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Choosing The Right Dating
Services
With so many Dating Services popping up all
over the Internet, it can sometimes be a bit
daunting and confusing when it comes to
deciding on which Dating Service to join.
To make things a bit easier, I have compiled
a list of points that you can refer to,
which will help you choose the right Dating
Service for you.
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Choose reputable, well established Dating Services
that have been around for at least a few
years. The longer the better. Check out
their about us page, most sites have
them, and this will give you a general
idea of the company and how long they
have been online.
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A few of the major Dating Services are
RoadtoLove.com, Udate.com, Match.com
: Lavalife.com : One and Only & Yahoo
Personals, and they have been around for
a good few years.
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Make sure that you can browse some of the profiles
before you pay to join, otherwise how do
you know whether the site is going to be
suitable, if you can't see anyone or
anything on it.
(Don't
part with any of your hard earned cash
before
you've had a good look around)
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Before you view the profiles you will find that some
Dating Services may ask you to register,
others may just give you a free search
without registering.
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There are plenty of FREE Dating Services where you can
list your profile, however, remember
that FREE will not necessarily give you
a top quality service, and has a greater
chance of being filled with people who
post dummy/fake ads and profiles.
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You may want to consider joining Dating Services that
offer onsite messaging and e-mail
services, that way you can communicate
using an e-mail address provided by
those Dating Services, instead of using
your personal one.
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Consider International Dating Services, you will often
find that they have the greatest number
of profiles to browse through.
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Most Dating Services will provide access to an FAQ
page. It's often very useful to have a
read through any of the questions which
are commonly asked by other users, they
normally provide most of the answers you
are looking for. If they don't, make
sure you can find an e-mail address or
contact form where you can contact the
Dating Services concerned - to address
your questions.
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A great tool to download is the Alexa Toolbar. Alexa
ranks websites on a scale
of :- 1 - being the most
visited/popular, up to the millions
(fewer visitors). The lower the number
on Alexa the more visitors they get.
Currently the most visited website of
Alexa Toolbar Users, is Yahoo - with
a ranking of 1. (That's a huge amount of
traffic) This will give you a good idea
of how much traffic a site gets and how
popular they are. (For Dating Sites you
should be looking for an Alexa Ranking
of about 100,000 or less)
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Make sure that any of the Dating Services you join
offer secure payment methods and also
check to see how often you will be
charged. Also remember to take a look at
what kind of payment methods they accept
- credit cards, cheque, cash etc...
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Consider joining multiple Dating Services.
Most of them are FREE to post your
profile and photo, and you only pay when
you want to contact someone. Have a look
at what other services they offer, such
as - Voicemail, Chat Rooms, Photo Chat
and Instant Messaging etc...
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Make sure you like the way the whole site works.
Is it
easy to use?
Can you amend your profile easily?
Do they offer good search facilities?
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Check out each sites privacy policy. If they don't
display one or you can't find one, then
try another site. You will find that
most leading Internet Dating Services
will provide one.
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If at anytime you decide to leave a Dating Service,
remember to inform them through the
proper channels. The last thing you need
is to be continually re-billed for a
dating service that you no longer use -
simply because you forgot to cancel your
subscription. (Keep a record of any
payments/emails in case you need to
claim a refund)
Remember, Internet Dating Services are fun
and secure and give you a great introduction
to the world of Dating. You can also gain a
wealth of experience and new skills, and if
you're not looking for your "Soul Mate" just
yet - it gives you the opportunity to make
plenty of new friends.
Check out the articles on dating safely and
chatroom dating - they also contain valuable
advice and
things you should know
before you get started, if
you haven't already.
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