Aug 15, 2010

Reality Check - Online Dating Sites (Both Free and Paid)!

I'm going to let you in a little secret. I often use the 
INTERNET to meet single women in my area. While you might think 
it's a bit odd, the truth is online dating has become THE way to 
meet single girls.

In fact, it's been reported that up to 90% of singles have tried 
online dating at some point in their dating lives. So if you're
not taking advantage of this resource, then you're missing out 
on a gold opportunity to talk to attractive girls in your area. 

Now the major problem is which online dating site do you choose? 

Specifically do opt to try out a free site or should you spend 
money for a paid online dating service?

Well to be honest, each type of service has both good AND bad 
qualities. Today we're going to cover each and talk about what 
it's like to use both of them. 

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Free Services
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There are plenty of free websites, like Plentyoffish.com and 
Facebook.com which you can use to connect to women for free. 

While you might think there only advantages of using these sites, 
there are actually a few drawbacks. Let's go over each...
PROS:

Obviously the major benefit of using this type of service is it's 
completely free. That means you can connect to women without 
spending a dime. So if you find enough free services, you'll 
literally blanket the Internet and find plenty of women you can 
meet.

Another advantage of a free service is you can TEST out different 
profiles and email message to see which one draws the most 
attention from women. 

Just by spending a few weeks contacting women, you'll literally 
craft the PERFECT system for contacting women. Then when you 
find a great system, you'll be able to duplicate your efforts and 
increase your response rates from women. 

CONS:

Now the truth is there is one MAJOR disadvantage to using a free 
online dating site. 

It's a matter of INVESTMENT. When a woman only signs up for a
free site, she's less likely to take it seriously. Most will
come up with the excuse that she's "doing it for fun."

The truth is they want to meet guys, but they don't want to
seem too desperate.

The problem is you'll often have to overcome more initial 
resistance when you meet a girl on a free site. 
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Paid Services
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The Internet is filled with paid sites. All you have to do is 
find a site, pull out your credit card and you'll have instant 
access to hundreds of women in your area. 

Now there are both positives and negatives when you pay for an 
online dating site. Here they are...
PROS:

The biggest benefit of using a paid service is you have the 
ability to find a larger pool of women. Unlike free websites, a 
premium site gives you more tools and ways to contact interesting 
girls. 

On major sites like Match, Yahoo, or JDate, you have unlimited 
access to women in your area. This means you'll be more likely 
to find somebody worth dating.

Another advantage of a paid service is the quality of the women. 

Now when I say quality, I don't mean the women are better looking 
on a premium websites. Instead the women on here take their 
online dating efforts more seriously. 

If a girl is willing to pay the "price of admission", then she'll 
be more likely to respond to the emails you send her. So you'll 
discover that you'll get MORE responses from these types of 
sites.
CONS:

Obviously the biggest con of using a paid site is you have to 
spend money. But there is also another major problem with these 
websites. Many of them make you pay upfront. 

So if you lay down some cash and the service stinks, then you'll 
have wasted your money. That's why it's important to only use 
trusted sites and also do your research before you spend a dime.

Well...that's a breakdown of both free and paid services. 

This leaves us with the question: 
"Which is better- Paid or free 
sites?"


The answer is- NEITHER! 

I personally use BOTH sites. Typically, I'll use freebie sites 
to practice different introductory emails and tweak my profile. 

Then I'll take this information and use it on my favorite paid 
dating site

If you're smart, then you'll take advantage of both services and 
add them to your overall dating strategy. That way, you'll cast 
a wide net and find LOTS of women you can date!

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You can reprint this post in your website or blog and link back to my home page, Modern Men's Online Dating Guide blog - Ron C.

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