Articles by: Brad
Should I Try Online Dating?
Published on August 1, 2010
According to Match.com, 1 in 5 relationships are now starting online. Other dating statistics reveal how much acceptance online dating has gained in a short ten-year period. That said, many people still hesitate to use online dating, often only because of what they perceive to be the social judgment attached to it. Instead of making […]
Keep readingGaffs Guys Make on Dating Profiles
Published on July 29, 2010
This is a guest post by Kate Houston of trysweettalk.com 10. Bald spot camouflage. If you’re going bald don’t hide the fact under a cap. It’s not a character flaw and there’s no reason to be embarrassed by it. Besides, bald is the new sexy. So show skin with pride. 9. Saying you’re young at […]
Keep readingMatch.com Free Trial: 7 Days for Free
Published on July 28, 2010
The Match.com free trial offers 7 days for free to new members and is one of the few services of its type that does so. By “type” I am referring to the fact that Match.com allows you to contact any member that you want. Free trials and events are more common with the matchmaker type […]
Keep readingLavalife Free Instant Messager Event – July 28 2010
Published on July 26, 2010
Lavalife will be providing free use of their instant messenger service to all memeber this Wednesday, July 28 2010. The email alert I received from them suggested that I: Log in now and start hot-listing your favorites, then come back first thing Wednesday and start communicating with 1000s of local singles on IM for FREE! […]
Keep readingOnline Dating with Your Friends
Published on July 25, 2010
Recently I posted my two part interview with Chloe, the CEO of the new online dating service HelloJackieJoe. You can find this interview in the following posts: Interview Part 1 Interview Part 2 I wanted to take an opportunity to talk a little bit more about this service. The first thing that I’ll say is […]
Keep readingYahoo! Personals Officially Finished
Published on July 24, 2010
Earlier this week (July 21st to be exact) marked the last day that any user of Yahoo! Personals could switch to Match.com, the service that will be taking over all the accounts that previously existed within the Yahoo! service. Yahoo! Personals is the first service I ever paid for when I started dating online. I […]
Keep readingThe HelloJackieJoe Interview, Part 2
Published on July 24, 2010
This post is the second half of a two-part interview I had with Chloe Rothwell, the CEO of the new online dating service called HelloJackieJoe. HelloJackieJoe is unique in that it aims to involve your friends into your online dating experience. The first half of my interview with Chloe is available here in the second […]
Keep readingThe HelloJackieJoe Interview, Part 1
Published on July 23, 2010
Recently I had the opportunity to speak to Chloe Rothwell, the CEO of the new online dating service called HelloJackieJoe. This service is unique in that it aims to involve your friends into your online dating experience. The first half of my interview with Chloe is available below: Describe HelloJackieJoe and how it’s different from […]
Keep readingHow to Make Your Dating Profile Far More Interesting
Published on July 22, 2010
This is a guest post by Kate Houston of trysweettalk.com I had a client whose original profile asserted, I love to cook. As a professional dating profile writer, I can tell you that about 80% of the profiles I read say the very same thing. Eventually I learned this client not only loved to cook, […]
Keep readingeHarmony Free Communication Weekend, July 23rd – Aug 1st 2010
Published on July 21, 2010
This event occurs in the past. See this post for the most up-to-date free events Update 7/25/2010: It appears that this free event only allows you to take the communication so far – see the comments below for more details. It doesn’t appear that the free weekend is all it is cracked up to be, […]
Keep readingSelecting Your Main Photo for Your Dating Profile
Published on July 18, 2010
Picking the right main profile photo is pretty important. Just about every dating site out there has statistics that show that having a photo at all improves you online dating success quite dramatically. This can even be seen without statistics just based on how aggressive dating sites when it comes to getting you to add […]
Keep readingDatingDirect Free Trial July 21st 2010
Published on July 17, 2010
This Wednesday, July 21, 2010, DatingDirect will be offering a free trial to all new subscribers who sign up between 6 PM and midnight (UK residents only). Compared to most free dating events, this is a very small window of time to take advantage of the service. In addition, it appears that only the users […]
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