Using dating sites for free
There are a load of dating sites out there and many of them are operating in direct competition with one another. The online dating industry is so large that in order to try to stand a chance when going up against the big guys the newer sites have often started to take a more niche approach to the game, you will see there are Goth dating sites, ones for fat people, dating site for the elderly and just about ever religion or fetish out there. These niches all have a selection of free dating sites and commercial competitors, each of which has its advantages.
The free sites main advantage is obvious but the paid might not be to newcomers, everything from a heightened sense of trust and community to general better design and lack of adverts favour the commercial sites but what if you were able to use the commercial sites for free taking advantage of the best of both worlds?
Many dating sites offer a fully functioning trial period in which you can use the site for free, this period is often extended with a “crippled” account and although you might not be able to contact everyone at this time you are contactable by people who have a paid subscription, so you need to make sure you profiles are absolute top class and you can take advantage of the other people who have their accounts in credit.
There are also some sites that partner with the more established dating sites and in doing so offer their reader base an extended free trial of the paid services. These types of offer often last for several months but can be a little harder to find. From the site perspective its another avenue to try to increase the popularity of its site and grow its long term user base and the site promoting the trial appears to be doing the right thing by its readers getting them an exclusive limited del that is not available to the general Internet population, this means both parties come up smelling of roses
One of the best constantly updated dating review sites is Totally Free Dating Sites, each week they coin a “top 3″ which are usually paid sites that they have secured free membership to for their reader base, its a good starting point if you are not sure where you should start or even if you are an experienced dating site veteran.