Why
Online Dating Services Beat Traditional Personals Every Time
Copyright
(C) 2006 Elena Solomon, author of 12
Simple Rules
Personal
ads are hundreds of years old.
There were already personal ads in newspapers
at the beginning of 19th century. Now,
with the invention of Internet, you can place your personal ad in front of hundreds
of thousands of available singles. In terms of reaching the widest audience for
your personal ad, nothing can compare with online dating services. Should
you even bother with placing a personal ad in newspapers those days? I
have been placing personal ads in newspapers, and I have been placing personal
ads online, and my experience is that online dating services beat traditional
personals every time. This
is why: 1. You
can reach many more people through your online ad. I
have said about it in the very beginning but this is worth repeating: newspaper
ads can NEVER compare with the audience you can reach online. Virtually every
one has connection to the Internet these days, and since you are reading it online,
I am sure you would prefer someone computer literate as your mate. 2.
You can put much more information in your online ad. To
include as much information in your newspaper ad as you can in your online ad
would cost you a fortune - and most dating sites will allow you to place your
ad for free. Your online ad is nicely structured and easy to read, so the amount
of information does not seem overwhelming, as it would be if you tried to include
the same amount of information in your newspaper ad. 3.
You can put a picture with your online ad. A
picture is worth a thousand words. All online dating services will allow you to
place a photo, so people answering your ad already know how you look like. All
things being equal, who would you prefer to contact, a person who has a photo
in their personal ad, or a person without one? 4.
You can change your online ad as often as you want. You
cannot change a newspaper ad - once printed, it's done. If you want to change
something in your newspaper ad and see what works better, you have to place many
ads - and you have to pay again every time. Online, you can change your ad as
often as you please and check what works the best. 5.
Your online ad has no expiry date. How
long do you keep newspapers on your desk? You are lucky if you keep receiving
responses to your newspaper ad for two weeks. Your online ad can stay on the dating
site forever, until you decide to remove it. 6.
You can view ads of people that answer you online. Offline,
you have no information about people answering your ad - and it can be difficult
to obtain answers to certain questions. Online, most of the basics are covered
in the personal profile, and you can also view their photo, before answering them. 7.
You can communicate anonymously online. You
can talk to people answering your online ads without giving away your personal
contact details for as long as you want. Offline, you have to give away your contact
information immediately. Online dating is safer. 8.
Online dating is cheaper. And
the last but not the least, online personal ads will cost you less than traditional
newspaper ads. Most dating sites will allow you to place a personal ad for free,
and many will also allow you to receive responses from other members free. On
most sites, you only pay when you want to answer ads of other members. If you
decide to buy a subscription, the price is less than you would pay for a movie
ticket and popcorn - and you can meet thousands and thousands of people. As
you can plainly see, online dating beats traditional personals every time. So,
the message is clear:
If you want to improve your love life - get online! ABOUT
THE AUTHOR: 
Elena Solomon is a dating coach.
Her
latest book "12
Simple Rules" became #1 'Love & Romance' bestseller in the leading
ebook distribution service in just ONE WEEK after the release. It shows you EXACTLY
how you can utilize the natural laws of attraction and our in-built sexual strategies
to win in the game of love. A special part in the book is devoted to online dating. Get
the UNFAIR ADVANTAGE in the battle of sexes! Go
here:
http://www.12SimpleRules.com/
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