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Mate1.com overview:
Mate1.com is looking to crack into the big leagues as a major player in the world of website dating. It is the parent to several other specialized dating sites directed at specific niche markets. Its approach is typically commercial, with a structured marketing operation. But is it a worthwhile dating website?
Our
initial impression is not favorable. Our registration was simple but
we were directed to the Upgrade pages right from the get go. This is
not what we like to see. When we attempted to initiate our first
search, we were pretty much confined to dealing with the site's defaults
until we learned how to get around that obstacle. This is an example of
"marketing friendly" and not "user friendly" software. If you put your
relationship plans to work on a site that has this 'marketing-friendly'
approach you will be sadly disappointed with your results. The cheap
teaser trial (described below) is worthless if you can't find suitable
matches. Be warned , because the results that we generated by our
benchmark search were dismal. We got pages of results within our area.
But the list had just 11 live members (who were online within the past 3
weeks). To us, that's an immediate red flag for a site that is
dead/stale for lack of membership interest. You won't have a good chance
of finding "Mr. or Ms. right" on a site with low activity levels among
members.
Features:
- Create your own profile and upload your pictures for FREE
- Search for other members within your local area for free
- A list of your best Matches is formed and stored on site for future use.
- Wink at other members for free
- Browse other members' profiles, look at their pictures and check out any video greetings they have posted. (You must be a premium member to do this)
- Email other members using Mate1's internal e-mail system (you must be a premium member to do this)
- Instant message other members (you must be a premium member to do this)
- Access to private chat rooms. Private message other members in the chat rooms.
- Create your own hotlist of members you like
- Create your own blocklist of members you wish to ignore.
- Ability to store your searches.
- Search by:
- Who's online
- Who's in the area
- New Members
- Who's got photos
- Your Matches
Performing a Search:
- A full search facility is available, allowing members to search by:
- gender
- age range
- location to within 10 miles of where you live
- whether the member has pictures posted
- ethnicity
- smoking
- drinking
- height
- body type
- hair and eye color
- lifestyle preferences
- religion
- occupation
- income level
- exercise habits
Our best recommendation is for you to check other sites review. There are some great Premium members' websites out there. Also, surprising as it may be, there are some good sites reviewed that are 100% Free to members, offering good potential for relationships. Please check our top ten reviews to become better informed of what's available.
To discover which dating site is best for you, try reading some more reviews and then join a few dating sites to see for yourself how they suit you. There are no limits to how many free sites you can join, except for the practical ones you impose on yourself, like how much time are you going to devote to searching, communicating and following up on leads that will come into your computer's e-mail inbox. We recommend signing up for free trials with at least two dating sites, in order to see how they compare.
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