Dating is not a new concept that has evolved overnight. In fact, it is a practice that evolved, centuries ago. Earlier men and women were encouraged to meet each other in the presence of community elders. But in the modern and extremely fast paced world of today, it is difficult to spend time with your family members, leave alone the thought of meeting someone new. Zoosk is a dating website which has taken the onus of making dating possible for all the bachelors and bachelorettes who want to date but do not do so for myriad safety reasons.

There are a plethora of features which the site has to offer. The site offers vey nice and practical tips for the safety and security of the people who date online. Often people unmindful of these aspects go to date and then feel trapped in the online world. Some of them have even resorted to taking help from the law to make sure things are alright. Therefore, it is mandatory for a dating site to make its members aware of the reality and make sure that they too indulge in the security measures. Zoosk does take care of this aspect and is a wonderful site for all those who want to date and preserve their identity online.

Zoosk.com is a site which is not location centric. You can date both men and women from various locations making it easy for you to make a decision. The site is free from fraudulent activities and immediately bans its member from the site if they are found to be indulging in related activities. The site does not provide personal details to any person under any circumstances and there your personal and private information is never revealed to any body. Hence, your privacy is not harmed under any circumstances.

Zoosk is recommended for its features to keep the private and public information of the members absolutely separate. The information required to log in and become a part of the website is minimal and absolutely necessary. The website is indeed a brilliant one which is advocated to the youngsters and teenagers of the community who want to check their compatibility with members of the other sex. Aesthetically designed with a plethora of options to establish contact with any member of your choice, zoosk is a site, in which the reins of control are in your hands. This gives you complete power as to how to reveal and how much to conceal.

This was my first attempt at using a speed dating site and all I can say is WOW! SpeedDate’s chat seems to be the hub or center of the site. Within minutes of signing up, I had members who were ready to begin our five minute speed date chat for us to get to know each other better. I could easily ignore or not chat if I wasn’t ready for the moment, but I couldn’t help but to feel like I was the center of attention within minutes of signing up.

The menu on the left had my profile image (click it to update your profile) as well as many helpful icons to guide you. There was  “Improve your matches,” “Dating tutorial,” “Advance search tutorial,” “Sending email tutorial,” and even a “SMS” feature. But you know what, I didn’t have to do anything to immediately get involved. The chat was popping up with potential suitors wanting to chat while I was checking out the site. Besides it being a speed dating site, it felt like an “effortless dating” site. The activity just kept coming  while I did nothing. Amazing!

Webcam Chat

I noticed the “Likes me” tab at the top of the site. I saw that 41 members already viewed my site and three of them made me their favorite. Remember that this was all within 15 minutes of signing up. My mail box kept filling up. I was up to 25 messages in my inbox as I browsed the site.

You can sign up for free to get a feel for the site, but no doubt you will want to take advantage of full membership to enjoy all the features and benefits. Highly recommend the one year membership. The cost was  a little more than $15. I felt I got my $15 dollars worth within 15 minutes of being on the site. I can’t imagine not finding someone special if I had a whole  year to browse, meet and search for the one meant for me.

SpeedDate definitely stands out as NOT being a  typical post a profile, picture, send a message and wait for a response site.  It is much more than that. You don’t have to take my word for it. Check it out and sign up at www.speeddate.com. You will be amazed at the activity immediately after signing up. It will become apparent with the flurry of activity that finding someone for a date or to love for the rest of your life is an effortless journey at SpeedDate.  The site is easy to navigate so it  won’t take you long to learn the ropes, plus, there are many helpful tutors and tips along the way.  What are you waiting for? Finding love couldn’t be easier or better yet, sign up and let love find you.

Sparkology

Sparkology differentiates itself from other online dating sites as the hub for young, successful professionals in big cities. The front page helps define the site, including both an animation video to convey the Sparkology value proposition and information about how their site encourages high quality matches. I think their decision to control who joins the site and to limit the potential matches might actually help find you someone worthwhile… or at least someone with “potential”.

One of the most unique aspects of the site is how restricted it is. Each member is handpicked, and you can only register if you were invited by a friend. Otherwise, you must apply for an invite and their staff personally screens every applicant. Not only that, but all of Sparkology’s men are verified grads of top universities. This means that women don’t have to put up with a barrage of messages from unqualified men. While other sites focus on giving you a huge pool of potential relationships, Sparkology narrows it down to the ones who they think will be best for you. After a quick, no-nonsense registration, the dashboard uses a behavioral algorithm to present you with the most highly-qualified candidates in your city. This feels very familiar if you’ve ever used Netflix or Pandora to help you discover movies or music.

Sparkology Rules

You might be wondering how Sparkology saves you from hundreds of boring or just plain bad messages. The site has different pricing structures for men and women. Each time a guy sends an initial message to a woman, it costs money, so he ascribes a tangible value to it and is dissuaded from sending out a barrage of junk mail. Women are more likely to respond, and men are more likely to put thought into their messages. If the woman responds or if the woman initiates, the conversation continues for free.  Just signing up is free, and all men and women are given the opportunity to try out the site before they pay for anything. Sparkology offers a no-hassle refund policy if you’re unhappy for any reason.

While some of the buttons or graphics on the site look a little unrefined, it’s all forgivable considering most of it seems to “just fit.” Their blog- where they have almost daily updates about dates, dating, or relationships- is different enough to make it distinctive, but not so different that it doesn’t belong.

The site also has an offering I don’t think any other site can match, and that is personal concierges to help you with any questions you could have about courtship. Although the site charges for the concierge services, their concierges are qualified experts. The online and the dating concierge have both made appearances on television and are published writers in the dating field. Starting at only $29 while the site is still in Beta, the concierges are rather inexpensive, but the price can escalate quickly depending on how much you want from them. While in Beta, Sparkology itself is relatively inexpensive as well. Women only pay $15 per month, while men pay $15 for every 5 sparks (to initiate conversations with 5 different women). I would definitely check the site out, even if they don’t have as many members as the other sites. Especially since the main draw is the quality of their members, not the quantity.

The best type of online matchmaking site – is a 100 percent free one; and that’s what this is.  Datehookup.com is a completely free dating site 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.

True.com

True.com definitely has a positive message just from viewing the front page. It looks pleasantly attractive, and well worth your time, even without reading anything at all. This is only a first impression though, which is still a good feature. If you can’t get accustomed to a site’s layout, then you most likely won’t be staying a member there for very long.

The first thing you have to do, which is certainly a given, is sign up. You must be patient though, because the sign up page takes a little while to load up. It will appear as if you’re viewing search results for singles, but after a minute or so another page will pop up. As a rule, matchmaking sites are only available to people of legal age(18). The initial info input page will take less than a minute, without any hassle. Then, you’re presented with more information, so the site can match your personal preferences with other singles. There’s an interesting feature that tells you how many potential matches you have, depending on what you choose for preferences.

Now, to actually become a member of this dating site, you have to have a legal credit card. Even for your 3 day trial membership. It’s kind of disappointing that they don’t offer any long term free memberships with more features, but only the trial. It will still allow you to use everything on the site though, just as a preview to see if you want to further use the services they provide. There’s lots of features on True.com to help you find the single you’re looking for, like video, voice, and image posting. You can have live chats, or send emails. There’s plenty here for a paying customer, and it’s nice to try out, even if it’s only for 3 days. For a free membership, you aren’t given very many options, besides browsing member profiles and sending messages.  True.com has quite high prices, compared to every other matchmaking site I’ve seen, which is something you want to consider when choosing what website you want to join. It’s $49.99 for one month; $79.99 for three months; and $129.99 for six months. It’s a lot to ask for, but there’s definitely a lot to offer here. If the prices dissuade you, it’s still worth checking out for the free 3 day trial.
Overall Rating:  7/10

I was surprised at how much the dating site presented itself as a forum on the front page. It really had the appearance and layout that you would expect to see on many types of forums. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it’s just a little odd to look at until you grow accustomed to it. Well, the only way you’ll be able to get used to, is by being a part of the site for some time to come, which is something that you have to decide for yourself.

The one thing I do like, is that plenty of fish lists all the rules immediately, so you know just what is tolerable and what isn’t. They state right on the front page that they don’t prevent nonpaying members from contacting paying members. This is an amazing feature, as it’s true that almost every dating site does this. It’s definitely a special feature that makes this dating site different and special from any other one out there. You won’t find many that let you contact every member of the site without a catch. The site is extremely against scams, so you know you’re in good hands when you’re joining plentyoffish.com. You’ll be communicating with legit singles, and most likely getting the results you desire. There’s a few preview profiles on the front page as well, to show you how things are basically setup. It is always excellent to get a look into a website before even signing up, it helps build a better relationship with the user.

POF Login Page

There’s a whole bunch of different pages to go through during the sign up process. The first page is a quick, 30 second input, and the rest plays out like a survey. It does help you get more matches, and overall increases the effectiveness of the site, but it’d be nice if they let you fill in the information later for once. When you’re all finished, you get a results page, which lists what the site thinks what kind of person you are. It’s..an interesting feature I haven’t seen before. Plenty of fish has many nice things to offer, like testimonials to prove its worthiness, and a special ‘points system’ that allows you to purchase virtual gifts for other members. There’s plenty of things available for a member, like messaging, mail, browsing, and photos. The only thing that could be improved on is the layout and style. For some people, they may actually prefer it above a regular website. Interestingly, I couldn’t seem to find any links for upgrading your profile, which is a little odd.

Most importantly though, Plenty of Fish is for anyone looking for a mate. There’s tons of members on here, and lots of potential people to meet. No matter what gender, or ethnicity you are, there’s most likely someone on here that will take a liking to you.

• Worlds’ greatest member database
• Forums
• 100% Free

• Old fashioned layout/design
• Poor customer support

eHarmony

That’s right, it’s eHarmony.com, the biggest internet dating source.  This is the one that started the fanbase and it has quickly grown into a huge, popular thing.  Internet dating is now widely used and it’s all thanks to this.  It’s almost impossible for someone to have never heard of eHarmony; there are TV commercials, radio broadcasts, magazine ads, and anything else media related you can think of.

So, you know what it is, but have you taken the time to actually check it out and try it?  Well, it’s about time it was looked upon in depth.  It goes without saying what this dating site is and what they offer. Something noticeable immediately though is that eHarmony is for singles AND married couples. Yes, that’s right. This is a unique feature that I have not seen myself. If you were having trouble with your marriage or losing intimacy, then you can sing up in the couples section and get tips on how to reconnect with your spouse. Otherwise, you can sign up as a single and start searching the site for someone you like, or wait for someone to come to you.

eHarmony.com

The initial sign up is free of charge and once you get through the compatibility test you will be on your way.  What the compatibility test does is match you with people who are exactly like you and want the same things you do; and hopefully you will both have an interest in each other.  eHarmony guarantees this test, and since there is so much positive feedback, it is easy to trust the site.  People who hear a lot about a website will generally trust it more than others, which is understandable.  Someone should feel confident on eHarmony.com and expect great results.  It may not have hundreds of features, but it still wins over many people.  What about the people though?  Well, just think about eHarmony. There are 15 million registered users across the 50 states and over 200 countries.  That is a massive dating site.  If you can’t find someone that matches your preferences here, then you must be extremely unique! There are many different religions and races and no one is excluded from the database. Of course, you must follow the basic common sense rules, such as being 18 and not harassing people.

Everything is pretty simplistic here, from the layout to the features.  There are photo and information posting, questionnaire taking, browsing, and chatting.  There are a few premium features as well for a price.  None of the prices are given immediately, but all the information is included.  Secure Call allows you to talk to your matches without revealing your phone number so you can enjoy getting to know singles over the pone.  That seems to be it for premium features – otherwise the whole lot is free. It makes sense why there are so many people though, since most everything is completely free.  eHarmony is the “mother of all dating sites” so to speak.  It has lived quite long and amassed a large member population and won’t disappoint anyone who are only interested in finding their true love or helping their marriage.  What is there to lose by checking it out?