Codes](/docs/errors.md)
- [Email Data for Outreach](/docs/email-data-for-outreach.md)
- [Data Delivery Using S3](/docs/data-delivery-using-s3.md)
- [Learn](/learn/overview.md)
- [Data License Ingestion](/docs/data-license-ingestion.md)