Online Dating Sites

  The best type of matchmaking site - is a 100 percent free one; and that's what this is. Datehookup.com is completely free to use and has no restrictions against any of its members. So, it has a little bit of "personality." It needs to have a splendid visual appearance as well though, for it to be really successful.

  The verdict came quickly though, and I was immediately impressed by the site's sleek design and nice friendly layout and colors. All of the information on the front page is neatly placed about, and easy to navigate through and find what you need. The gist of everything is provided for you, and you can easily get an idea of what to expect if you were to sign up. The other nice thing it shows you, is just how many members are on at one time. This is a small, yet significant detail. Most people don't pay notice to it the first time, but they should. The amount of singles online at once means a lot, when it's in the thousands; and on www.datehookup.com it is. Just looking on there for the first time, there are 5,527 female singles, and 6,502 male singles online. You have to expect that not everyone who is apart of the site is on at one time, so this is only a partial sum of the actual entire population of the website. Just from these numbers, it is most likely very large. The ratio between the two genders is actually pretty close, with males at about 60% and females 40%. This is only an estimated number though, from the current singles online. It could reflect on the whole population, which in that case, both genders have an even chance of finding their perfect match.

  Sign up takes about 3 minutes at most, and then you're free to use the site to its fullest potential. You have a very nice member navigation bar, and a neat profile page. Everything looks and reacts wonderfully. If you don't like the colors or background though, they have an option that actually lets you change them to meet your liking. Now that's great member service. Never have I seen a dating site let you do that. There are lots of different sections to check out on DateHookUp like the forums, groups, and blogs. You can chat with people about your interests, or just introduce yourself to the community. I'm sure most people would be wondering what is the extent of the features on the site. Well, you don't get everything you might get on some paid dating sites, but you still get a fair amount for it being free. You can add photos (of course.) You can browse through profiles, view other people's pictures, chat on the forums or in the groups, post in your blog, or leave comments on other ones, search for date ideas, or add your own. The ability to tweak the color format to your liking is also a big plus, and one thing that other sites miss out on.

  Judging from the total amount of people online at one time, and the mass amount of posts in the forums - it's easy to guess that this community has a huge amount of people. That simply means there are many chances for singles to hook up. It's open to everyone, and it's completely free. As far as user-friendly controls go, this online dating website definitely takes the win; and that's only one reason to look at and possibly join this great site.

Pros
-100% free
-Huge amount of people
-Free

Overall Evaluation: 8/10