Free Dating Sites vs. Paid Dating Sites
Elena Solomon

I have used and worked for several dating sites, both free and
paid. I know Internet personals from A to Z. And I came to
realize that free dating sites were awfully expensive.

Want to know why?

First, free dating sites attract all types of rubbish: Nigerian
scammers, Russian "mail order brides", and all types of unstable
and wicked people that were banned from quality services. Those
people have too much time on their hands (or it is their full-
time Internet rip-off occupation) and this is why they don't mind
to hang there.

On the other hand, since the website is free, they do not have
much staff on hand to look after it, and check on possible scams.
So scammers are free to go wild there.

Second, free dating sites usually make their revenue from the ads
they show to their members. In other words, they aren't really
interested in you actually FINDING someone on their site: they
would rather have you frustrated and clicking on the ads you see
on their site.

Another venue is selling your email address to mass-mailing
companies, or running mass-mailings themselves. It means you risk
being bombarded with hundreds of commercial emails, day after
day.

Third, I find it appalling that a person cannot find some twenty
bucks to pay for a subscription. As a woman, I want to KNOW that
the guy I am talking to is at least capable of paying his own
rent.

If I were a guy, I would also prefer a woman who is capable of
looking after herself and doesn't think a man is there to provide
for her.

Forth, the software on free sites is often inconvenient and the
customer support sucks. I prefer things that work as they are
supposed to.

Fifth, for a busy person like you and me, filtering through heaps
of bogus profiles can be maddening. My time is valuable. I'd
rather spend it meeting someone for coffee than talking to people
that aren't even real.

On a paid dating site people have invested something in the
process, so they are more serious and don't play games.

Sixth, for all the reasons outlined above, quality people tend to
avoid free dating services. Their time is too valuable. If you
want to meet a quality person, you are unlikely to meet them on
free sites.

All in all, I have realized that using a free dating site is
awfully expensive. I simply cannot afford it. It costs me more in
time and effort, which I could use more productively - like
running a dating coaching session, or writing an article.

I'd rather pay for subscription and have ten times less
frustrations and ten times more results.

What about you?



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Elena Solomon is the dating coach of www.Soulmades.com.au -
an online dating site for smart singles. She is the author of
several bestselling e-books about love and dating. Her latest
book "12 Simple Rules for Success in Love, Life and Online
Dating" is gaining raving reviews from its readers and online
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