Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Hot Or Not Finally Free!
Great news! One of my favorite dating sites, Meet Me at Hot or Not is finally free! Yep, they have joined the band wagon of free dating websites like PlentyofFish.com. They used to charge monthly fees for sending emails between members, now its free to do this because they are going to start displaying more ads (probably adsense I would think) to support the website instead.
They are keeping the paid membership for those of you who don't want to see ads, and want to keep their premium benefits, like appearing higher up in people searches. They are also including free virtual flowers each month for paid members to send to potential matches.
So well will see how well they do - personally I hope it works because I have always loved the entrepreuneurial guys who run it, Jim and James. And its way better than PlentyofFish.com in my opinion (which lots way to amatuerish still)!
Anyway, if you haven't ever joined them, now is a great time because its free!
They are keeping the paid membership for those of you who don't want to see ads, and want to keep their premium benefits, like appearing higher up in people searches. They are also including free virtual flowers each month for paid members to send to potential matches.
So well will see how well they do - personally I hope it works because I have always loved the entrepreuneurial guys who run it, Jim and James. And its way better than PlentyofFish.com in my opinion (which lots way to amatuerish still)!
Anyway, if you haven't ever joined them, now is a great time because its free!
Friday, March 09, 2007
I'm Back! / Top 5 Ways to Spot a Fake Profile
Don't pass out. Yes, i'm posting again! Firstly, I am sorry. I know its been too long since I've posted. Believe it or not I was actually kind of dating someone for a while, plus I was back east for a little while. But anyway, i'm back!
And my first post back is about something I have been meaning to reveal for a while - how to spot fake profiles on MySpace and even other dating websites like match.com. Don't waste your time emailing these or replying to them, as some of the them could end up spamming you or giving you a virus!
Yep, the clever fake profiles will even email you generic messages, designed to make you give them your real email address or get you to a shady porn website! Look for any of these 5 things, and if you find any of them, they are probably fake:
1: Very little, if any text on their profile, with just a hot photo. If someone is going to take their profile seriously, they are going to have text on it. If you really think its because they are new, check back over the next few days - if there is still no more text = fakey fakey fake fake.
2: Particularly on MySpace, watch out for over-the-top mentions of the word 'sex' and what turns them on. Usually when they do this they will also have dubious links to check out their profiles on other 'websites' which usually take you throught to adult websites. And nope, you never see their good photos - you often just end up with a virus on your machine instead! Don't fall for this!
3: Ridiculously good looking photos. You can bet your bottom dollar they aren't that hot - they probably aren't even real people creating the profiles either!
4: Ridiculously good looking friends on their profile, and not one 'normal' looking person. Surely if they have hot friends, they must be real? Sucker...
5: Lastly, you can tell if they are fake if they reveal all their instant messenger details - I mean, who gives that out on profiles these days, unless you either want stalkers, or want to spam the hell out of someone. Crazier yet, some of these fake profiles even give out their number! Please don't fall for this, no matter how good looking or 'naughty' they sound.
To read more on this, here is a great indepth article about fake MySpace profiles, and even tells you how these fake profiles work, and why people make them!
http://www.burntpickle.com/articles/fake-myspace-profiles/
And my first post back is about something I have been meaning to reveal for a while - how to spot fake profiles on MySpace and even other dating websites like match.com. Don't waste your time emailing these or replying to them, as some of the them could end up spamming you or giving you a virus!
Yep, the clever fake profiles will even email you generic messages, designed to make you give them your real email address or get you to a shady porn website! Look for any of these 5 things, and if you find any of them, they are probably fake:
1: Very little, if any text on their profile, with just a hot photo. If someone is going to take their profile seriously, they are going to have text on it. If you really think its because they are new, check back over the next few days - if there is still no more text = fakey fakey fake fake.
2: Particularly on MySpace, watch out for over-the-top mentions of the word 'sex' and what turns them on. Usually when they do this they will also have dubious links to check out their profiles on other 'websites' which usually take you throught to adult websites. And nope, you never see their good photos - you often just end up with a virus on your machine instead! Don't fall for this!
3: Ridiculously good looking photos. You can bet your bottom dollar they aren't that hot - they probably aren't even real people creating the profiles either!
4: Ridiculously good looking friends on their profile, and not one 'normal' looking person. Surely if they have hot friends, they must be real? Sucker...
5: Lastly, you can tell if they are fake if they reveal all their instant messenger details - I mean, who gives that out on profiles these days, unless you either want stalkers, or want to spam the hell out of someone. Crazier yet, some of these fake profiles even give out their number! Please don't fall for this, no matter how good looking or 'naughty' they sound.
To read more on this, here is a great indepth article about fake MySpace profiles, and even tells you how these fake profiles work, and why people make them!
http://www.burntpickle.com/articles/fake-myspace-profiles/
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Celebrity MySpace Dating!
Everyone seems to be doing it these days, and I don't mean watching the OC show, which I personally can't stand ;) Yep, even celebrities are now using a certain cool website to date.
Guess how UFC champion Tim Ortiz met supermodel Jenna Jameson? Nope, not through another celebrity buddy. Jenna actually found Tim's MySpace page, posted a few comments about him, and soon they ended up emailing, and eventually dating, all because of MySpace!
"Jenna and I met [on] myspace.com. She requested me as a friend and I guess she's been a big fan of mine. She's been to a lot of my fights and so forth and we exchanged comments back and forth and e-mails; she said she was going to be at UFC 61 in July and we started talking. After the fight she came to my after-party, we had a few conversations, and we exchanged numbers and a couple of weeks later we went out on a date. It's been since Aug. 20 that we've been seeing each other."
Sure, its probably going to be tough to meet Jenna Jameson or Pamela Anderson, but it sure is a great way to meet cool people. For those of you that haven't read my free MySpace Dating Secrets ebook, you should definitely check it out. Who knows, perhaps Jenna took some of my advice? ;)
Guess how UFC champion Tim Ortiz met supermodel Jenna Jameson? Nope, not through another celebrity buddy. Jenna actually found Tim's MySpace page, posted a few comments about him, and soon they ended up emailing, and eventually dating, all because of MySpace!
"Jenna and I met [on] myspace.com. She requested me as a friend and I guess she's been a big fan of mine. She's been to a lot of my fights and so forth and we exchanged comments back and forth and e-mails; she said she was going to be at UFC 61 in July and we started talking. After the fight she came to my after-party, we had a few conversations, and we exchanged numbers and a couple of weeks later we went out on a date. It's been since Aug. 20 that we've been seeing each other."
Sure, its probably going to be tough to meet Jenna Jameson or Pamela Anderson, but it sure is a great way to meet cool people. For those of you that haven't read my free MySpace Dating Secrets ebook, you should definitely check it out. Who knows, perhaps Jenna took some of my advice? ;)
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Match.com REALLY wants your membership...
Match.com just announced a website makeover. They have gone for a 'trendy' black color scheme, which isn't too bad I guess. They have also made one other major change. And I can't say its a good one!
Looks like the are going all out for new member sign ups - you can't even browse the search results without signing up for a free account! You see the results in the background, but you can't even click on profiles or navigate anywhere else without first joining. Very frustrating. This will surely annoy a lot of people, and also reduce the percentage of 'paying subscribers', and make worse my main gripe with them. This is the fact that when you email someone, it depeneds on whether the other person is a paid member as to whether they can reply or not. So potentially, you could find the person of your dreams profile, email me them an amazing email, and never hear back from them because they don't want to pay for membership. Crazy. I even called Match once to discuss this, and they seemed obvlious to this - someone is getting very obsessed with getting as many members as possible, rather than actually making the current members happy, which is terrible business sense if you ask me. I wouldn't be surprised if they change this mandatory sign up process... keep your eyes peeled!
Monday, December 04, 2006
New Tool: Just How Good is Your Dating Profile?
Well, its been a long while coming, but today I have finally launched my new dating profile evaluation tool! You can use this tool to find out just how good any of your dating profiles are.
You may think yours is hotshot, but might not be afterall - use this new quick tool to find out! Plus, you get tips on how to improve it based on your evaluation result. Take a look, and let me know what you think - post comments below :)
http://www.datingdr.com/dating-profile-test.html
You may think yours is hotshot, but might not be afterall - use this new quick tool to find out! Plus, you get tips on how to improve it based on your evaluation result. Take a look, and let me know what you think - post comments below :)
http://www.datingdr.com/dating-profile-test.html
Saturday, November 25, 2006
DatingDr on MySpace Finally!
Yes folks, its been a while coming, but over the thanksgiving period, I finally had some time to create a MySpace DatingDr profile. Take a look, add comments, and most of all, remember to add me as a friend! As of the time of posting, you could make history and be the first person to comment! on my MySpace DatingDr profile :)
http://www.myspace.com/datingdrcom
Oh and hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving! I am currently out in Florida celebrating it English style with my parents. Just because I'm english doesn't mean I can't eat all the good food that thanksgiving brings!
http://www.myspace.com/datingdrcom
Oh and hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving! I am currently out in Florida celebrating it English style with my parents. Just because I'm english doesn't mean I can't eat all the good food that thanksgiving brings!
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Yep, its True. Free 7 Day Trial at True.com
We get some great offers from some of the dating sites out there from time to time. This time we have got a great exclusive coupon for you guys - 7 day free trial at True.com.
I'm sure you have seen those sexy ads on myspace for these guys - they have been promoting heavily and in my opinion have come along way recently. The used to focus on the fact that they do background checks, but have recently come up with a more 'fun' angle, which seems to be working. I logged on the other day and was surprised to see how many new cool looking people had come on there recently. Definitely worth a shot. Even if you don't find anyone, just cancel on the 6th day and you won't pay anything.
In order to use our true.com 7 day free trial, just click on the banner below and the free 7 day trial will appear after you have created your free profile:
Thanks again to True.com for providing this free 7 day trial to us!
I'm sure you have seen those sexy ads on myspace for these guys - they have been promoting heavily and in my opinion have come along way recently. The used to focus on the fact that they do background checks, but have recently come up with a more 'fun' angle, which seems to be working. I logged on the other day and was surprised to see how many new cool looking people had come on there recently. Definitely worth a shot. Even if you don't find anyone, just cancel on the 6th day and you won't pay anything.
In order to use our true.com 7 day free trial, just click on the banner below and the free 7 day trial will appear after you have created your free profile:
Thanks again to True.com for providing this free 7 day trial to us!
