One of the biggest perceived downsides to seducing women online is the cost. In reality it's pretty damn cheap if you get a ton of chics chasing you down for a date. There are basically 4 scams..........errr ways paid for dating sites generate income.........
ADVERTISING: they have a few banner advertisements that appear on the side, in the middle of your matches, or the annoying pop-up ad, which can appear while you are searching or when you exit out from their site. Sometimes they attach cookies to your surfing and you see their pop-up ad, it follows you. Their goal is to try to entice you, with the ever so popular pay per click money maker or worse, get you to purchase whatever it is the ad selling.
COUNTERMEASURE-have a pop-up blocker, delete your cookies, clear out your cache, etc.
RENEWALS-At one time, this was their main source of income. Basically they send you reminder emails when you are coming close to the end of your membership. It’s a limited timed offer, act now and save 40% kinda marketing trick. If you choose NOT to renew at that time, they often send you lower rates if you have not renewed in say a month, 6 months, a year, etc Most of them have an automatic renewal feature that RE-CHARGES you when your membership expires…..and this rakes in the money.
COUNTERMEASURE-Look for the site-map and navigate to the AUTO-RENEW feature and UNCHECK that box to avoid being billed for another month/year.
NEW MEMBERSHIPS-lots of people join the site after viewing their commercial, hearing their ad on the radio, etc. Their BIGGEST money making tactic is getting non-active members to sign up and or re-renew. They do this by displaying numerous so called “matches”. :cuss: Here’s the flaw in that; lets say you are a paid for member and you see a person you would like to talk to but only this person is NOT an active member. You send them an email, they can’t respond, UNLESS they signup with a credit card. The sites are fully aware of this fact, so they OFTEN THROW IN NUMEROUS non-active members in hopes to gain new income. They don’t make any new money by sending you other active matches.
COUNTERMEASURE-view when was the last time they have been online looking, if it’s any longer than a few weeks, odds are they ain’t an active member. So skip these people when emailing. Look for “online now” profiles
4) EXTRA ADD ONS: Dating web-sites offer special features enhancements for a few more dollars in order for you to reap more replies…..for serious members. Examples (Net chat, highlights, Bold print, featured member spotlight, virtual voicemail box, etc.
FREE SITES-are basically generating money by running banner ads, pop-ups, etc in hopes you click an ad. They also participate in email harvesting, and information accumulating, then sell that info to a third party. Some offer enhanced features for a nominal fee, again for serious, sincere members.
ADVERTISING: they have a few banner advertisements that appear on the side, in the middle of your matches, or the annoying pop-up ad, which can appear while you are searching or when you exit out from their site. Sometimes they attach cookies to your surfing and you see their pop-up ad, it follows you. Their goal is to try to entice you, with the ever so popular pay per click money maker or worse, get you to purchase whatever it is the ad selling.
COUNTERMEASURE-have a pop-up blocker, delete your cookies, clear out your cache, etc.
RENEWALS-At one time, this was their main source of income. Basically they send you reminder emails when you are coming close to the end of your membership. It’s a limited timed offer, act now and save 40% kinda marketing trick. If you choose NOT to renew at that time, they often send you lower rates if you have not renewed in say a month, 6 months, a year, etc Most of them have an automatic renewal feature that RE-CHARGES you when your membership expires…..and this rakes in the money.
COUNTERMEASURE-Look for the site-map and navigate to the AUTO-RENEW feature and UNCHECK that box to avoid being billed for another month/year.
NEW MEMBERSHIPS-lots of people join the site after viewing their commercial, hearing their ad on the radio, etc. Their BIGGEST money making tactic is getting non-active members to sign up and or re-renew. They do this by displaying numerous so called “matches”. :cuss: Here’s the flaw in that; lets say you are a paid for member and you see a person you would like to talk to but only this person is NOT an active member. You send them an email, they can’t respond, UNLESS they signup with a credit card. The sites are fully aware of this fact, so they OFTEN THROW IN NUMEROUS non-active members in hopes to gain new income. They don’t make any new money by sending you other active matches.
COUNTERMEASURE-view when was the last time they have been online looking, if it’s any longer than a few weeks, odds are they ain’t an active member. So skip these people when emailing. Look for “online now” profiles
4) EXTRA ADD ONS: Dating web-sites offer special features enhancements for a few more dollars in order for you to reap more replies…..for serious members. Examples (Net chat, highlights, Bold print, featured member spotlight, virtual voicemail box, etc.
FREE SITES-are basically generating money by running banner ads, pop-ups, etc in hopes you click an ad. They also participate in email harvesting, and information accumulating, then sell that info to a third party. Some offer enhanced features for a nominal fee, again for serious, sincere members.