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Don’t be Swayed By Brand Names, There Is A Lot to Be Said About Free Dating Sites
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
In the same way when we go to supermarkets to buy groceries, we maybe influenced by familiar names that sit on the top shelves waiting to be picked. It’s almost like they want you to make that connection with the TV commercial the other day and be comforted to know that ‘they are the good ones and the only ones’ and others will not suffice. As a result the less-branded unknown names suffer and you maybe missing out on a good thing. The same analogy can be applied to free dating sites who are itching to vie for your attention but the branded sites almost always dominate the scenes.
Think to yourself how often you have fallen for this stunt but you almost feel helpless because the other dating websites haven’t come up to you and said anything. How can they? Despite the fact that these dating sites don’t have the clout to compete in the same space as the branded sites, there is something that they will never be able to compete with and that is price. After all these websites are absolutely free to use and who doesn’t like that!
In today’s hard times, more people are careful with money, however there is a caveat to all this. During hard times such as now we yearn for consoling by loved ones and we have tendency to group and huddle together. What happens as a result is that both camps actually win the stakes in capturing your attention to their sites. The feeling of needing a companion becomes even greater and those who are foolhardy in the heart will still be drawn by the branded shelves and those foolhardy in the head will still watch their purses and go for the lower shelves.
It is very easy for us to be drawn into one way of thinking, its like we grow up eating the same food and its only after experimenting that we open ourselves to the wider appeals of our tastebuds. The same can be said about branded names and the free dating sites, you will not know unless you make a conscious decision of trying.
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Free Dating Websites Can Be a Thorn in the Side for Match and eHarmony
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
We have all more or less taken for granted the top subscriptions dating sites such as Match.com and Eharmony.com as it towers over all other paid dating sites. Their formidable positions only increases with time as they re-inject capital back into aggressive marketing strategies. You will probably have seen many of the TV advertisements coming from these two top dating sites. However, there are some websites that will always be a thorn in the side for the top dating sites and they come in the shape of free dating websites.
Free dating websites can be considered a mixed bag for the top dating sites since they are effectively competing for the same user. Their presence was felt when OkCupid, another free dating site that came up rapidly in the ranks to command a top 200 position of the most visited sites in the US. Match.com spent no time in acquiring OkCupid in early 2011 for a princely sum of $50 million dollars. Here is the news snippet from techcrunch.com.
Match.com Acquires Online Dating Site OkCupid For $50M In Cash
We can argue whether the acquisition by Match was in part to dampen the market for free dating websites or whether there were genuine reasons to translate the profiles to their paid system. Whatever the reason, the free dating websites continue to grow in strength and this is confirmed by the many online singles joining these sites on a daily basis. Only time will tell how these two behemoths will share this vast marketing space for online singles. What we do know is that this market is continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate fueled by the numerous internet devices such as smartphones, tablets finding their way into the hands of many.
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Online Singles Search Quality of Their Parents on Free Dating Websites
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Have you wondered why singles breakup without any convincing reasons and keep browsing dating profiles on free dating websites to find their perfect match. Benjamin Le – Associate Professor of Psychology Research has explained in “The Science of Relationships: Answers to Your Questions about Dating, Marriage and Family” - The book about science of relationship.
Dr. Benjamin Le has said that the qualities they see and behaviors they observe in their parents is one of the big factors. For example, if the parents were not consistent and nurturing towards the child, the child will have expectations that his/he parents can not be relied upon.
Benjamin Le also added that what makes people attractive to others frequently come down to exposure, which is good for those who often log on to free dating websites. At first you might see profiles that aren’t attractive, but the more you see them the more you feel that they are not so bad which is human psychology. There are sites like Badoo.com and Yangutu.com who ask online single to feature their pictures on top part of their sites and as a result make lots of money.
On a serious note the book emphasis the complexity behind the idea of dating someone who is similar to a parent and cites the frequent study of the type of attachment a parent makes to their child as a determining factor in their outcome of their romantic preferences.
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Why too much thinking can be damaging on free dating websites
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
If one was to sum up the time we spend in thinking before we do anything it wouldn’t be too surprising if in some cases we find that more people actually dwell on the thinking rather than on the doing. We have come across many types of people who also fall into that category where they think for a very brief time but tend to always end up doing more. People who spend a lot of time thinking before taking any action can have a particularly deleterious effect on free dating websites.
Here is the reasoning…
Let’s say that you have a set of criterias for the types of people you want to date on the free dating site, depending on those criterias, they could be construed as very selective or nit-picking and hence the number of profiles that comes across that meets your criteria could be very few. So what happens? You have a limited number of people that you are able to locate on the dating website to communicate with. What this does, is that it limits your potential for many other dates that you have overlooked with your very selective choices. You end up thinking too much about the end date.
The right way to go about hand picking profiles from the free dating websites is to keep your options open and not to think too much at first of the outcome of the date or the dating profile features etc. Essentially you want to move into top gear and go into action mode and try to go for matches that you would have considered half-heartedly before. After all, how can you possibly tell if the dating profile is exactly to your liking simply by looking at a few pictures and a few words about that person. You may find that you have a fantastic time with someone that you would have dismissed as a date for various reasons or another.
The true way of getting about on free dating websites is to go with the flow, become more active and do less thinking, life should be about surprises and relationships thrive on this.
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