Steps to Online Dating Success

Steps to Online Dating Success

Online Dating remains one of the most popular activities online today. Many couples meet and eventually get married through contact they made online. And the risks are minimal if you avoid giving away too much information before you are sure the person you are chatting with is safe and has the right intentions.

Realize that the right person will most likely not be the first person you find online and you might need to get to know many people before you find someone you are truly comfortable with and want to date. Here are the steps to successful online dating.

  1. Decide ahead of time what kind of relationship you are looking for. If you are looking for a long term relationship, you will want to register with certain dating sites. Maybe a niche dating site fits your personality. Possibly you just want to chat and have fun, then social networks will work best for you.
  2. Write a good online profile. Be honest, original, and interesting. Add a photo to your profile that is current, has good lightening, and doesn’t include other people.
  3. Share what is important to you including hobbies, interests, and what you except in a relationship. A sense of humor can be helpful along with creativity. You want to stand out among the many profiles registered.
  4. Begin to browse and search the profiles online. Search for qualities that are necessary in someone you date and save the best ones that you find. Work on your first emails before you send them but also be spontaneous at times. After your first contact, instant message those that are online at the same time as you are. Seem interested but not desperate.
  5. Winks and virtual kisses, etc. are often good if you are looking for casual encounters but should be reconsidered if you are looking for something a bit more serious.
  6. After a long series of online contact, if you feel comfortable and trust the person you have found, pass along some personal information like an email address or a phone number. Don’t give out the information too fast as you could find yourself in an odd situation with someone more interested in direct contact than you desire.
  7. If the initial contact outside the online website goes well, consider a meeting in a public area. Drive yourself and think of doing some background checks on the person prior to meeting. There are paid and free services that provide information about a person that you will want to know prior to getting more serious.

Hopefully these tips have been helpful in your online dating engagements. Take your time and have fun. Online dating can be a great addition to your dating pursuits.

Top Online Dating Service Websites

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Top Online Dating Service Websites

The top three online dating services of the year are most likely to be same top 3 as last year, as new polls are showing. Match.com, Yahoo! Personals and eHarmony are in the lead again for top honors as well as top revenue generation.

Here's another potential eHarmony date. Why do...
Here’s another potential eHarmony date. Why do you suppose he’s smiling? (Photo credit: David Reber’s Hammer Photography)

However, these top sites are now facing stiff competition from niche sites like JDate for Jewish singles, Christian Club for Christian singles, and Shaadi for Indian singles. Targeted sites like those are ever popular, and one can find a site that matches any discriminating love interest.

Even popular social networking sites like FaceBook and MySpace have organized themselves to cater to love seekers using single sub groups. But the biggest growth in the industry is coming from the most surprising spot in the world: India. India has two of the top 10 sites worldwide with Shaadi and Love From India garnering more then 15 million seekers per year.