Dating Site: Match.com
Slogan: Connecting People
Review Date: November 28, 2003
Online Dating Magazine Rating: 8/10
Browse for Free? Yes
Cost Structure
1 Month = $19.95 (first 3 days “free”)
3 Months = $39.95 (first 3 days “free”)
6 Months = $59.95 (first 3 days “free”)
Best Feature:
Keyword search. Match.com is the only online dating site to offer a keyword search for users. Type in a word and Match.com will search all of the profiles and return results that match the keyword. It’s like having a search engine just for profiles and is one of the best advancements for an online dating service in awhile!
Most Annoying Feature:
Match.com is the only online dating service I know that puts annoying ads throughout its site that even sometimes block your ability to read what you want. Match.com makes a bundle off of subscriptions. Do they really need to throw annoying ads at their users too?
Review
Match.com is one of the oldest (and most popular) dating sites online. And throughout the years, Match.com has continued to improve its service, versus remaining stagnant like its sister site, Udate.
Match.com is extremely rich in features, although many of those features will cost you extra money beyond your subscription.
The results Match.com provides are very clean and well organized. When you search, there are 10 results returned on each page, each in its own frame, allowing you to see the person’s username, age, location, age of who they are seeking, subject header, and description. In addition, you have the option to send an email, chat (if the person is online), wink at the person, leave a voicemail for the person, or add the person to your favorites.
One of the best things about the search results is that Match.com allows users to state the age range of who they are seeking. This is prominently displayed in the search results. So hopefully this helps filter out a 23 year old female (seeking someone 20-29) from getting messages from 55 year old men. More sites need to use this feature.
I really like how Match.com handles the communication phase. When you go to send an email to someone, a very user friendly email screen pops up that shows the picture of the person and what they said about themselves (so you can refer to it as you write). But the big winner on this screen is the “What to say:
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