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.

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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

There are thousands of members to browse and find an interest in, and hopefully you can find your perfect love from there. Now, for the basis and layout of the site. From what I can see on the front page there isn’t a lot of variability. You have your white background and such, but plenty of information with it. The site has been up for ten years now, with plenty of success stories to prove it. Success is key with a site and date.com has it. Keep in mind how popular or effective a dating website is before jumping into it- it would be a shame to waste time and money. I found one interesting quote the site makes, “The majority of our members are college educated professionals who live in large cities or nearby suburbs.” Is this true? Hard to believe? That is up to you to decide. If you are interested in the same sex, don’t worry, because this site also accepts those kinds of relationships as well.

The sign up process is pretty basic with the simple questions like what you’re interested in and what you want in your partner, etc. It could take you from five to ten minutes depending on how thorough you want to be with your sign up. If you just want to find out what the interior of the site is like you can skim through most of the sign up pretty easily. The site is pretty much the same all-around. It looks and feels the same no matter what you are doing. It doesn’t look half-bad though, I will admit. To give you an idea of the amount of members you will encounter – over 20,000 new members sign up every week. After ten years the site is still constantly growing. As far as what you can do with your free profile, it is pretty limited. Being a guest member, you can: Flirt; Look at date info; and post a profile. You almost HAVE to upgrade to Gold if you want any success here. That’s going to cost you, of course. One thing that’s definitely worth noting is the toolbar available for download. The toolbar is linked directly to the site and lets you know if you have alerts or messages etc, and it always allows you to be online even if you don’t actually have the site up. Useful right? It’s even free!

Gold Membership offers many more features like: Sending emails; Sending Instant Messages; Audio/Video Messaging; Access to Chat rooms; and Showing up more in search results. The prices are as follows -

1 month for $34.95
3 months for $69.95
6 months for $99.95
1 year for $139.95

Pros
-Lots of features at decent prices
-Many members
-Toolbar Download

Cons
-No success here for guest members

As you can see the pros outnumber the cons, meaning the website must be pretty good. It is a very well made and respectable matchmaking place. If you are someone who enjoys free features though and still finding success then you will have to look elsewhere. The only way you’ll get to know someone here is by paying first. This site also has a twin site called matchmaker.com which I didn’t like at all. On account of the information that is given here though, I will be more lenient and say this is the better of the two.

Overall Rating:  8/10

The site allows nudity on the front page as well, so it is easy to tell that this is more of a mature site. Besides that there isn’t that much on the front page. The information given is pretty slim. It gives you five reasons to join the site – and they are honestly pretty pathetic reasons. There are singles. You can upload photos. There are ADULT singles. The third one confuses me. Obviously everyone on the website could be considered an adult. Anyways, it is a popular adult dating site too, with hundreds of new members signing up everyday. If the boring layout doesn’t appeal to you, then maybe the mature theme will.

There isn’t all that much offered here for features. Sure, most stuff is free – that’s a plus. But all you’ll find here is member browsing, photo posting, video chat, and email. There isn’t a lot more to the website than that. Once you get into this adult dating site you’ll notice all the photo updates and web cams. Most of the web cams just have girls doing suggestive things. Just from browsing the site – I don’t even know if there is anyone on here looking for love. It appears that everyone just wants to flirt or have some kind of short term relationship. This is purely judge though – and isn’t necessarily true. If you are looking for a more serious relationship you can still browse the site, and maybe you’ll find the person you are looking for. Otherwise I just think this site is made more for flirting and video chat.

Pros
-Plenty of members
-”Suggestive” themes for those who like it

Cons
-Too much flirting portrayed
-Doesn’t feel like a dating website

I wish I could say more about Fling.com; but there really is not much to go off of. I can’t say I feel like I’m looking for someone to spend my life with when I browse the site. I almost feel like I’m just browsing some smut, which sounds bad, but that’s the feel the website gives off. Not everything here is bad – and it could appeal to only certain kinds of people.

Overall Rating:  6.5/10

  Firstly, I was extremely happy with the sign up process – it was quick, easy, and didn’t make me fill out pages of surveys. This is really a pain some times, when all you want to do is get into the online dating site to try it out, but you’re caught filling in surveys about yourself for several minutes. This is usually beneficial however, because it matches you up with people who have your personal preferences. 4ppl.com is a good change though, and I’m pleased with the quick sign up process. Once that’s taken care of, the first thing you can do is upload photos of yourself. When deciding on a single you’d like to meet, a lot of people take personal appearance into consideration first. From your menu, you can add more information about yourself whenever you want, to tell people a little bit more about who you are.

  The huge thing this online dating site has, that sets it apart from most others, is its extensive blog section. There’s tons of blog posts every day, on a variety of different subjects. If you’re wondering what kind of a person someone is, you can always check and see if they posted and blogs about themselves. Or, you can even write something about yourself, to let people know what you think about something. There is an extensive member list on 4ppl.com, with over 900,000 people, and hundreds joining everyday. It would be hard not to find someone you were seeking with those kinds of numbers.

  Overall, the site has a pretty even and organized layout, but it’s a little bland as far as colors go. There are new blog posts every couple minutes, on lots of different subjects, and there are many members to browse and chat with. There are no paid membership options, so what you see is what you get. This is a very nice feature, because you know that you can make contact with any member on the site, with no catches. It’d be nice if they had videos as well, but the options available already for a free profile are certainly worth the 1 minute sign up process. The free dating website is definitely worth looking at, and at least trying out.
Pros
-Quick % easy sing-up process
-Huge blog archive
-Free

Cons
-Layout would be better
-Poor member profiles
Overall Rating: 6/10