Do Cheesy Pick-up Lines Really Work?
Published on October 9, 2009
According to this Yahoo! article, some pick-up lines do work. Of course, the article is from Yahoo! India so maybe something is lost across cultures because I would have never thought this was the case. The only time I’ve seen this approach taken was by men who didn’t seem serious about having success with the […]
Keep readingMassive Drop in Google SERPs after Installing All in One SEO Plug-in
Published on October 8, 2009
Recently I decided I wanted to try and improve my traffic here and I ended up buying a book named Building Findable Websites by Aarron Walter. I really liked the book and would recommend it if you’re looking for a good introduction to SEO. In the book, Aarron discusses the All in One SEO plug-in […]
Keep readingAre Niche Dating Sites Worth My Time or Money?
Published on October 3, 2009
Note: In discussing this topic I’ll be using a Christian dating service as an example but I hope it becomes clear that this advice can be applied to many different types of niche sites. I use this example as I have some personal experience in the area. I also have a friend who has had […]
Keep readingShould a Woman Initiate the Emails in Online Dating?
Published on September 29, 2009
Several times I’ve been asked if a girl should email first in online dating. First things first: yes, it’s absolutely fine for a woman start the email conversations in online dating. However, I think when this question is asked what these women really want to know: “Will writing first be worth my time? Are men […]
Keep readingIf You Never Try, the Answer is Always No
Published on September 23, 2009
If you never give online dating a chance, you’re never going to have success with it! This comic makes that point quite well. I probably shouldn’t admit this but that was me for a long time. Then, as I’ve said before, my loneliness finally outweighed my pride and I gave online dating a try. Things […]
Keep readingWhy are People Rejected by eHarmony?
Published on September 22, 2009
Have you been rejected by eHarmony? You’re not alone if so: eHarmony claims that as many as 20% of the applicants are rejected. There are several issues which eHarmony explained to the Washington Post as reasons a person can be rejected. As you’ll see, many of these reasons won’t apply to you. Regardless of the […]
Keep readingTop 10 Most Visited Online Dating Sites, June 2009
Published on September 20, 2009
Nielsen released numbers in June of this year showing which online dating sites were receiving the most traffic. During that month, there were close to 30 million unique visitors across the sites they were tracking…obviously online dating is becoming more popular all the time. The following are a list of the top ten sites based […]
Keep readingHow to Meet Women
Published on September 18, 2009
When I was single, I always felt like meeting women was very difficult. And for me, for quite a long time, it was. But then, almost over night things seemed to come together and I was meeting lots of women and I was even getting plenty of dates. Some weeks I would have multiple first […]
Keep readingShould I Email Again If My First Gets No Response?
Published on September 17, 2009
A reader wrote in asking if it is worth his time to send a second email when a woman didn’t respond to his first. First things first, not getting a response after the first email is normally a sign to move on. If the woman is using the site actively, reads your email and then […]
Keep readingHow to Fix the Free Dating Service Model
Published on September 16, 2009
Yesterday I discussed why the free online dating services have such problems: men who send massive amounts of spam searching for a woman willing to have sex. The services could cancel these men’s accounts but that really accomplishes nothing – they’ll just open another. It would appear that these free services will simply have to […]
Keep readingThe Cost of Free Dating Services
Published on September 15, 2009
With completely free online dating services out there, you might wonder how it is that sites that require you to pay have stayed in business. It’s not because there is some hidden price with the free services (they really are totally free). It’s not because the free sites don’t offer similar services (they do, if […]
Keep readingWhen Should I Give My Phone Number?
Published on September 14, 2009
One strange woman and I never gave out my phone number again. I had been dating online for about three months at this point. I was still in that phase where I didn’t know what I was doing and I wasn’t having any success. I was so excited when a woman asked for my number […]
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