Dating Sites Reviews

Online Dating Insider Turns Seven

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:18:18 -0500

David Evans runs a great dating industry blog called Online Dating Insider, it turned 7 this month. Congrats Dave!

He offers insight and commentary on the dating industry every week and I always look forward to reading his next post. If you are a Executive or CEO of a Dating Service and are looking for a Consultant, Dave Evans would be someone who I would recommend.

You can find the Online Dating Insider blog here.

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Ashley Madison is Big Business

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:49:00 -0500

CEO Noel Biderman is the face of Ashley Madison, and he has taken the marketing of the affairs dating site to the next level. He has a partnership with the Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show, has ads on billboards and has created TV commercials (that most never seem to be allowed on air, see Story). He has even started to market AshleyMadison.com as a place where the married can pursue their same-sex attractions.

Currently The Ashley Madison Agency has between 4.6 and 4.7 million members who have logged on seeking and extramarital affair (I assume since the site launched in 2001). 30 percent (or 1.41 million) of these members are women. Also, about 150 thousand members are looking for a same-sex affair with two thirds being women looking for women. From a survey run on the affairs site, 50 percent of all respondents (both men and women) are not first timers and admit to c...

Spark Networks Third Quarter 2009 Financials

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:59:24 -0500

On November 5th, 2009 Spark Networks reported their third quarter results which ended on September 30, 2009. For Q3, 2009 Spark Networks revenue was $11.1 million. This is a 21 percent decrease from Q3, 2008 of $14 million and a 2 percent decrease from last quarter. For the first 9 months of this year total revenue is now at $34.3 million which is a 22 percent decrease from last year of $44.1 million.

The Jewish Networks saw revenue fall to $7.1 million for Q3. For the same quarter last year, revenue was 16 percent more at $8.4 million. Some good news is to be found though, for the first time in a few quarters, the Jewish Networks had an increase of subscribers to 86,051. This is a decrease of 6 percent from Q3, 2008 but a 4 percent increase from the prior quarter.

The Other Affinity Networks (MingleMatch) saw a decrease of 9% in revenue to $3.2 million when compared to last year. This is 3 percent less than the last quarter. Subscriber wise for the third quarter, there was 66,78...

Australian Dating Site in Trouble with the ACCC

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:56:42 -0500

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has gone ahead and started Federal Court proceedings against Jetplace Pty Ltd. They own and operate the dating site RedHotPie.com.au. This adult dating service, which targets mostly Australian singles looking for a casual fling, has been accused of engaging in misleading conduct. It is alleged that RedHotPie created fictional dating profiles on their website which they then used to send messages and flirts to real members. The members receiving these fake messages thought they were in contact with real people that they could potentially meet.

Jetplace Pty Ltd defended the use of these profiles stating that they are used as a part of the dating sites user security suite. This software assists in the detection of illegal activities and scammers on the website.

A hearing has been set for December in Federal Court for this case.

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Making Contact in Online Dating: How to NOT be Annoying

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:36:32 -0500

Ever had someone contact you multiple times on an online dating website? That is, multiple times when you hadn’t even responded the first time…

It happens to most of us – some people just don’t know how to take no for an answer. There can be many reasons why someone decides to contact another member again if they don’t initially receive a response. Often times, it is with good intentions, unsure that their email or message was delivered on the first try. Others, they simply can’t believe that you’re not interested. Regardless, here are some tips for contacting people on online dating sites and now to show interest without being a stalker.

Twice Tops
If you reach out to someone once, especially by a message, and they do not reply, you can contact them one more without looking like you are nagging. If the person did not respond to your first message, it’s perfectly OK to send something along that says, “Hi – I dropped you a line last week w...

The Mobile Dating Market

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:47:37 -0500

What services are included in the mobile dating market? Basically anything designed to be accessed by a cell phone for the purposes of finding and communicating with a date. This includes mobile phone applications (think iPhone Apps), mobile internet services (accessible via the phones web browser) and text based services (Twitter like).

The global mobile dating market appears to have a bright future indeed. In 2007 the industry was worth $330 million already (Juniper Research). By 2008 it had jumped over 60% to $550 million and by 2013 it is expected to double to $1.3 billion.

In part what is driving this industry are the capabilities of the phones themselves. As more people get GPS enabled smart phones and as the dating software become more sophisticated, yet easier to use for the user, more people are willing to try out these services. Still, mobile phone dating is more about instant gratification. It is considered a tech-savvy young adults tool, who is not looking for so mu...

From first contact to first date: A timeline

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:12 -0500

Many people ask me, "How do I know when to ask someone on a date? I've been emailing with them on my dating site, but I don't know when the time is right..."

This is at once a very easy and very difficult question to answer, but let's give it a whirl! (Disclaimer: This method is not one-size-fits-all. Your mileage will vary.)

You write a first contact email. It's short, sweet, personalized to their profile, and ends with a question for them to answer. They write you back to say, "Thanks, but no thanks." Do not pass go, do not collect date.

You write a first contact email. It's short, sweet, personalized to their profile, and ends with a question for them to answer. They write you back and answer your question, but do not ask any of their own. Write back, continue to show interest, but do not pass go, do not collect date (yet).

You receive a first contact email. You enjoy what you see and read, so you reply back with an email that is shor...

iPhone Users Dating Habits

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:36:49 -0500

247 iPhone owners nationwide were surveyed (I know not a very big sample pool) by Retervo to produce a snapshot profile of a typical user. Here are the highlights of what they found out:

Question: What makes a person more attractive, a college degree or cool gadgets?

According to the survey 75 percent of iPhone owners prefer to date someone with cool gadgets.

Question: Have you texted or emailed someone to break up with them?

33 percent of iPhone users have done this.

Question: Would it be a turnoff if your partner had older, out of date gadgets?

Again 33 percent of iPhone owners agree that it would be a turn off.

Question: Do you use your phone to watch adult material?

20 percent of iPhone owners admit to surfing for porn.

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Meetups: An alternative way to find love online

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:38:55 -0500

Are you creeped out by the idea of posting a dating profile for all to see and then going on dates with total strangers? Is the whole idea just a little too.... technological for you? You're not alone! But on the other hand, maybe you're new to town and don't know anyone. You're not religious, so meeting people through a church or temple is out. You don't dip your pen in company ink, so that cutie in Accounting is off limits. Where are you going to meet other singles if you don't do online dating?

Consider Meetup.com. Their tagline is: Do something • Learn something • Share something • Change something. No matter what type of activities you enjoy, you can bet there's a meetup group somewhere in your area devoted to it.

Do something
Why not join a meetup group of fellow runners and train for a local marathon together? Or maybe a meetup group of Civil War enthus...

eHarmony Facebook Page and Celebration of Love Contest

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:39:50 -0500

eHarmony launched their Celebration of Love marketing campaign on their Facebook page during the last week of October (thanks eHB) and it sure has been busy. There are currently 2,156 fans and over 600 success stories (I stopped counting after 20 pages) from Facebook members posted on the wall. Fans of the page have also uploaded 379 photos for these success stories.

Most of these success stories are in response to a weekly contest being run. Facebook members can submit eHarmony success stories about how they met their partner and if they follow the official contest rules they could when a $50, $100 or $200 Amazon E-Mail Gift card.

Entries will be judged based on the criteria set forth in each weekly Contest announcement post. The judge or judging panel will select the entry tha...