Thursday, December 6, 2007

What Makes A Dating Service Good

Choices in life are good, they bring about competition which usually improves service and price. Internet dating has brought about a high number of choices for people looking to meet that certain special person in their life.

In this article let's look at what makes a good dating service and give some tips on choosing one to fit your needs.

1. Which features are going to be the most important to you? If you live in a rural area a dating service with a large number of people living in a city may not be that important. If you are a Christian that values religion finding a member who has the same views as you could be what you are looking for.

2. How much money do you want to spend on your monthly membership.No matter how many features and benefits a service offers if you can not afford it the point is moot. One bit of advice is avoid free membership sites. As you will see in many of these tips paid memberships are better for everything from safety to choices.

3. What type of profile matching system do they offer. Your profile is your online resume and the key to finding members to meet. Profile matching is great for filtering through millions of members to zero in on who matches well for you. This does not mean you can not browse all members if you choose that as well.

4. Do you want to have off-line events available to you. Speed dating is one example of members meeting off-line and having a chance to quickly meet a large number of possible dating partners.

5. We should probably list this first for women and that is safety. There are dating services who do background checks of all subscribers and certify their marital status, background, and age. In these days and times this is an important feature to have.

6. Privacy can be important at first, along with that is security. You may not want everyone to know you have joined a dating service. You can also keep certain things on your profile private in the beginning if you choose.

This is 6 things that makes a dating service good for you. Of course everyone has different things that are most important to them. Thankfully today dating services are more safe and quality oriented to offer you a great experience if you choose to use them.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

What Is The Best Online Dating Site

When you first start out with online dating you want to find the right dating service to join. This can be a problem because there are so many to choose from. Here are some tips on finding the best online dating sites to start with, you decide from there.

Your goal with online dating when you first start out with a dating site is to create a profile that presents you in the best light as possible. This profile will be matched with other members who have the same interests as you. It will also help them learn about you in regards to race, religion, location, sex, hobbies, and so on.

Some of the most popular online dating sites are:

Match.com- As their name would indicate they are an online dating site that has a high success rate of matching people together. It shows up on almost all surveys as one of the best online dating sites. You can sign up for free and they do offer a 1 month, 3 month, and 6 month membership. Your profile will include 2 pictures and you can add video and audio to it.

Great Expectations- They get right to the point by asking for your zip code. They then ask you to fill out a profile to see if their service is available in your area. They are an established online dating site. This is a great choice if you live in a large city where they are available. They rank high because of how easy it is to get started with them.

Yahoo Personals- You will find fast searches and they probably have the highest number of photos to view. They offer a full 7 day free trial so you can begin checking out for a photo match for you. They currently offer over 9 million members to choose from.

eHarmony- You have probably seen them advertised on television. To get started with them you take a relationship questionnaire. It is fun to take and is a main component of their program to help you find your perfect mate. The relationship questionnaire is free and you will learn all about yourself and what you are really looking for in someone.

This is just 4 popular and reputable online dating sites. Regardless of who you join it is important to feel comfortable with their site and how easy it is for you to navigate. Dealing with a well known name is a good idea at first unless you are going on a personal reference.