Saturday, October 24, 2009

100 Online Dating Sites: Diversify & Conquer

I spent time searching easily through 100 online dating sites. Some names I ran across for singles dating sites (in random order) are: perfect match, yahoo personals, lavalife, msn personals, chemistry, singlesnet, okcupid, plenty of fish, american singles, eharmony, match, encounters, chemistry, and great expectations.

Some are paid dating sites, and some are 100 percent free dating sites. But what it amazed me the most was the diversity you can find these days online.

You will discover the existence of the plethora of 'online dating niches'. There seems to be a website suitable for everyone in every interest.

There is an online dating site for whatever is your focus (culturally, religiously, racially, alternative lifestyle, etc.).

There are dating sites that focus on one's specific 'must-have' criteria (for example, Australian, cougar, European, Russian, Canadian, catholic, intimate, military, black, parent, Jewish, divorced, Asian, professional, etc.) -- something for everyone.

That's why I recommend you become a member to several dating sites. Niche dating sites by their very nature are small. You need to put the dating numbers in your favor and join a larger, popular site.

While a 'niche' dating site gives you a good chance of meeting someone with a must-have criteria , adding a second or third dating service make sure that you are going after a larger pool of people. Lavalife, for example, is one of the largest online dating sites around, claiming to have 15 million members.

Psychologically, in this way, you'll never think to yourself that you "settled" for the first thing that came around.

Connecting with singles online is fun, fast, and it works! You will find dating sites with instant messaging, video chat rooms and advanced control panel. There is a dating site for every single person out there who is looking for love, romance, fun or long term relationships.