Niche Dating Sites Show Most Growth

Niche dating sites are showing the most growth as mainstream dating sites continue to lose market share. It seems to be a natural evolution in the online dating industry as it matures. Mark Brooks of Online Personals Watch shows the following statistics from his internet dating study.

Money and Love

- 95% of men and 87% of women agree that it does not matter if you make more money than the person you are dating

- 87% of men and 80% of women would stay in a relationship where their partner had filed for bankruptcy

- 67% of women and 66% of men never kept financial secrets from someone they are dating

- 64% of men and 63% of women don't tend to argue with their partner about money.

Source -- Internet Dating News

Why Women Are Laughing At You - Online Dating Tips for Men

ProfileHelper has worked with thousands of men and women to create their dating profiles or make over the ones they’ve already got. It seems that no matter what condition their profile is in, they almost always have some problems with their photos. It has become such a big deal that ProfileHelper started offering free photo assessments with their profile writing services.
Both men and women have their own photo problems that can cause a perfectly good match to turn up their nose and go looking for romance elsewhere. However, today let's talk about the guys online!


Here’s five big mistakes that men make with their online dating photos according to ProfileHelper.


1. Keep your shirt on – It doesn’t matter how ripped you are. Women don’t want to see your chest on your profile. It makes you look extremely vain and even if you are really ripped (and most of you aren’t as buff as you think), women look at these photos and laugh… right before they leave your profile and move onto the next.

2. You are not Corey Hart – Do not take pictures of yourself in Sunglasses. Women want to see your eyes. Covering them doesn’t make you look cool, it makes you look like a doofus.

3. You don’t need to be Mr. Popular – Make sure not all of your photos are taken with large groups, or even worse, a woman on your arm. Women want to see you, and just you. This includes cropped photos with the “phantom arm” around your neck.

4. No webcam photos allowed – Let’s face it, webcams take awful pictures. They are always too dark and too grainy. Besides, they give the impression that you live at the computer.

5. Leave your “Player Face” at home – How hard is it to smile? That’s all you need to do. A decent smile can land you a first date without having to break a sweat. Don’t waste your time taking the “Mr. Serious” photo or the “Hey Baby, How you doin” Photo. They just don’t work.

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Online Dating - Back in Season - With More Features!

Spring brings color back into the landscape, wildlife out to sing and most singles to their feet to meet other singles eager to enjoy the new season. Singles respond to the call of spring differently, some shed their winter coats for flirty skirts and pastel colors. Some fine tune mountain bikes and clean up their boats. Most all singles though, get a butterfly or two in their stomach with excitement to start a new dating season.

A lot of online dating sites are springing into action too, by adding new features and benefits to their sites for a bigger and better online dating season. One that springs out the most is the new and improved Matchlink Dating Website. With more ways to express interest to someone you want to know better - to their Dating Tips and Etiquette Advice, they know how to keep online singles coming back. Their 'Match Wizard' feature is a step-by-step guide to find the ideal love, that so many spend their lives searching for.

A niche online dating site called OutdoorPersonals.com, is one of the fastest growing online dating communities for outdoor enthusiasts. Some of their new features include 3D Chat and 3D City, Match Calculator and Games.

Come to life with online dating and add something fresh to you love life.
Stop back soon for the best online dating tips this Spring - and let us maximize your dating opportunities! The birds and bees are buzzing this season - shouldn't you be?

Top Online Dating UserNames

When it comes to online dating, first impressions are just as important as a first look on a blind date. That first impression of a potential mate comes from your user name.

Making your user name fun and flirty is the best way to guarantee that your profile will get looks. Let's face it; everybody wants to be with someone who is fun. Make your user name exude fun times. User names like "Imfun" or "FunnyGirl" will make that potential suitor look twice. Be outgoing and personable when choosing your user name.

Second, flirtatious user names work too, but don't go over board. "Cutie" would work, but "Cutie69" might not have the same impression. "Leggyblonde" would certainly make most men check out your profile.

"Most women error on the side of not being flirty enough in their user names," said Bob Bentz, director of marketing for MatchLink--a leading provider of white label dating sites for radio stations. "They often think that being flirty will encourage men looking for one night stands. The fact is, however, that men associate flirtation with fun and not being an easy score. Most women don't get that."

The worst user names you can use are those that are generic. "Smith78" isn't going to get anybody very excited. Neither is a user name denoting a passive activity; "avidreader" isn't going to get too many people interested. What are they going to do? Come over and read a book with you?

But the absolute worst user names you can have are those that are bragging about yourself. "Toocuteforyou" probably wouldn't work and neither will user names that denote wealth like "BenzDriver".

And, we all know what women think about men who drive Porsches.