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I have always loved talking about this subject. This has
led me to do exhaustive research and sort through tons of
information in order to get a better picture on the subject.
And now I am sharing the fruits of that hard work with all of
you through this article.
Why Online
Dating Services Beat Traditional Personals Every
Time
They will help you save hours of
frustrating, wasted searching, and let you zero in
on the best material on this subject - like this
article you're reading. Go on... Personal ads are
hundreds of years old. There were already personal
ads in newspapers at the beginning of 19th
century.
Now, with the invention of Internet, you can place
your personal ad in front of hundreds of thousands
of available singles. In terms of reaching the
widest audience for your personal ad, nothing can
compare with online dating services.
Should you even bother with placing a personal ad
in newspapers those days?
I have been placing personal ads in newspapers, and
I have been placing personal ads online, and my
experience is that online dating services beat
traditional personals every time.
This is why:
1. You can reach many more people through your
online ad.
I have said about it in the very beginning but this
is worth repeating: newspaper ads can NEVER compare
with the audience you can reach online. Virtually
every one has connection to the Internet these
days, and since you are reading it online, I am
sure you would prefer someone computer literate as
your mate.
2. You can put much more information in your online
ad.
To include as much information in your newspaper ad
as you can in your online ad would cost you a
fortune - and most dating sites will allow you to
place your ad for free. Your online ad is nicely
structured and easy to read, so the amount of
information does not seem overwhelming, as it would
be if you tried to include the same amount of
information in your newspaper ad.
3. You can put a picture with your online ad.
A picture is worth a thousand words. All online
dating services will allow you to place a photo, so
people answering your ad already know how you look
like. All things being equal, who would you prefer
to contact, a person who has a photo in their
personal ad, or a person without one?
4. You can change your online ad as often as you
want.
You cannot change a newspaper ad - once printed,
it's done. If you want to change something in your
newspaper ad and see what works better, you have to
place many ads - and you have to pay again every
time. Online, you can change your ad as often as
you please and check what works the best.
5. Your online ad has no expiry date.
How long do you keep newspapers on your desk? You
are lucky if you keep receiving responses to your
newspaper ad for two weeks. Your online ad can stay
on the dating site forever, until you decide to
remove it.
6. You can view ads of people that answer you
online.
Offline, you have no information about people
answering your ad - and it can be difficult to
obtain answers to certain questions. Online, most
of the basics are covered in the personal profile,
and you can also view their photo, before answering
them.
7. You can communicate anonymously online.
You can talk to people answering your online ads
without giving away your personal contact details
for as long as you want. Offline, you have to give
away your contact information immediately. Online
dating is safer.
8. Online dating is cheaper.
And the last but not the least, online personal ads
will cost you less than traditional newspaper ads.
Most dating sites will allow you to place a
personal ad for free, and many will also allow you
to receive responses from other members free. On
most sites, you only pay when you want to answer
ads of other members. If you decide to buy a
subscription, the price is less than you would pay
for a movie ticket and popcorn - and you can meet
thousands and thousands of people.
As you can plainly see, online dating beats
traditional personals every time.
So, the message is clear:
If you want to improve your love life - get
online!
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