FindingSingles Review
October 2, 2009 by david
Filed under Dating Site Reviews
Finding Singles is an online dating site for singles of all ethnicities, genders, and sexual preferences looking for any type of relationship. They are designed to help match you to singles that fit your needs and desires.
Site name: FindingSingles.net
Categories: Online Dating
Free Trial: Yes
Regions: US only
Orientation: All
Relationships Sought:
- Dating
- A Relationship
- Friendship
Services/Offered Ways to Connect:
- Chat
- Forums
- Search
- Private E-mail
- Featured Personals
- Flirt Options
Testimonials
“I work a lot and just don’t have time to go out and meet guys. Ever since joining, I’ve met more guys than ever and had the most fun in my life. If you’re like me, I highly recommend joining right now.”
– Tami
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American Singles Review
October 2, 2009 by david
Filed under Dating Site Reviews
American Singles is an online dating site in the SparkNetwork. They have been around since 1995, bringing millions of singles together for friendship, dating, and romance. They’ve been able to build many relationships and help many singles meet their lifelong match.
They claim to be different than other dating services based on their lower prices, e-cards, message boards, chat rooms, and more.
All you need to do is create your profile, post a few photos (up to 4) and begin your foray into online dating. If you upgrade to their premium membership service, you’ll have e-mail & instant messaging services. Don’t be afraid that you won’t find someone – there are millions of members, so there’s plenty of people for you to choose from!
Site name: American Singles
Categories: Matchmaking, Dating
Free Trial: Yes – Free to create a profile, post photos & search for other members
Regions: The World
Orientation: Heterosexual , Gay, Lesbian
Relationships Sought:
Services/Offered Ways to Connect:
- Who’s online
- Real Time Chat
- Anonymity
- Instant Messaging
- Toll Free Customer Service
- Ignore List
- Hot Lists
The site is very well organized, and you don’t have to pay a single cent to sign up and start looking for a match. They also have sections for you explaining online dating safety and how to create the best free dating profile.
Getting Over The Stigma of Online Dating
September 23, 2009 by david
Filed under News & Articles
If you look online for information about online dating, you might come across articles like “Online Dating: Only For The Desperate?” or “Online Dating Stigma – Is It Gone?”
Now, it’s up for debate whether the stigma is gone or not – online dating sites (all of them combined) have well over 20 million members. Match.com alone has 15 million members!
The ultimate sign that online dating went mainstream was when Dr. Phil joined forces with Match.com to offer dating advice. However, even with Dr. Phil’s stamp of approval & the massive membership bases of these online dating sites, a stigma still surrounds the concept of online dating.
Granted, it has lessened over the years, but it’s still there. You will still find some couples trying to conceal the fact that they’ve met on the internet. For a while, I was very much against the concept of online dating. I felt like it was the easy way out – that I would be giving up on the concept of meeting people in person if I signed up for a dating site. I felt like it would make me a weak person.
In reality though – that’s an awfully silly way to think about it. First off – just because you sign up for an online dating site doesn’t mean you’re giving up on looking for love in the “traditional” ways. It’s just another avenue for you to find relationships. You can still go out to bars, clubs, libraries, parks, wherever you would look for interesting people and try to meet them there. There is no clause in your membership to online dating sites that says you can’t go outside.
With that said – just because YOU might be over the stigma of online dating doesn’t mean your friends will be. Though you shouldn’t really have to justify your actions to them, if you feel the need, here are some good ways to explain why online dating is beneficial to you – with some cheesy metaphors:
1. People in business are always talking about the concept of ‘multiple streams of income’ – why can’t you have multiple streams of dating opportunities? This allows you to find dating opportunities all the time, any time.
2. In the world of advertising, finding targeted buyers for what you are selling is the ultimate goal of your advertisements. When you see someone of the opposite sex walking down the street, you know nothing about them. In online dating, you can sift through people’s profiles and find out if they fit your type, and pick out the people who are specifically compatible with you. This saves you a lot of work, and will lower your failure rate in dating significantly.
3. The internet is designed to connect people. You’re just taking advantage of the resources given to you.
The truth is though – if you see an opportunity, take it. Online dating is a great opportunity for you. What do care about more, what your friends think, or finding the love of your life? Think like Machiavelli – the end justifies the means. You think you will care what your friends think if you’ve found the love of your life, even if it was from online dating? I don’t think so.
Now get out there!
Mate1.com Review
September 22, 2009 by david
Filed under Dating Site Reviews
Ranked by Comscore Mediamatrix® and Neilsen Netratings® among the top 5 mainstream dating sites on the planet, Mate1.com has over 15 million members, with tens of thousands joining daily.
It is supposedly the most frequented explicit dating site on the web. A unique feature that gives Mate1 an almost 50/50 girl to guy ratio is the fact that women don’t have to pay for membership while guys have to pay a monthly fee. Although this may not seem fair, it is an effective solution for balancing the playing field.
Site name: Mate1
Categories: Dating Service
Free Trial: Free for Women. For Guys: there is a 3-day $1.95 Trial Membership.
Regions: US
Orientation: Heterosexual, Gay/Lesbian
Relationships Sought: Relationships, Casual Dating, Social Circle
Services/Offered Ways to Connect:
- Chat
- Multiple Photographs
- Free Voice-Recorded Messages
- Questionnaire Matching
Testimonials:
Dear Mate1,
I met my soul mate on your website! It must have been fate because we met on the last night he was going to be on the site. He had already cancelled his subscription when I happened to send him an IM invitation. We started to talk and soon met up, and well, here we are, planning our wedding! I have never met someone who completed me the way that he does and I have this website to thank for that.
Thank you so much Mate1.com!
Beth
Florence, Kentucky
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PrimeSingles.net Review
September 22, 2009 by david
Filed under Dating Site Reviews
Primesingles.net is an online dating site for singles over 40 and in their prime to meet for friendship, dating, and marriage. Thousands of mature singles have joined our dating site in hopes of meeting other older men and older women to share new experiences with each day. Prime Singles provides online dating services, including online personals and photographs of men and women.
Started in 2002 to bring like-minded singles together in a safe, clean, and fun environment Prime singles still aims to please. Join other singles at PrimeSingles.net today in making this the prime of your life at the dating site where senior people meet and find friends and love.
Site name: PrimeSingles.net
Categories: Dating Service
Free Trial: Free to Browse
Regions: US
Orientation: Heterosexual
Relationships Sought: Long-Term Relationships
Services/Offered Ways to Connect:
• Online profiles and photographs of single men and women
• Online chat rooms and an instant messenger to enable others to communicate in real time
• An online private mailbox to enable others to exchange personal messages
• An online public forum to enable others to exchange messages and information
• An online display of frequently asked questions, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Testimonials:
I wanted to let you know that Radman456 and I have met over the summer. We had a wonderful 4 days together we had a little problem with him living in Oklahoma and me living on the Eastern Shore. He has visited me twice and I took a trip to Oklahoma once. Then over Christmas he came and visited me in Maryland and we went to Snow Hill and got married. We would like to thank you for bringing us together and making our life much better. We love each other and can’t wait until we’re together for always. He will be coming here in May after he graduates. Life is all good. Thank you again. Shortie0411
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SinglesNet.com Review
September 21, 2009 by david
Filed under Dating Site Reviews
SinglesNet is a dating site created with the motto “Dating Made Easy.” They offer free trial memberships and form most users’ experience, it seems that the only benefit in paying for a subscription is to be able to initiate contact with more than a few members at a time. The best feature of SinglesNet.com is that it is extremely easy and fast to sign up (they claim as low as 30 seconds).
Site name: SinglesNet.com
Categories: Dating Service
Free Trial: Yes
Regions: US
Orientation: Heterosexual, Gay/Lesbian
Relationships Sought:
Services/Offered Ways to Connect: Automatic Matches, Mailbox, Higher Search Placement
