Great example of auditory exchange!
03:16:31 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
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China market is a rapid growing perspective market. And there we see the examples of cooperation between strong corporations and "Dating Empires" if I can say so.
Thus China.com, a leading Internet services provider in China and a Hong Kong listed subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: China), announced today its partnership with Meetic (Paris: MEET.PA) to launch an online dating service in the China market.
With this partnership, young career professionals, the key audience of China.com, will be able to access the global database of Meetic in English, French and German and use a variety of popular tools provided by Meetic’s website to search, communicate and find their soul-mates. Meetic is the largest dating website in Europe with 25 million registered users and since its launch in 2002, more than 500,000 couples have become engaged.
"According to industry research, the scale of online dating in China will reach more than 100 million people by 2008," said Xiaowei Chen, Ph.D., executive director and chief financial officer of China.com Inc. "Highly educated young professionals are expected to be the key segment of the population that will drive this rapid growth in online dating in China. This same demographic segment is also the core users of the China.com portal. Our partnership with Meetic will further strengthen our leadership position in China as we distance ourselves from the competition by providing the most compelling and leading edge online services our target audience most desires, now and well into the future."
"We aim to be the biggest dating and relationship platform in Asia in 5 years," said Ma Yun, CEO of Meetic. "It is a milestone for us to partner with China.com." (article source home.businesswire.com)
As you can see this should be a great venture not only for China but for the whole dating world cause those targeted young people from China will be communications with the whole world. Great example of auditory exchange!
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01:56:56 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
I am glad to welcome you again in our Dating Blog. I greet all our constant subscribers and every newcomer. All this time I have been trying to choose and publish the best articles devoted to Dating Themes and was extremely excited when you posted your comments or emailed my your feedbacks.
Who knows better than You what's most interesting, necessary, and useful for you. Therefore, you have an opportunity now to express your opinion on blog categories and themes you are interested in, articles you would like to read, additions you would like to make, etc.
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According to All Business Daily News Digest a growing number of small businesses believe the coming year will be a good one.
The finding comes from the latest barometer of small business sentiment, the Discover Small Business Watch, which surged to 130 in November, 10 points higher than October's reading. That's also the fourth consecutive monthly increase.
Of the 1,000 small business owners randomly polled, 49 percent rated the economy either good or excellent, up from 44 percent in October. And 36 percent think economic conditions are getting better, up from 31 percent in October.
"It is heartening to see small business confidence in the economy as we start the holiday season and head into a new year," said Sastry Rachakonda, director of Discover Business Card.
Judging by these results, we can hope that in the new business year Online Dating Business will be also growing and profiting. This means that you have a chance to join it right now to be successful next year.
Everyone says that Online Dating is accessible for everyone and almost every person on the Planet has tried it at least once.
Ron Zvagelsky in his Overview on Online Dating says that it's easy to see why online dating has become so popular, as you are able to meet someone anywhere in the world from the comfort of your own computer. However, online dating may not be for everyone. Before you make the decision to join an online dating website, it is important for you to take a number of factors into consideration. You will first want to think about how successful you've been with offline dating. If you have found a reasonable amount of success doing this, it may be strange for you to meet someone on a website.
However, if you're a shy person who has tried unsuccessfully to meet someone offline, or you're a loner who wants to meet someone without the hassles of going to clubs, concerts, or bars, the internet may be an excellent tool for you. He offers a number of guidelines for those who are starting Dating Online. His first piece of advice is to invest money in a webcam. A webcam is a critical tool for anyone who wants to be successful with online dating. The reason he says this is because it allows you to actually see the person you are contacting, and you can make sure they are who they say they are. While photos are helpful, they can be old, altered, or simply fake.
Each online dating site will allow users to list information in their profile. His second advice to you is to avoid sending messages to people who do not have a lot of information in their profiles. More often than not, people who do not have detailed profiles are not truly interested in trying to find a partner. You may also find it helpful to use paid sites compared to sites that are free. When you use paid sites, you will often find that there is a better selection, and the members are serious about finding a date, since they are paying a monthly membership to be on the website.
It should also be common sense to avoid responding to profiles that do not even have pictures. If the person is unwilling to post their picture in their profile, this generally means that they have something to hide, and you should avoid them at all costs. Once you have found someone online that you're interested in, you should never meet them in person unless it is in a public place with either your family member or friend present.
Good tips that can be helpful for anyone and I would like to add one more. It's the reflection of the previous two. Just try to make a complete profile yourself and add real photos, chat and meet people. Try to provide a good impression on potential partners. Good luck!
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00:45:43 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Everyone knows that the first step to creating a business is the idea: a very good idea, which can grow up into a big business. However this is just the peak of the iceberg. Developing the idea into a successful and effective business demands time, physical efforts and, definitely professional knowledge in different spheres of life as this includes a lot of aspects like idea realization – the product, service or project development, making a design, promotion, advertising and so on.
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Dating is a great thing only if you’re not so far away from your sweethearts. The connection feels stronger if you’re alone and traveling.
When you are communicating to a person online you get some information and reflect on it but your ideas are not always true. That’s why it’s important that you discuss every tiny detail before meeting in a real life. This concerns habits and usual things to do. Some people have a weird character and in many cases it can become the reason for a breakup.
Some people are very fast in meeting in a real life but sometimes it’s not rational. The reason is that people who sign up online are not trustworthy. Of course, some sites do a background check as a service for their members. But it’s rare. In many cases it ends up with checking the emails.
So we should trust only ourselves when getting ready for a first date. Sometimes men travel to see their girlfriends. When you’re in a train or plane you are nowhere. I mean that you’re not at home already and not at her place yet. Seems like a meditation and thinking over. All the scenes that seemed unreal are sure to become true and very soon. Some people are scared of the reality and they behave strangely at first. So at a first date we should be careful with each other. We should be ready to talk even if it sounds weird.
So, just don’t be shy and get ready to be yourself. Then you’ll get mutual understanding and acquire love in a real world.
Urban Prestige for special singles!
08:15:11 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Starting an online Dating Business or Networking is not an easy thing. Some Sites though do manage to do their best to provide good service and nice design.
Today I would like to put dome notes on Urbanprestige.com. Urban Prestige offers thegood and comprehensive avenues to enhance and expand professional networks, to develop the inner self, to create new and exciting relationships, and to get active in professional and social communities. UP fuses work, play, and relationships together in an innovative, well-balanced Internet service medium.
There's a special offer at the site: they offer a free one year trial membership if you sign up today. You can get it if you sign up with the code js101.
What's special about it? Here are some points you may like.
UP dares to be different by connecting three major life areas in one interactive resource:
* Relationships and dating.
* Personal growth.
* Professional development.
UP Events broadcast a wide variety of avenues and venues to meet the intellectual, social, and personal needs of a diverse community of urban professionals. You can get the info about volunteer opportunities, local events, professional opportunities and entertainment, locally and globally.
I think it's a noce idea in a nice form. You should check it up. Waiting for your comments!
The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps to create success from the Inside Out
02:25:17 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Today I have found an interesting interview with one of the prominent bloggers and marketing coaches Joe Vitale.
The talk was devoted to success and the ways of achieving it. I liked some points that can be useful for all people who try to start an Online Dating Business or simply not sure they can do that.
The main item in success is focus, says Joe. You get more of whatever you focus on. If in business or in life you're focused on scarcity, you attract more scarcity. If you're focused on abundance you attract abundance. Specifically if you looked at it in business terms, it is always more productive to focus on what's working in your business, not on what is not working. As you keep your focus on what is working, you will be surprised how the things not working will gradually drop away. You also need to focus on the goals you want to accomplish.
One more notion that made me curious was "Impossible thinking" that makes you think of ways to make it possible. Souds like a quiz at first, but then you understand that it means planning for the future. When we dream we have no plan of doing something. When we do "Impossible thinking" we are planning real actions that will lead us to our dreams.
The third is money. "Money Likes Speed." - as Joe says. By that he means that when you have an idea you need to act on it. There's probably a dozen other people who have that idea or something similar come to them, but the ones that act on the idea are the ones who will succeeed. Get it out there as fast as you can. Act on your ideas, move in the direction they are moving and you will be amazed at what can be accomplished.
At last you should dissolve the limits you've set for yourself and visuallize what you want and where you want to be. Visualize your success. Teachers are also important elements in your career. It's important to find people that will help guide you. Joe advises to find people who are willing to help you in your career selflessly and you will benefit a great deal and so will they.
At the end of the interview Joe draws a conclusion and singles out 3 tips to ensuring long-term success:
1. Be grateful. BE in the company of gratitude.
2. Be open to inspiration. Most of us are asking what we want instead of making space to receive inspiration.
3. Act on the ideas that feel the best for you. Take action. Money likes Speed.
Let's start Dating Business! Read up and follow!
03:35:37 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Was looking through the postings in Carnival of business and found some really good posts that are worth reading for those who wish to organize and manage Dating Site Business.
So I have decided to make short reviews and give you the links to that articles so that you read the details:
* 5 Things You Need To Succeed Before You Start a Business is devoted to steps in Business creation. The article is written in an acceptable form and is easy to understand.
* Innovations about Innovating is a very promising name for a professionaly written article. It covers the present situation with innovative ideas and creativity and ways to acquire such ideas. I like the quote he gives: "Most innovations fail, but companies that don’t innovate die.".
* Don't Let Fear Steal Your Dream is a very emotional article that motivates to actions and inspires. And some points are really working like the statement "The fear of failure will never go away if you are stretching" Hope you'll enjoy it.
* In our Dating Business we lack trust from our users, especially when we start. And here's a post The Four Ways to Increase Trust in Business that may be helpful. The author covers the four broad approaches to dealing with low trust in business and then explains them in detal. Should be very useful.
* Sometimes we start a business and it seems like not working. The article on Turning a business into a business… compares this situation with "walking blindly into a forest expecting to find the lucky pot of gold at the end of a rainbow." Then he describes all the ways to avoid this temptation and to reach goals.
* My post on Key users is also listed there. If you haven't read it yet, have a try. It's on ways to find your key users and to satisfy their needs.
Hope these postings will inspire you on creation and better marketing of your Dating Site or may be on organizing your own Dating Business. Go on! Don't let your fear stop you!
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A fugitive wanted for a double homicide in Arkansas was arrested on the weekend in Wisconsin after he posted his name, picture and address on an online dating Web site, police said on Monday.
Calvin A. Bennett, 26, has been charged with two counts of murder in the killings of Pierce Odell, 79, and his wife, Mary, 78, who were found shot to death on October 30 outside their home in Nashville, Arkansas, about 125 miles southwest of the state capital Little Rock.
"He was taken into custody shortly before noon on Sunday, less than 12 hours after his picture was broadcast on (the television show) 'America's Most Wanted," said Bill Sadler, a spokesman for the Arkansas State Police.
Sadler said that people who had first seen his picture on the dating site had subsequently seen it on the popular television program.
On Monday Bennett was ordered held without bond in Wisconsin pending an extradition hearing on December 19. An affidavit submitted by the authorities said Bennett had confessed to killing the Odells during a botched burglary.
One of the messages on Bennett's Web posting said he "liked to cuddle." (article source washingtonpost.com)
This case shows once again that Online Dating can searve us to find criminals like a police database. Police should look through the Dating Sites from time to time to prevent crines and find criminals like it was done in this case.
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01:45:03 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
I am glad to welcome you again in our Dating Blog. I greet all our constant subscribers and every newcomer. All this time I have been trying to choose and publish the best articles devoted to Dating Themes and was extremely excited when you posted your comments or emailed my your feedbacks.
Who knows better than You what's most interesting, necessary, and useful for you. Therefore, you have an opportunity now to express your opinion on blog categories and themes you are interested in, articles you would like to read, additions you would like to make, etc.
This week I'm glad to welcome new active visitors: Jason, Nunya B., Tony, Dating Online and Wowza.
We are always open for Your suggestions, commentaries, and appraisal. Help us make this Blog more interesting and useful for You. GIVE YOUR APPRAISAL!
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Female entrepreneurs "neglected by government"
05:43:07 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Tips for Women
Women-led businesses need more support from the government if female entrepreneurs are to overcome lack of confidence and finance to achieve their real potential, a study said on Wednesday.
The report by research programme Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) published to mark National Women's Enterprise Day found women needed bigger incentives than men to take the risk of setting up on their own. The report found women were less likely than men to think they had the skills to start a business or to know an entrepreneur personally and to think there were good business opportunities to be exploited.
The report said government initiatives started in 2003 had boosted activity in the regions and at local level but central government had not done enough to further development. Female entrepreneurial activity is nearly twice as high for rural women as for urban women, it said. In particular, the report criticised the government's failure to appoint a Women's Enterprise Task Force promised a year ago.
It called for sustained commitment from central government, regional agencies and the private sector for incentives such as promoting role models, tax relief on childcare and training for the unemployed -- particularly for women from ethnic minority communities in deprived areas.
"While more women are seeking advice, and expert evidence suggests that attitudes are improving, actual business support is still patchy across the UK and critically under-resourced," the report said.
In terms of growth, it found a mixed message. The percentage of the female working population involved in the early stages of setting up a business was steady at 3.8 percent last year. For men it had declined to 8.1 percent in 2005 from 9.8 percent a year earlier.
More positively, women's businesses were praised for showing a strong commitment to social enterprise and new technology. Women were found to be more likely than men to have social, as well as financial motivations and tended to be innovative as they often founded companies addressing family and community issues neglected by male-owned businesses.
Technology was seen as key to enabling women find work they could do from home and fit round family. Female entrepreneurs were also quicker to embrace new technology, with twice as many women than men setting up around a technology that was less than a year old. (article source investing.reuters.co.uk)
Today I have found a note about body language. The author describes the signs that help us understand people better.
He calls it "a lost art". Few people know how to read it and even fewer know how to use it. It’s so important to dating that it should be something we talk about frequently—but it’s not.
When dating, body language can be used to tell people when to back off or when to come on. It can be used to flirt, to say a simple hello or a serious ‘how are ya, sailor’? Heck, people who are skilled at reading it can possibly tell if you’re lying! Now tell me that’s not a skill that you shouldn’t be using!
I agree on some points but I also think that if people learn to use body language there will be almost impossible to know the person's inner motives. Nowadays, body language is the only unconscious thing that gives us the understanding of his personality and fears. No source like email, chat, presents cannot tell more then this simple language that is in every person and pure individual. The most interesting thing is that it's underatood without translation by everyone more or less clearly!
Checklist for Starting a Business. Part 3- Law and Finance!
04:36:47 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Now it's time to look through the advice list on legal actions and relations. Please read the last part devoted to it.
Your Business and the Law
A person in business is not expected to be a lawyer but each business owner should have a basic knowledge of laws affecting the business. Here are some of the legal matters you should be acquainted with:
* Do you know which licenses and permits you may need to operate your business?
* Do you know the business laws you will have to obey?
* Do you have a lawyer who can advise you and help you with legal papers?
Are you aware of:
* Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements?
* Regulations covering hazardous material?
* Local ordinances covering signs snow removal etc.?
* Federal Tax Code provisions pertaining to small business?
* Federal regulations on withholding taxes and
* Social Security?
* State Workmen's Compensation laws?
Protecting Your Business
It is becoming increasingly important that attention be given to security and insurance protection for your business. There are several areas that should be covered:
* Have you examined the following categories of risk protection?
* Theft (in our case means ideas, design, content)
* Vandalism (Hack in case of Online Dating Site)
* Accident Liability
Business Premises and Location
* Have you found a suitable building in a location convenient for your customers?
* Can the building be modified for your needs at a reasonable cost?
* Have you considered renting or leasing with an option to buy?
* Will you have a lawyer check the zoning regulations and lease?
Business Records
* Are you prepared to maintain complete records of sales income and expenses accounts payable and receivables?
* Have you determined how to handle payroll records tax reports and payments?
* Do you know what financial reports should be prepared and how to prepare them?
7. Finances
A large number of small businesses fail each year. There are a number of reasons for these failures but one of the main reason is insufficient funds. Too many entrepreneurs try to start and operate a business without sufficient capital (money). To avoid this dilemma you can review your situation by analyzing these three questions:
* How much money do you have?
* How much money will you need to start your business?
* How much money will you need to stay in business?
Check detailed assesment to answer the above questions here.
At last, just do it! In case a person is willing to succeed he'll achieve all the goals. In case of Online Dating Business you can check the same points and start building your own Dating Site and profit from it. Think about it... It might be a good business!
Checklist for Starting a Business. Part 2- Plan and Analyse!
03:59:07 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
If you're ready to start a Dating Business, let's continue with tips and helping points in its management. Here's the continuation and it's devoted to actions.
4. Finding a niche
* Is Your Idea Feasible?
* Identify and briefly describe the business you plan to start.
* Identify the product or service you plan to sell.
* Does your product or service satisfy an unfilled need?
* Will your product or service serve an existing market in which demand exceeds supply?
* Will your product or service be competitive based on its quality, selection, price or location?
5. Market analysis
* Do you know who your customers will be?
* Do you understand their needs and desires?
* Do you know where they live?
* Will you be offering the kind of products or services that they will buy?
* Will your prices be competitive in quality and value?
* Will your promotional program be effective?
* Do you understand how your business compares with your competitors?
* Will your business be conveniently located for the people you plan to serve?
* Will there be adequate parking facilities for the people you plan to serve?Do you know who your customers will be?
6. Planning for your start-up.
So far this checklist has helped you identify questions and problems you will face converting your idea into reality and determining if your idea is feasible. Through self-analysis you have learned of your personal qualifications and deficiencies and through market analysis you have learned if there is a demand for your product or service.
The following questions are grouped according to function. They are designed to help you plan your business startup.
* Name and Legal Structure
* Have you chosen a name for your business?
* Have you chosen to operate as sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation?
This is the end of part 2 which is devoted to planning and analysis. Are you ready to protect your Site? Then please see the third part to get the last tips on this point.
Checklist for Starting a Business. Part 1- Get started!
03:40:31 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Allbusiness published a great article with a detailed plan on how to start a business. I find it very useful for every beginner as it's full of questions and tips that every Dating Site Future owner might need.
Owning a business is the dream of many Americans ... starting that business converts your dreams into reality. However, there is a gap between dreams and reality. Your dreams can only be achieved with careful planning. As an entrepreneur, you will need a plan to avoid pitfalls, to achieve your goals and to build a profitable business.
This checklist is designed to help you get started. It has seven key components:
* Identify Your Reasons
* Self Analysis
* Personal Skills and Experience
* Finding a Niche
* Market Analysis
* Planning Your Startup; and
* Finances
Each component is comprehensive and is designed to prepare you for self employment. In addition, each component includes an analysis of you responses as well as a menu of supporting resources.
1. Identify your reasons
As a first and often overlooked step, ask yourself why you want to own your own business. Check the reasons that apply to you.
* Freedom from the 9-5 daily work routine
* Being your own boss.
* Doing what you want when you want to do it.
* Improving your standard of living.
* Boredom with your present job.
* Having a product or service for which you feel there is a demand.
Analysis:
Some reasons are better than others, none are wrong; however, be aware that there are tradeoffs. For example, you can escape the 9-5 daily routine, but you may replace it with a 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
2. A self-analysis.
Personal Characteristics
* Are you a leader?
* Do you like to make your own decisions?
* Do others turn to you for help in making decisions?
* Do you enjoy competition?
* Do you have will power and self discipline?
* Do you plan ahead?
* Do you like people?
* Do you get along well with others?
Personal Conditions
* Are you aware that running your own business may require working 12-16 hours a day six days a week and maybe even Sundays and holidays?
* Do you have the physical stamina to handle the workload and schedule?
* Do you have the emotional strength to withstand the strain?
* Are you prepared if needed to temporarily lower your standard of living until your business is firmly established?
* Is your family prepared to go along with the strains they too must bear?
* Are you prepared to lose your savings?
3. Personal skills and experience.
* Do you know what basic skills you will need in order to have a successful business?
* Do you possess those skills?
* When hiring personnel will you be able to determine if the applicants' skills meet the requirements for the positions you are filling?
* Have you ever worked in a managerial or supervisory capacity?
* Have you ever worked in a business similar to the one you want to start?
* Have you had any business training in school?
* If you discover you don't have the basic skills needed for your business will you be willing to delay your plans until you've acquired the necessary skills?
Well, it's enough to start thinking about Starting an Online Dating Business and if you have decided to do it let's go to the next step- figuring out how to do it. Please see the continuation in the next post
Everyone knows that the first step to creating a business is the idea: a very good idea, which can grow up into a big business. However this is just the peak of the iceberg. Developing the idea into a successful and effective business demands time, physical efforts and, definitely professional knowledge in different spheres of life as this includes a lot of aspects like idea realization – the product, service or project development, making a design, promotion, advertising and so on.
Now this process can be considerably simplified with a new service ROIWEBTRAFFIC.COM Successful projects. With its help you’ll be able to realize all your ideas and projects with minimum efforts and expense and without any special knowledge for that.
The experience of the Company’s specialists in the sphere of web-technologies allows offering its clients a wide variety of services targeted to run their business more effectively. You can view projects' portfolio actualized by this Project service.
In addition to it ROIWEBTRAFFIC.COM allows to request the estimation of your project or idea online and it’s totally free and doesn’t oblige you to anything. You can post your request here.
Realize all your ideas with ROIWEBTRAFFIC.COM Successful projects!!!
Use the Starbucks Experience in your Online Dating Business!
02:05:04 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
In the article devoted to the Starbucks Experience book review of at Americanchronicle.com. As Cherie Burbach notes, this book attempts to explain the reason behind Starbucks’ success using customer anecdotes, insider stories, and the occasional business strategy thrown in for good measure. The book is a fascinating study; stressing the very unique mindset this organization has over most of the businesses in our market today.
It's reads more like an autobiography than it does a business case study and outlines five “experiences” that Starbucks uses to drive their company. These principles are very interesting and can be useful for every business and Dating Business especially cause it deals with people.
Here are the 5 principles:
1. Make it your own
2. Everything matters
3. Surprise and delight
4. Embrace resistance
5.Leave your mark
Each one of these principles are given more attention, for example under the first principle of “Make it your own” the company further lists “be welcoming, be genuine, be considerate, be knowledgeable, and be involved” and stresses that these aren’t just for the retail level folks but for every area of the company.
At the end of each principle is a “create your own experience” segment which rephrases the principle in a way businesses can apply to their own brands, and an “ideas to sip on” thought that gives an overview of the chapter.
The second principle for your Dating Site is a key one cause in this kind of business very tiny detail really matters, like options, speed of performance of your site, adverstising and separate ads, name, title and so on.
The forth can be interpreted as we should count all the ways the situations can develop and be ready to work it out. And it's also about some failures in promotion and development, timelines and the use of the software.
I personally like point No3. Really, we should surprise and delight our customers to get the results we need. In Dating Business people is the only treasure and we should take care of them. You should underatand that people often get bored and leave your Dating Site if there's nothing to read, discuss or search. Use forums, blogs, news and events to amuse your dearest site members.
The last principle is about leaving a personal touch on everything that concerns your Dating Site: photos and other uploads, site design, logo, links, site title, copyright and many other tiny objects.
In conclusion, let's end up with a great saying that seems to be appropriate "Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished." (Confucius)
New Media Gather Takes Old Media Cash
00:21:14 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Gather makes the promise that many socially-oriented websites do, in touting their capabilities that enable social networking and sharing information. Where Gather differs is in its business model.
Like many sites, Gather accepts advertising for revenue. Unlike many sites, Gather shares that revenue with its contributors. From their site:
It just seems fair that we share our advertising revenue with you based on the quality and popularity of the content you contribute on Gather. We will also share some of our revenue with you if you choose to use the site actively, exploring content that others write, searching on Gather and on the web, and inviting your friends, family, and colleagues to use the site.
GigaOM writer Liz Gannes tried to delve into the system to see how profitable it might be. Her verdict?:
I just spent some time trying to get a sense of how lucrative this could be, and the answer seems to be not very. One point is worth $0.02, but I wasnt able to earn any points by posting an article on my homepage, commenting on a piece by someone else, or getting someone to rate my article 10 out of 10 stars. You can only extract money from the system when youve earned at least $50 per month.
Founder & CEO Tom Gerace will have the chance to draw more users through 2007, thanks to the financing round arranged by VC firm Pilot House Ventures. Hearst and McGraw-Hill each have histories dating back to the late 19th Century, but their 21st Century bets will depend on how much adults want to engage through Gather.
"Socially created content is different from traditional media content," Gerace said in a statement. "Social content has relevance and street cred because people can meet and interact with the authors. With this investment, our investors capitalize on the rapid audience trend toward social content."
The old-line media companies ponying up the cash here must have been convinced. Gerace believes Gather has an adult audience that is highly educated and informed, in contrast to the younger demographics at places like MySpace or Facebook. (article source www.internetfinancialnews.com)
So at our Dating Site we should try to create a meaningful content to make our users interested and involved in the process of communication. Besides, we should always follow your marketing strategy and correct it according to the rapid changes in the world of Online Dating Business and Social Networking.
Review on Dating Sites in Netherlands.
06:10:07 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Today I would like to make a review on Dating Sites in Netherlands as there are many requests on this theme in your requests. First, about people wonderful country.
The Dutch society is egalitarian and modern. The people are modest, tolerant, independent, self-reliant, and entrepreneurial. They value education, hard work, ambition and ability. The Dutch have an aversion to the nonessential. Ostentatious behavior is to be avoided. Accumulating money is fine, but spending money is considered something of a vice. A high style is considered wasteful and suspect. The Dutch are very proud of their cultural heritage, rich history in art and music and involvement in international affairs.(read more here. In addition, the people of the Netherlands are almost all Dutch. There are small minorities of Moroccans, Turks, Surinamese.
The Age structure is as follows:
0-14 years: 18.3% (male 1,502,687; female 1,437,141)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 5,548,188; female 5,362,412)
65 years and over: 13.8% (male 913,020; female 1,304,306) (2002 est.)
Main Religions are: Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998). The main language spoken is Dutch. May be that's why most of the Dating Site in this niche are in Dutch language an do not have a multylanguage interface. I have made a research on the Dating Sites in Netherlands and found the so called Top sites which seem to be the most popular in Holland.
D-Date.nl is a Dating site targeted to Dutch audience. It's very Fast (95% of sites are slower)(according to alexa research)It's traffic Rank is 440,273. So I can say that they have a large database and a nice design. It's a dating site which is for people looking for serious relationship online. Should be rather reliable, causeD-Date exist already eight years and besides, your privacy is guaranteed. You define yourself on how long you want to remain anonymous to other participants. When searching you can see not only to what extent you match someone, but also to what extent the other one matches you. It's a nice feature I think.
There's also a free helpdesk available for the site members. In addition D-Date organises various activities and meeting possibilities for singles in a directory called D Meetings. Moreover users can send free D-Cards and have a possibility to surprise favourites with D-Flowers. So on the whole it's something Dating Net where D Date gives advice, consults and supports it's users. Check it up yourself.
Lexa.nl local site in Dutch, which was launched in February 2002 as user-friendly and effective Dating Site. Meanwhile thousands of users are registered at Lexa.nl. They remove inactive members from its database to make the site more effective and fast. At this site you can search for 403,628 profiles and photos. So, suppose you'll injoy the site, though the design seems to me too simple. On the other hand, it's very logical and easy to navigate.
Onehello.nl requires registration to use all the features. Its traffic ranks are 39,243 (according to www.alexa.com). Comparatively slow in speed. It's online since 05-Jan-2000.
OneHello combines the properties of traditional contact advertisements with the strength of Internet. Their members can place detailed profiles on the site, with all kinds of data (location, type of relation they need) Video Chat, email, MMS and IM features are available. In search you can sort the users that like you and those that you like. You have apossibility to get email alerts if there are new matches for you on the site. On the whole, it's a regular set of features for a Dating Site and should satisfy your needs.
The prices are € 7,50 p/m for 12 months membership (best offer for now). So if you like it just try and you'll feel the site from inside yourself.
ConnectingSingles.nl is a 100% free Online Dating service for Netherlands singles. All features on Connecting Singles are without charges, fees, credits, coupons or surprises. This site has a set of standard features and as it's free it's very likable to join at once. I personally liked the design and the functionality set. Enough to get someone online and start communication!
Kw.parship.nl is a Dating Site with a nice design. Traffic Rank for parship.nl is 68,640. Speed is average (according to www.alexa.com)
With psychological Parship-test you'll get acquainted you with more than 2 millions serious singles and find you your truth love assuredly. It's a unique scientific matching method that allows to clear up the decisive (shared) values, attitudes and behaviour. The test results of all members are accurately compared in a complex procedure with each other.
their members (women) find a new love at PARSHIP. Their success varies to sex and age between 31.1 and the sensational 45.2 percent. Good results by the way. Check it up yourself!
There are also niche Dating Sites like Farmdate.nl, a dutch Dating Site for farmers. It's very pequliar Site which gatheres people from a certain community. I suppose it's great! Another is Yellowdate.nl which stands out of the crowd by it's sunny design and middle age people targeting. I liked it from the first sight. Really, you should visit it, though it has the same features as the others, it appeals with its great design and style.
There are also social networking sites like Expatica.com and Lycos.nl. They are much a like to news portals with different directories. Dating is within them. Quite good, I should say.
Looking through Dating Sites we can learn a lot. You can get new features, new ideas and dos and don'ts for cerating situations. Besides, existing Dating Sites reflect the last trends and the preferences of their users. You can study this information and build your own Dating Site after the research by combining all the featureas you have seen with your brilliant idea and a reliable Dating Software.
New Online Dating Venture for Millionaires!
18:22:30 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
For most of us, online dating is a crapshoot. You never really know who you're 'talking' to online, and whether the person who claims to be a gorgeous blonde with the perfect figure is actually closer to Phyllis Diller, or if the man who says he's a George Clooney clone is really closer to Curious George.
But what if you could pay for a guarantee that who that person says they are is really who walks into that door for your first meeting? And what if you knew they were worth a fortune?
That's the idea behind the Millionaire's Club, which officially launched its service in Canada Friday. The company makes no bones about what it's there for - giving what it calls "perfect 10" women a chance to meet men whose rankings and finances are both at the same number. The idea - the men who join up for the service are all well off and guaranteed to meet certain standards.
But unlike other similar online dating sites, this one means business. While woman can join for free, not everyone gets in. The females who sign up are carefully screened, and those who pass muster must sign a waiver guaranteeing a $10,000 penalty if they ask their rich date for any money.
That's done to discourage gold diggers who might otherwise be after a guy just for his large wallet. But why would a rich and presumably very eligible bachelor need such a service? Founder Patti Stanger explains it's because they're so busy making money, they simply don't have time to find the right woman.
It sounds far fetched at first glance, but it's obviously working - the club boasts some 10,000 female members around the world, all looking for Mr. Right. Some of them men are athletes, business barons or celebrities. But all of them have one thing in common - they're rich. They'd have to be to afford the fees the service charges. It costs $10,000 U.S. a year for any well off guy to get unlimited access to the club's database in Ontario.
It's 20-grand if you want to expand that pool to the Canada or the U.S. And it's even more if you want a personal search to find that special someone who meets your specific criteria somewhere in the world. It takes only five new millionaires a month in each city, to up the odds of finding the perfect woman.
Those who join are given access to a bevy of specialists, including professional hair stylists, personal trainers, image consultants, hypnotherapists - even cosmetic surgeons. So does it work? The founders insist it does. It claims that four out of five members get into a relationship as a direct result of joining the club.
If this doesn't sound too rich or somehow too demeaning for your blood or you're a woman who thinks it's worth giving it a try, the site is holding auditions - yes, auditions - for free female membership at the Carlu at 444 Yonge St. from 5-10pm Friday. But you should show up by 3pm to get registered and photographed. And you should probably try to look like a million. (article source www.citynews.ca)
It's probable the most responcible approach I have seen for the last time. They go offline to make millionaires trust the site and make it prestigious to join the club. This is what millionaires need- being vip members at a respected site, getting one more sign of popularity. They play on millionaires' vanity. Well, a devil in a movie "Devil's advocate" said "Vanity is my favourite sin". Let it be... Would you go to auditions if you could?
I came back to this old post cause I like the idea of helping families to date with others. It's about an online service that matches families with similar interests opened in September this year to people in the Denver area.
The site is called FriendsForFamilies.com and it works in much the same way as online dating services. Only members of the service may view family profiles, which include information about family traits, interests and values. Families may communicate anonymously through the Web site until they decide to reveal additional contact information.
Really, in a family life there are days when everything seems to be very boring and families start to feel lonely. It's not a secret that members of the family need some activity that unites them, new people and impressions. When we're in the society we begin to see new shades of character in our beloved and we feel connected. It's a great boost of feelings and emotions for all the family.
That's why taking part in such Dating adventure is a good thing to do to cure the family relations and to get new friends. The other problem of the families is communication and holidays. We work much and we do not see much of each other. As a result much is left unsaid and undone.
And when at last we're together we don't know what to do. And if we have some outside relations with other families we can get together and have a nice time chatting or going somewhere. It's such a fun! Nowadays we have a chance to use new Dating technologies to communicate and date so let's make advantage of it and have a great time with our families and relatives.
What is Dating Business except profit?
17:17:14 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
People usually set up their own business for one or all of the traditional reasons: money, power and freedom. But there is a growing breed of new entrepreneurs whose business heart beats to a different drum.
They are setting up social enterprises - companies whose key targets are not solely turnover, market share and profit driven, but are also about creating some sort of benefit for the local community or the environment.
Prime examples are companies like Cafedirect, The Big Issue, the Eden Project and Jamie Oliver's restaurant Fifteen.
Of course they get some privileges and the main are:
1. Government support
The government wants more entrepreneurs to follow in their footsteps, and together with a coalition of charities and educational bodies it has designated Thursday as Social Enterprise Day. Chancellor Gordon Brown, Minister for the Cabinet Office Hilary Armstrong and Minister for the Third Sector Ed Miliband are making some £18m available to try and raise awareness of social enterprise and encourage people either to get involved or to invest in them.
Their new plan includes measures to promote social enterprise within schools, provide more training for entrepreneurs, appoint social enterprise ambassadors to be role models and review how tax relief could be used to help the sector.
2. Growing trend
The government estimates that there are now 55,000 social enterprises in the UK, employing more than 775,000 people and contributing £8.4bn each year to the economy.
Business Link London, the Capital's small business and advice service, recently surveyed 425 commuters and found that more than 20% of them had dreams of setting up a business that made a positive impact on society.
"It's no surprise that growing numbers of people are looking for more than just a wage packet out of their work," says Allison Ogden-Newton, chief executive of Social Enterprise London, which supports social entrepreneurs in the city. (article source news.bbc.co.uk)
I hope that you'll try to make your Dating Business socially oriented cause you as site administrator will depend on people around you and it's good to do something for your members.
Gold Diggers and Gold Holders Dating Online.
16:46:35 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Got interested in different types of Online Dating Sites. And now let's speak a bit about Dating Sites for wealthy people.
Women who sign up at such sites are like gold diggers. But the women who prowl online dating Web sites like Wealthymen.com and Sugardaddie.com know what they want - and they're not afraid to flaunt it.
Defying modern-day notions of gender roles, these sites certainly don't pull any punches regarding members' wants and needs. What might be considered crass or shallow at a social gathering - "How much money do you really make?" - is perfectly acceptable, even encouraged, when typed onto a profile.
"These Web sites do this strange thing where they make explicit what's implicit," said Helen Nissenbaum, an associate professor in the department of culture and communication at New York University."We recognize that desire is there to find a wealthy man ... and at the same time we find it a little repulsive." she added.
Steve Pasternak, the founder of Sugardaddie.com, says he believes that he has created a place where men and women can live out their greatest fantasies. Fitness and Playboy-style models and actresses inundate the site's female population, while most men fall between the ages of 35 and 50.
Men are typically forced into the role of the pursuer on mainstream dating Web sites like Match.com and Americansingles.com, where the male-to-female ratio is a lopsided 70 to 30 percent and hundreds of e-mail inquiries drown females' inboxes. Not so when hefty bank accounts are involved, according to Joe Tracy, the publisher of Online Dating Magazine. At Wealthymen.com, for instance, females outnumber males five to one. "You kind of reverse the roles because the men are rich and the women are looking for rich men, and therefore they're going to be more aggressive," Tracy said.
With the online-dating industry raking in a half-billion dollars a year, niche sites that cater to a specific audience - in this case, mercenary-minded women - are cutting a swath of success across a highly competitive market. Since the site started in March 2006, Wealthymen.com has signed up 250,000 females and 100,000 males. Sugardaddie.com ranks well above the 100,000 mark. Though both sites serve essentially the same purpose, Wealthymen.com strives to distinguish itself by verifying members' income through tax returns, submitted voluntarily by men who desire the site's golden stamp of approval.
The verification scores major points with women wary of being bamboozled by self-professed millionaires who aren't. Abe Smilowitz, the founder and chief operating officer of the site, said that a project is in the works to create a companion site, Wealthywoman.com. But the company has low expectations for its success, blaming existing societal stereotypes.(read more at journalnow.com)
Well, I suppose you can also try to start this kind of Dating Business. But there are several points that you should take into consideratioon:
* Dating Site design- should be respectable and very serious without any unnecassary links and banners.
* Functionality- too simple to manage the profile and the contacts in a shortest time. Time is important for business people.
* Background check or verification on the members' funds or income cause sometimes many people try to cheat others.
* Good prices- means pricing range: not too cheap and not too expencive. Be reasonable.
Hope this will inspire you to organize your own Dating Business and profit from it. Good luck!
Meeting people online is big business. So far we've spent more than $550 million this year on dating sites. Christy and Barry are just two of the more than 20 million people who've used an online dating service.
They were recently married.
"I finally found that one person that I was able to share the rest of my life with. I couldn't have been happier on that day," says Barry.
"He's everything to me. He's my whole world and I'm just happy to be his wife," replies Christy.
Consumer Reports just checked out five of the best-known sites: eHarmony, Match.com, AmericanSingles, True, and Yahoo! Personals. A reporter set up a profile at each site for one month. She paid anywhere from $24.95 at Yahoo! Personals, to $59.95 at eHarmony. If you subscribe for more than a month, the fees are less.
Most of these sites let you set up a profile for free, but you can only fully communicate with the members once you subscribe. And the sites use different approaches to finding that special someone. Four of the sites allow you to view profiles of anyone you'd like to find. But eHarmony restricts you to only those people they think are a match for you.
If you're worried about whom you might meet online, True promises "safer dating." The site says it checks everyone's information against a criminal database and marriage records.
Consumer Reports saysbefore you commit to any online dating site make sure you take advantage of the freebies being offered first, read terms of service and privacy policies, and clarify all charges before paying. After all, you want any new relationship to start out right. (article source www.keprtv.com)
What makes women sign up for Adult Dating Sites?
15:45:54 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Tips for Women, Dating Business Tips & Articles
Today I would like to share my research results with you. It's devoted to Adult Dating Sites and to the way people are attracted to them.
The expert Douglas Kersten at his blog notes that the growth of dating sites is becoming stagnant. Growth rates of 7% by the top players is nothing to crow about. It should come as no surprise that sexually orientated sites are doing much, much better at a growth rate of 67% for the top sexually oriented dating site.
The reason he mentiones is that Dating sites take themselves to seriously and they lack fun and simplicity Adult Dating Sites have. Well, may be there's something in it. But I think that if we look on the popularity rates they are high for usuall Dating Site as well as for Adult Dating site.
The question is What makes people sign up for Adult Dating Sites?
Of course interest and fun. I mean for men cause it's natural for men to offer sex and such kind of unstable relationships. In the case of women thing get differently. I got interested in the problem on how we can attract women to an Adult Dating Site...
There're 2 sides of the issue: technical and psychological.
Technical is clear. They are images you use at your index page, terms of use (I mean security terms) and number of registered users she can see in the index page of your site. The last point coinsides with psychology. If a woman sees some already registered women she'll be more declined to sign up.
Now there's a psychology of a woman that differs from men's one. According to medical report over the past few years, scientists have come to believe that hormones play ongoing roles in gender-flavoring the brain and behavior.
Women's perceptual skills are oriented to quick -- call it intuitive -- people reading. Females are gifted at detecting the feelings and thoughts of others, inferring intentions, absorbing contextual clues and responding in emotionally appropriate ways. They empathize. Tuned to others, they more readily see alternate sides of an argument. Such empathy fosters communication and primes females for attachment. But this can also lead to neglecting the person or Dating Site when viewing the first page.
Besides, I have come to a conclusion that women do not sign up for an Adult Site because of the psychology of fear. As it's described in the article, in most cases, women's fears are not clearly manifested because women have changed a lot over the years. On extreme cases, however, these fears dominate the women’s emotions and even control their lives.
The author lists Fear of Success, Fear of Rape and Fear of Death. In case of Online Dating I would think about the fear of rape. It's not a secret that people who sign up for Adult Dating Site won't probably propose a long-term relationship in a common sense and women do know that. That's why they are instinctively afraid to register suggesting sex openly to men online. Besides, since being female is seen as a weaker sex, a woman can always be subjected to what a man wants out of her.
But this fear of rape is not all about “rape” in the physical and sexual sense that we know it. It includes all other circumstances where men dominate women, and use his gender as an advantage over her, notes the author. So judging by this data I can say that at our Adult Dating Site we should create an atmosphere of demoscracy and privacy where everyone is valuable. The tools for that are emails from the administrator of the site, Privacy policy, news items, Site map and Take a tour directories.
Using them you should make a woman sure that Dating is fun and that people who register at your site, especially men are friendly and educated, that there won't be any abuse. may be the good idea will be to offer something like a background check for women to make them feel secure at the site. Reporting about the abuse is a good feature too. It's when a woman can click a link and report about undecent behaviour to an admin.
Well, there are many thoughts on this point but noone covers the problem of registering at a Dating Site. So I suppose we can discuss this together and may be our ideas will help Adult Dating Site administrators to attract more women to their sites. So, waiting for your comments.
Give your appraisal of this Dating Blog!
16:20:13 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
I am glad to welcome you again in our Dating Blog. I greet all our constant subscribers and every newcomer. All this time I have been trying to choose and publish the best articles devoted to Dating Themes and was extremely excited when you posted your comments or emailed my your feedbacks.
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New October Update Announced!
16:08:20 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
This Autumn brings new updates and new features to our Dating Sites and products. Today I would like to note on the new release of Dating Pro Software. The new updated version is called Dating Pro October 2006.
I should say that the software bacame more functional and attractive. Some options were enchanced and some added like new functional menu for search results at the site. This means that you can easily see online users, members whi's contacted you and view all the gallery files at once.
The code was adjusted to modern trends. I should say that all requests of their clients- Dating Site owners were taken into consideration and as a result we have a new version.
Additional modules were also modified. For example now in Poll Module the administrator can choose the way the voting results should be tracked. In Events Module you can add periodic events and set up a period.
Very soon a new module will appear but I think we'll be able to test it only in the next update.
So while waiting we can enjoy the new design of the vendor's site and new more detailed explanations on the product. I'll be glad to see your comments on this point, any comments ;)
ROIWEBTRAFFIC.COM Successful projects
15:47:32 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Everyone knows that the first step to creating a business is the idea: a very good idea, which can grow up into a big business. However this is just the peak of the iceberg. Developing the idea into a successful and effective business demands time, physical efforts and, definitely professional knowledge in different spheres of life as this includes a lot of aspects like idea realization – the product, service or project development, making a design, promotion, advertising and so on.
Now this process can be considerably simplified with a new service ROIWEBTRAFFIC.COM Successful projects. With its help you’ll be able to realize all your ideas and projects with minimum efforts and expense and without any special knowledge for that.
The experience of the Company’s specialists in the sphere of web-technologies allows offering its clients a wide variety of services targeted to run their business more effectively. You can view projects' portfolio actualized by this Project service.
In addition to it ROIWEBTRAFFIC.COM allows to request the estimation of your project or idea online and it’s totally free and doesn’t oblige you to anything. You can post your request here.
Realize all your ideas with ROIWEBTRAFFIC.COM Successful projects!!! By the way, they have already finished some projects and soon you'll be able to see the samples at the site. I'll inform you when the examples will be published.
Is mobile technology is a new wave in Online Dating Industry?
14:18:54 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Jangl, Inc., which delivers services that offer people greater control and freedom when using their phones, today announced an agreement with Match.com, the world’s number one dating and relationship company, to power matchTalkSM, a new Match.com service that allows its members to use their mobile or landline phones to talk with other members without compromising their privacy.
When Match.com members choose the “talk to him or her” option, they are moments away from connecting over the telephone without ever giving out their phone numbers. Once a member makes a request to talk and the recipient accepts, both are given a unique number that allows them to call each other at anytime without revealing their actual numbers. The shared line is unique to the couple and can be disabled at any time if one of the participants is no longer interested in continuing conversations. Caller ID will display the matchTalk™ number, not a personal phone number.
Separately, Jangl also announced today that its service is now available directly to all U.S. consumers.(read more at home.businesswire.com)
Well, it's the second time today I'm touching upon this theme. Suppose, mobile technology is a new wave in Online Dating Industry. Do you agree? Cause such efforts to make people interested and amused make me smile sometimes. Remember, there have been no changes or releases made for the last weeks and now we have many. And all of them deal with mobile feature integration. Just another new trend that is made to boost the industry. Though I admit that I like it as many Dating Site users;)
Let's be talented in our Online Dating Business!
13:44:29 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
A new innovative feature available to online daters which been launched initially on Youcangetme.com gives members the opportunity to take a photo of themselves using their mobile camera phone, send it to a specified number via MMS and it will automatically be included in their online dating profile.
The new service was rolled out on Youcangetme.com this month and has proven to be a great success amongst the young, tech savvy members of the site.
Sean Wood, Marketing Manager at Easydate ltd, said "We realised by the
number of photos we received in the post that not all our members had access to a scanner or a digital camera, so we looked at options that would give them the easiest possible method of completing their profile and increasing their chances of finding a date online. It occured to us that most mobile phones had integrated cameras so this was definitely the way to go. Our initial trials have proven very successful so we are now implementing this technology across our network of sites."
The MMS upload feature is very easy to use and fits in perfectly with our technologically aware membership. We are a nation of gadget lovers, using our mobile phones in many different ways other than simply making phone calls. This is a sign of the times ahead for online dating and of the need for online dating sites to adapt to the changing lifestyles of its members.
The MMS photo upload service is just one in a line of many new dating features to be introduced by this dynamic company. YouCanGetMe.com was amongst the first to offer fully interactive audio video online dating and earlier this year introduced SMS text flirting services to its members.(realease source www.businessportal24.com)
Being innovative is always prestigious. The reason is that you are strongly remembered by the audience, you inspire them on using new gadgets and we do love them! So we should learn on their experience and try to find something new and exciting in ordinary features in dating Industry. Talented people can show a usual thing in way you won't recognize it and will get it to satisfy your needs. Let's be talented in our Online Dating Business! And I often come to a conclusion that practicing Online Dating Business and administration of your own Dating Site develop our inner talents. So may be it's time to get a Dating Site and develop your talents?
Relationship Workshop Forums- new offer for daters.
17:52:00 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Today I.Q. Webquest (OTC Pink Sheets: IQWB - News) is proud to announce that TheUltimateDatingSite.com will be providing relationship insight and practical dating advice to its subscribers through workshop forums facilitated by best selling published authors as well as licensed relationship counselors.
I.Q. Webquest's goal is to enlighten, educate, and inspire participants through its workshop forums, which will provide the "new generation of online daters" an enriching and meaningful way to candidly evaluate themselves in order to better achieve individual relationship objectives.
The guiding principles behind the I.Q. Webquest workshop forums will be to first self evaluate what each individual brings to a relationship and what expectations they may have during a relationship. They are then provided with the necessary relationship tools that they will require in order to best achieve their objectives and to find their ultimate relationship.
The forums will focus upon educating singles on dating and relationships from A to Z, in a manner, which promotes candid self-examination, which ultimately will result in a new dating and social networking action plan.
These workshop forums will move away from the traditional one-way audio blog, the static viewing of video programming, and the traditional provocative dating tips and techniques so commonly touted.
Members will be able to participate at their own pace, in the privacy of their own homes, while being completely interactive to the extent of their desire.
I.Q. Webquest experts will be available to provide insight and guidance through these workshop forums on a full time basis. Members will have the ability to tap into a growing list of relationship advisors, counselors, licensed therapists, authors, and gurus from all walks of life, providing various methodologies when it comes to relationships and dating.
The company also plans to host live events in major cities across the country in conjunction with many of its workshop forums. I.Q. Webquest plans to have its workshop forums available for the Holiday Season.
Arnie Fox, CEO of I.Q. Webquest said, "Believe it of not, there are many people who are terrified at the prospect of dating, or meeting new people. They may have just come out of a long-term relationship, have not dated in a while, or are simply out of tune with the dating scene, particularly the burgeoning online dating scene. Many people may have never experienced an intimate relationship, or properly developed the social graces needed to interact with new people."
"When they come online and see the number of possible matches, many become further confused, or reserved, and feel further left behind. Our goal is to educate. One thing that we all have experienced is that relationships can be painful. One wrong move can be disastrous."
"These are some of the reasons we feel that the services that we are offering are essential in today's new generation of online daters. I believe that the workshop forums provide an opportunity for growth and development in ways people need to fully utilize the enormous benefits of a destination network such as ours."(article source www.biz.yahoo.com/prnews
That should be great. Good idea that will probably provide a lot of admirers. Besides it's correct saying that most of people are afraid of love or cannot present themselves. That's a problem and Webquest tries to solve it and to attract more users to their Dating Site. So, as you can see forum is a very useful module for your Dating Site cause it:
* attracts new members
* creates a community at your Dating Site
* gives an opportunity to find the answers and discuss the opportunities and doubts on Dating and realted topics
* breaks the ice. Forum is something middle between online chat and blog. It inspires for comunication - our main goal at a Dating Site!
Good luck!
It’s hard to establish the exact characteristics that members of the opposite sex find attractive. While women fanatically ready themselves in anticipation for a date, men may drool over a sweaty gym bunny instead. Likewise, women aren’t always known for being the most straightforward when it comes to dishing on what they think is hot in a man. Most men have been nagged by girlfriends about some characteristic or other; but wouldn’t it be great to find out some of those behaviors are actually what keep your woman interested?
Read on to find out if which of your “male” behaviors she secretly loves, and you may think twice about changing your ways.
1- Being a man’s man
A woman doesn’t date a man in order to have a competitor for prettiest hair or shoes; it’s likely that the differences between the two of you are what attracted her in the first place. It is true that when you go out to the ballet or to a nice dinner, she’d like you to dress well and act better, but what she doesn’t admit is that, for the most part, she appreciates your masculinity, however unfinished it may be.
2- Saying no
Having a mind of your own is a good thing, even if it means making her angry now and again. Guys tend to think that women want a boyfriend they can lead around by the nose, and who will do whatever he’s told. Women want a guy who has something to offer in terms of opinions and conversations. They also want a man with a personality.
3- Having a strong sexual appetite
Though doubtful point for me. But occasionally women like this active men and hide it professionally.
4- Being independent
You should recognize that if you have no other interests, hobbies or things to do, she will likely feel stifled in the relationship. Not only does your woman appreciate having space as much as you do, it is also sexy for a man to be independent and self-sufficient. A needy or unambitious mate is not attractive to most women. So, while you need to set aside time for your lady friend, making time for your career and hobbies can be just as important to a relationship.
5- Being jealous
Remember: When it comes to jealousy, a little will go a long, long way, so use it very sparingly. Be aware of its power and allure: She can get really hot over a man who’s protective of her assets.
6- Showing occasional vulnerability
Everybody likes feeling needed sometimes, and since women aren’t often in the position where they can protect their boyfriends, it’s nice to see you need help in other ways. It may sound silly, but sometimes helping you out in these little ways can make a woman feel good and more attracted to you. It’s not that she wants to be your mommy -- that’s likels to be your mommy -- that’s likely the last thing on her mind. It’s just that if you need help and she can offer it, she’ll feel powerful, helpful and important.
7- Hiding your feelings
Sometimes, however, the fact that you’re a little bit mysterious or elusive can be a major turn-on. Half the fun is figuring out how to crack the case. Women enjoy the challenge of figuring out what you’re thinking without having to be told. So keep it a mystery; share the important stuff, and don’t feel pressured to give it all up when she asks you to. She might not hate it as much as you think.
8- Occasionally objectifying her
Women want to be respected for their brains and abilities, just like men do. Women enjoy a compliment, just like men do. When it comes to looks, there are few better compliments than a man whose gaze wanders south of a woman’s face or strays to watch her walk away. Even a crude compliment will go miles from a trusted source. So don’t think you have to be squeaky-clean or even upstanding to get her attention. If you notice her, she’ll be flattered, and flattery will get you everywhere.
Since we know women like attention, and since women like men, it’s likely that she smiles to herself when she thinks of you and your quirky antics. So don’t always take what she says at face value; in most cases, she actually likes you for you. (article source askmen.com)
Privacy worries online shoppers
13:19:23 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
More Canadians are shopping online, but many e-shoppers remain concerned about privacy, says a Statistics Canada report. One retail consultant specializing in e-commerce says secure websites have made Internet shopping much safer, but a bigger obstacle remains.
"If you look at the kind of choice you have as an online shopper in Canada, it's quite limited," said Jim Okamura, a retail consultant with J.C. Williams Group Ltd. "It just hasn't been as much of a strategic priority, but in the U.S. this is one of the hottest issues."
Canadians ordered just over $7.9 billion worth of goods and services over the Internet for personal and household consumption in 2005. But Statistics Canada says despite the fact Canadians placed almost 50 million orders online, e-commerce still represented a small fraction of the $762 billion spent on goods and services last year.
About three-quarters of adult Canadians who placed online orders in 2005 reported paying directly over the Internet with a credit or debit card for some or all of their purchases.
However, the survey results suggested most e-shoppers remained concerned about Internet privacy and credit-card use. Privacy worries were also listed as a key reason many shoppers rejected online buying, according to a recent study by the Williams Group. Fraud fears topped the list.
Sears Canada has a detailed privacy policy on its main website, which includes a pledge not to share personal information with anyone without the customer's consent.
Director of corporate communications Vincent Power said the company has built an extensive customer database dating back to the start of its catalogue business. "I would think that a lot of the fears when it comes to sharing private information has to do with the fact customers may be dealing with new entities in the Internet world," said Power.
Visa Canada says it hears more queries from customers about fraud than identity theft.
Spokeswoman Tania Freedman said the company has added extra security such as having merchants ask online shoppers to provide the three numbers printed on the signature line. (article source www.businessedge.ca)
Like these companies we at our Dating Sites should pay much attention to our privacy policy and payment systems we're working with. They should be trust- worthy and your users shouldn't be worried about frauds.
Think Partnership Enters into Letter of Intent to Sell Dating Business
12:21:56 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Think Partnership Inc. has a letter of intent to sell its Internet dating business to Mountains West Exploration Inc. for $21 million.
The sale includes Think Partnership's online dating subsidiary Cherish Inc. and other direct and indirect subsidiaries that comprise nearly all of the Think Consumer market segment, including Personals Plus Inc. and Vintacom Florida Inc.
Clearwater-based Think Partnership Inc. (AMEX: THK) provides interactive performance-based marketing and related Internet technologies.
If the deal closes under the stated terms, MWXI will pay $5 million in cash, a secured promissory note for $13 million and unregistered common stock of MWXI worth $3 million. The promissory note would bear a 7 percent interest rate and be payable in 12 monthly installments beginning July 1, 2007, a release said.
The aggregate purchase price would be subject to a downward adjustment of up to $6 million depending on the 2007 EBITDA performance of Cherish. If that happens, Think may elect to return some or all of the MWXI Shares at their initial valuation before the principal of the note would be reduced, the companies said.
Think acquired the companies comprising Cherish over the last 30 months for $18.7 million in cash and stock.
Assuming completion, Scott P. Mitchell, president and chief executive officer of Think Partnership, would become chairman of MWXI's board of directors.
Think will also have the right to appoint the majority of MWXI's board of directors until the promissory note has been paid in full, the MWXI shares have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Think is no longer the largest stockholder of MWXI. MWXI will change its name to better reflect the business of online dating and personal networking, the release said. (article source tampabay.bizjournals.com)
And again a nice tendency to promote a business and sell it. May be there are other reasons for this move: changing of the strategy and marketing trends, economical reasons. Don't know for sure, but one day someone will sell Myspace when new trends appear ;) But something tells me that I won't see that!
Let's win this "Marketing War"!
17:39:13 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
This week Troy White has raised a classic problem that every business will face. Here it is:
You slave away – hours and hours of blood sweat and tears put into your marketing campaign. The big day comes… and a good old WHACK upside the head! It just isn’t doing what it supposed to do.
Right from the start the challenges are:
1) Major competition. Some of the biggest players out there sell into this billion dollar marketplace. They have budgets up the yazoo. They have entire departments focused in on each
advertising campaign.
2) Skepticism. For good reason. This is a sceptic attutude from your potential users.
3) Believability of the ability to do something. This denotes trust into your product or service. People are not ready to trust newcomers.
Troy advises to keep that in mind and go about some smaller tests with the campaign you have. Then you should try some new approaches, test more new ideas. Every time try to get fresh results and analyse them.
"The key though for you to take away…never give up trying to improve results!", says Troy.
So imagine you have changed and have tested the reasults. You should have something like this chart of options you have used already and the results you've got for now:
- believability – using more industry statistics – proof that it delivers – more testimonials
- order options – we tested pricing – payment options – and bonuses
- use of video and audio to improve the personal feel to it
Each one of these played into the believability. And will for you too. Always remember though… there are 3 factors you need to consider in your marketing success:
1) the message – which is the copy and the way you describe what is being offered (responsible for approximately 25% of the success of your campaign)
2) the media – how you get the message out to your market. Emails, print letters, postcards, teleseminars, print advertisements, banner ads – or a combination of them all.(responsible for approximately 25% of the success of your campaign)
3) the market – the group of people you know are your best buyers. Being that this is responsible for 50% of the success – it is THE most important factor to consider (although you must also pay very close attention to the other 2). You must know who they are – where they live – what they love – what they fear – what they read – and every little nuance that makes them who they are. This BY FAR is the most neglected of the 3.
When you have all 3 in perfect order – your success is much more likely. Miss one of them – and you could have a failure on your hands.
Test multiple approaches – know the 3 success factors inside and out – and find the optimal combination that gets the right message out, using the correct media, to the right market. Then you have a winner. (read more at advertising.ducttapemarketing.com)
They are great tools to run a sucessful business. In case of Online Dating Business you should keep this in mind and get the Dating Software first and install it. Then run your campaign. Hope you'll be a winner in this "marketing war"!
We talk much about Dating and Social Networking. But what does it really consist of? Even if a Dating Site has many registered users, they behave differently when at the site.
There's an emerging theory about participation in online communities that says one percent of the people drive most of the activity, another 20 percent participate from time to time, and the rest are passive viewers and recipients. And of course those are percentages of people who are involved at all. If this is true, it means that much fewer people are spending a lot of time in online communities than the breathless talk and big numbers would suggest.(read more at www.timesonline.co.uk)
Judging by the data I can note that when starting a Dating Business we should target into this one percent of members to make them active and creative. Of course it's impossible to have all members active at a time, but it's real to find our your own percentage of active layer and work with it and for it.
Keep in mind that they post photos and write comments, chat and IM, send emails and contact you directly. May be for the first time you can make lists of active users and view their profiles to see what community you're getting on your Dating Site. This knowledge wil help to create a strategy to entertain your "key users". This may be special news, forum posts, blog sections and features.
Some Dating Site administrators register at their Dating Site themselves becoming so called spies. Well, that's god sometimes- you can see the inside atmosphere at your site and rate the activity of your users. You can also make them active by mailing them and chatting, covering interesting themes and organizing Dating events. That's a great tool!
So as you can see, if we know the people we try to target we will probably get the idea how to do it. The idea comes after we know the reason for it to appear. Try it!
In todays article at theage.com.au the author writes about the English aristocracy's good manners bible, Debrett's Correct Form, which has been replaced by an updated guide. It'S a sign of the times that the new tome, Debrett's Etiquette For Girls, offers guidance on areas that would once have been considered most improper - one-night stands, adultery, celebrity encounters and office romances.
The book is said to be appropriate for today's complex dating scene and should be used everywhere. Frankly speaking I bacame curious on this point and found fome points from that "Guide". They are 10 modern etiquette no-nos.
1. Not RSVPing Always reply to invitations. The host needs to know numbers, whether it's a dinner party or something as big as a wedding.
2. Sending joke, round robin emails. Nowadays it's unprofessional and they can clog people's inboxes. It's just not cool.
3. Taking calls on your mobile during a one-on-one meeting. "People chat for hours while their companion has no choice but to sit and wait. Very rude."
4. Not putting your contact details on a business email or leaving them when you call. Says Buchanan: "People leave their first names and expect you to know who they are!"
5. Texting while talking to someone. "It doesn't make you feel very special when someone does that."
6. Leaving your mobile phone's volume on full in the office. "Not everyone wants to hear your choice of music - or your personal calls."
7. Cancelling plans at the last minute. "Modern communications make it easy to do this, because you can always reach the other person."
8. The 'non-response' response. "Don't dump someone by just not calling them, no matter how long you've been dating. Have the courage to tell them the truth in the kindest possible way."
9. Losing it when meeting celebrities. "A friend fainted when she met her idol, Paul Weller! Not a good look."
10. Being cruel if someone chats you up. "If a guy politely asks you if you'd like a drink and you're not interested, there's no need to make him feel stupid. Unless he's being weird or hostile, politely say 'no thanks'."
Great tips by the way. Politeness and general communication rules are in the modern wrap and they give a great result! I like it and you? I'll try to follow the rules, I'll tell you what will happen.
Give your appraisal of this Dating Blog!
14:47:58 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
I am glad to welcome you again in our Dating Blog. I greet all our constant subscribers and every newcomer. All this time I have been trying to choose and publish the best articles devoted to Dating Themes and was extremely excited when you posted your comments or emailed my your feedbacks.
Who knows better than You what's most interesting, necessary, and useful for you. Therefore, you have an opportunity now to express your opinion on blog categories and themes you are interested in, articles you would like to read, additions you would like to make, etc.
We are always open for Your suggestions, commentaries, and appraisal. Help us make this Blog more interesting and useful for You. GIVE YOUR APPRAISAL!
There you can also specify the theme you're interested in and wish me to discover. I'll be glad to answer you with my future blog posts.
New times offer new strategies to wake up our imagination and atract people to our services. Today I've read about an original offer to get married in the airport and then fly away as soon as the ceremony is over.
Whether a couple met on a flight to Bangkok or just wants to be able to go straight from ceremony to runway for their honeymoon, Amsterdam airport Schiphol offers travellers the opportunity to get married at the airport.
Brides and grooms to be can pick from several packages, from the all-out 'Ticket to Paradise': get hitched and leave for a tropical destination together with your wedding guests; to 'Say Yes & Go', the budget alternative for couples who want a quick and simple ceremony before flying off together. Schiphol Weddings works with a dedicated wedding planner, who can also help couples plan and arrange their honeymoons.
I've visited their official site and liked the design and a splendid structure of the offers. You can check it up here. I suppose that they'll have a lot of newlyweds flying from and to their airport.
This idea somehow connects with Online dating idea in my mind. I mean that in Online dating world we also rush into dating and get a lot of emotions. And if you are sure in your feelings and haven't seen each other in a real life yet you can fly to Amsterdam and get married as soon as you meet. It's so romantic! Of course it's also eccentric but if you're sure you love the person you'll be happy to avoid long preparations and just have a great ceremony in the airpot and fly away together.
Top 5 Free Dating Sites! Let's learn!
13:18:43 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Different experts try to cover a Dating Market and name the best Dating Sites. The reviews help us to orient in the sphere of Online Dating and to find out the best Dating Sites to attend. Today I have found a list of Top 5 free Dating Sites listed by Jeff Cohen.
So here's the chart:
1. Plenty of fish- Plenty of Fish bills itself as "100% Free, put away your credit card." You can search by gender, by state, by city, or even by birthday.
2. Book of Matches offers "a free to use Online Dating Service founded on the principles that online dating should be fun, free, and easy. Book of matches combines the ideas of human and computer matching to provide a very real-time environment."
3. Friend Finder is the free site for "friendship, dating, romance and more." Members can search for serious relationships or just a new friend. You can chat, IM and browse profiles for free. There is a nominal 25 cents per day fee to upgrade to a premium membership.
4. Dating Hall Dating Hall offers a free membership to search for "fun and friendship, romance, love, and marriage." 
5. Connecting Singles is the place to "meet by choice, not by chance. It's the site to "meet cool people and have new experiences."
You can choose any and then enjopy visiting them. They are all quite nice in design and almost equal in functionality. From such sites we can learn on how to promote our own Dating Site and provide a good service for free.
Usually free Dating Sites profit from advertising or affiliate network. They also have a great traffic and large database and canuse their traffic to promote some notions, experiment and use new features. It's freedom in some way but on the other hand it's not so easy to promote a new Dating Site intending to make it free and popular like the ones listed below.
Dating and Playing! Neverending go-round!
19:00:36 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Dating and love affairs always combine pain and happiness. These two feelings form a ballance only when we're with our beloved man. Otherwise we are tranferred into a state of depression and stress.
You probably know a lot of love stories where two people cannot forget each other for years and stay together whatever happens. Well, this weekend I have watched a wonderful film. It was French and may be that's why it was so expressive. Unfortunately I don't remember it's definite name, something like "I bet, you bet". On the whole the plot is based on the eternal connection between a man and a woman who love each other but not ready to admit it. They are afraid of love and play with their feelings using a simple game. They make a bet and fulfil it one after another again and again for many years. There's something like a habit of playing and the guy cannot get marry and she cannot live peacefully with her husband. All that they are doing is playing and waiting for the next meeting, the shifts between which are 10 years.
The most surprising fact is that till the end of times they continue playing and love each other. It's their life and they are happy. This film made me think that if we love someone we should strive for a person. Of course, there are different characters and may be your beloved doesn't care. You just have to find a suitable key to his soul.
And elements of a game can be a great adventure for both the partners. I mean if you're Dating Online you can be bored by the everyday dating routine. And if you entertain yourself with simple tricks, your feelings and affection can be stronger. You'll know much about each other.
For Dating Site Owners this idea can help to make your site more original and exciting. Use some playing technoques in Dating Site management: competitions and meetings with funny games can be great. Besides, it's always good to make competiotions on the best user, writer, member, singer and so on. This helps your users to be displayed openly and find their match. Think it over!
Social Networking and Online Dating Boom!
18:10:58 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
In case it is passing you by, you should understand that the second dot-com boom is here. This boom is all about user-created content and social networks where people share that content and information about themselves and their desires.
It is no longer about companies preaching to the masses in a one-way conversation. It is about companies listening to the masses speak to each other in a many-to-many conversation where the companies are facilitators! There are many examples of this type of site out there already (like MySpace and You-Tube) but these are companies that are indicative of the beginning of this era, not where it is going. Myspace and You-Tube still rely on a centralized point for everything. The future of the web is using one of its strengths and creating distributed communities.
These are communities that flow across websites. This was a Doug Kersten's point of view on Dating Sites and Network community sites. I personally think that it's time to listen to "masses" and it's absolutely right to be able to change the managing policy and the functionality together with the changes of the community. It's a person- oriented management strategy which is a basis of a successful dating business. What do you think?
Managing a Dating Site. Strategy.
16:06:22 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Today Sharda Prashad writes about Toronto business and the owners of Toronto's successful singles services. They talk about a market of more than 10 million singles in Canada, a dating industry in the United States that is worth $1 billion, and of the dozens of dating services available in Toronto alone.
One of the largest services in North America is Toronto-based Lavalife with more than $100 million in annual revenue and some 600,000 members worldwide, who exchange in excess of 1.3 million messages every day. Another Toronto company, MeetMarket Adventures Inc., can rake in $20,000 in one evening for hosting a singles pub night at a downtown bar.
The businesses are based on a similar marketing premise: There comes a point, usually in your late 20s or early 30s, when all of your friends are married. Your friends' friends are also married. Dating colleagues is out of the questions. You've exhausted your social network, so what are you going to do? Stay home and sulk, or increase your relationship odds by handing over some cash?
Once customers are lured by the pitch, they'll pay businesses anywhere from $20 to more than $100 to attend a pub night, dinner or other special event that promises like-minded singles — gay or straight. For online dating services, singles will pay for the privilege to email other singles or use more advanced features to attract dates, such as photos or video clips.
This isn't an industry about landing a one-night stand. If you want sex, you can probably get it. But people are paying money to find someone to date and potentially marry.
How has the industry managed to grow, with cynics like me shuddering at the thought of meeting someone in such a contrived, unromantic situation? Customers the reporter spoke with at dating events she attended were awkward when asked why they were paying for their love search.
Roger Beharry Lall, a 33-year-old marketing manager at a technology company, has been dropping about $100 a month on his love search for the past two years. That gives him access to two singles events per month, which may yield six dates. He was even in the Star's relationship challenge this spring, a series designed to help Toronto singles find a partner.
He doesn't think there's anything "wrong with him", but does wonder why he hasn't been able to find his match in a more traditional way.
Business owners deny there is a stigma to their services. The success of online dating seems to have shifted these businesses from the back alley to the mainstream. The media has also helped make singles events acceptable, adds the founder of a Toronto speed-dating company.
Not long ago Online Dating was like a shame, notes Sharda. Today, the proliferation of the brand means everyone seems to know someone who has tried it at least once. And besides, most people are paying for the opportunity to meet more than a friend. It's seen at the special events singles attend. (read details at www.thestar.com)
As you can see the review uncovers the need in Online Dating and Dating events within people of late 20s. Real communication is still on the first place and it cannot be replaced with any ninteractive options. May be it's good cause we cannot live online. It's a dream. So for Dating Site Administrators I would advise to think seriously about adding an events module to their Dating Sites cause it's the link between virtual and real world. People should enjoy it!
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15:06:22 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
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In Hampton Falls Police are investigating complaints of online dating fraud.
Police Chief Robbie Dirsa said scam artists stole thousands of dollars from two women who thought they had a romantic relationship.
Dirsa said one woman met a man online in 2002 through Yahoo Personals. He said she loaned him $109,000 over the course of a year for an alleged trucking business.
Dirsa said they went out on a few dates though police aren't sure if the man she dated is the same person she met online. He didn't repay the money and the woman hasn't heard from him.
This spring, another woman began e-mailing a man she met through an online dating service. She never met him in person. He told her he was an American citizen working in Nigeria. He asked for money and she sent him $10,000. (news source www.boston.com/news)
Men- scammers become vide spread and we should be aware of this fact. Besides, be cautious before giving money to a stranger, that's a common rule.
The number of sites in the worlds Internet has increased 100 million and reached 101 million 435 thousand and 253 sites. As RBK reports, the data is released by Netcraft company which has been tracking the number of the sites in the Internet since 1995
According to their report the growth of the number of sites in October, 2006 encountered 3,5%.
Specialists say that every year the world Internet grows up to 27,4 million sites and from May, 2004 till nowadays there appeared 50 million sites. Netcraft notes that such a fast growth of Internet Sites is due to Blogs popularity at Google and Microsoft and in the sphere of small business. Besides, Internet is accessible almost for everyone and this fact helps the industry to develop.
The greatest growth of the sites is marked in the USA, Germany and China. Please keep in mind that the experts count only separate domains, containing information. (article source http://adme.ru/)
And this fact means that we have to pay attention to these countries. There's a great demand in this technology and our Dating Site can be targeted to one of the markets. And besides, you still have a chance to win a niche for your dating Site and be a success.
A new example of cooperation.
02:33:41 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Beliefnet, Inc., the leading multi-faith, spirituality media company and online community, and Yahoo! Personals, the leading online dating service, today announced a relationship that will create the largest and most active community of spiritual online daters. Beliefnet has selected Yahoo! Personals to power its popular Soulmatch dating site, providing existing Soulmatch customers with the ability to search the entire Yahoo! Personals database and sort matches by religious or spirituality preferences. Yahoo! Personals will also add Beliefnet spiritual relationship content to its site to form an online spiritual center, creating a meeting ground for daters who prioritize spirituality and faith-based compatibility.
Now the new Soulmatch dating site is available.
"For so many people, finding a soul match means connecting on a deep level -- seeing what's on the inside as well as on the outside," said Steven Waldman, CEO and co-founder of Beliefnet. "We want to help people who believe that spiritual connection is an important part of building a great relationship."
The relationship draws on the expertise of both companies: Beliefnet offers its community of more than 9 million members a balance of inspirational and practical information on many different areas of spirituality, while Yahoo! Personals offers a dynamic dating site that attracts more than 5 million visitors per month. Under the agreement, Yahoo! will host and operate the new version of the Soulmatch service, which will combine Yahoo's member database with Beliefnet's spiritual relationship content.
Existing Soulmatch members will be automatically directed to the new site where they will have access to ten times as many profiles as before, improving their chances of finding their match. In addition, members will be able to enjoy spiritual content including expert relationship and dating advice through Yahoo! Personals, along with the support needed to seek out and build strong relationships.
"We believe a great spiritual dating site would offer a large community of daters, excellent search and matching tools, and superlative content about spiritual relationships," said Anna Zornosa, vice president and general manager for Yahoo! Personals. "Our partnership with Beliefnet will give us the opportunity to provide all three elements to customers seeking spiritual chemistry. The new dating site is a perfect example of how we are focused on enhancing the thriving community that Yahoo! Personals is today."
(review source http://home.businesswire.com)
As you can see this type of relationship between community and Dating Sites has become a common practice. And probably it's wise to use your own user traffic to widen the scope of services. The reason is that nowadays at a Dating Market there is a set number of features that almost of the Dating Sites have and as a result it's difficult to surprise and motivate a customer. One of the decisions is cooperation and traffic sharing.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A former Drexel University nursing student accused of meeting women on an online dating site, drugging their drinks and forcing them to have sex with him will face trial on rape and related charges, a judge ruled.
Seven women testified Tuesday about meeting Jeffrey Marsalis, 33, either online or at their apartment building. Almost all gave similar accounts of meeting him in bars, feeling disoriented, blacking out and waking up in Marsalis' bed.
Common Pleas Judge Teresa Deni ordered Marsalis held on eight counts of rape and related charges, and was scheduled to hear more witnesses as a preliminary hearing continued Wednesday.
Defense attorney Kevin Hexstall suggested that the testimony was that of women who had consented to sexual acts and then, for some reason, regretted doing so. He said they came forward only months or years later when contacted by police.
"It wouldn't be buyer's remorse if one of these girls went running to police," he said, "but not one of these girls called 911 or talked to a detective."
(story source www.centredaily.com)
I understand that it's a black humour but sometimes we need such stories to be aware of the danger. Watch out!
Matchmakers become more popular!
05:31:46 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Today Sophie Hares raises the problem of lying about the age, weight or marital status Online. In her article she notes the tendency of referring to matchmakers. Rather than risk taking pot luck online, chief executives, entertainers and politicians are among those paying thousands of dollars to matchmakers to discreetly "headhunt" and vet the perfect partner.
I have already mentioned that before and want to add that this theme is becoming more popular nowadays. People lose trust to Online Dating Industry and try to make use of real people who are willing to help. The reason is that it's better to work with a real person then with a virtual partner.
Not long ago Mark Brooks, an online dating industry analyst, in his blog post Online Dating Industry Deleting Scammers describes such a situation. He notes that some dating sites simply block all IP addresses from Nigeria . But with scammers changing tactics, it's a constant game of cat-and-mouse. I agree. This is also a key factor why people look for other ways to make use of Online Dating Sites with little loss.
In such a situation, when the web is expanding and Dating Online is a usual thing, you should trust only your feelings and your mind. If you need someone real to trust then find a matchmaker- suppose it's wise!)
Review on Brazilian and Latin Dating Sites.
03:31:28 by Julia Dorofeeva
Categories: Dating Business Tips & Articles
Today I continue my exploration of a Dating World and regional Dating Sites. I would like to talk about Brazil. Why so? Because this country is rather large in territory and its people are special.
Brazilians are friendly and free-spirited, with an incredible zest for life. They are very risk-oriented and very creative. Predominantly Roman Catholic (73%), families are large and often include extended family members. Family, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds are important to Brazilians. Read more about the people here.
So probably with such attitude to life Online Dating Industry should be developed there. And I made a research on Brazilian Dating Sites.
Usually, Brazilian Dating Sites often refer to Latin Dating Sites as the target audience are people of Hispanic descent or maybe fans of the Latin lifestyle. Cupids Reviews reports that Latin culture has a reputation as being intensely passionate and romantic. And that's true. They offer two Dating Sites which are worth trying. They are Amigos.com and Latinsinglesconnection.com. The first one is estimated as a mix of the really good and really bad. The second as the combination of good price and reputation. Besides, you don’t need to be of Latin decent to join this site, but it certainly couldn’t hurt.
As for me, I liked the idea of a Correspondence Agency and suppose it suits Brazilian personality as they are very sociable people. They also like to write notes and emails are good to exchange information. Latineuro.com promotes this option. Here's what they write in their introduction: "We are not a mail-order bride service. We are not a "Marriage Agency". We are not a matchmaker. We do not do personal introductions or tours. All we do is provide contact information so a man can say "Hi" to a woman. We are a bulletin board. Like picture personals in a newspaper, we provide the contact information. You do the rest. It's correspondence. It's dating." What's your opinion?
I've also visited Brazilcupid.com which seems to be a Brazilian dating and personals site that assists Brazilian girls and guys to find friendship, romance, and long-term relationships with people from around the world. So people have an opportunity to search in the country also. It can be in Portugese and Spanish so suitable for Latin community.
In Brazil market there are also marriage agencies and matchmaking sites like Brazilintro.com (Brazilian Woman Personals and Brazil Marriage Agency) and Agenciadenamoro.com (Personal ads from women around the world, especially Brazil). Well, it's not a new idea and the features are usual, except may be the option to post a personal ad in a Dating Newspaper.
Also, have a look at Continentalromance.com, a multicultural Dating Site which connects men with "beautiful Brazilian girls". So the design is fine and it's a Dating Site for online community.
In addition the Brazilian Portal Braziliansingles.com offers another Brazilian Dating Site Community. It's Sage-hearts.com where Rosalind Gardner has reviewed 100's of good, bad and very ugly Internet dating services. So you can have a look and make your own opinion.
It's all for now and hope you like the review. And I'll be glad to see your comments. May be you have your own favourite Brazilian Dating Site and want to share. Besides good marketing ideas can inspire you into creating your own Dating Site for your Dating niche. Who knows...
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