| The answer to the question about whether or not | | | | true of paid or unpaid sites. In a small data base, it |
| there are disadvantages in using a free online dating | | | | may be skewed in either the direction of positive |
| service site depends on who is doing the answering. | | | | information or that of few hits to provide a dating |
| If someone that favors a paid site responds to the | | | | opportunity. Again, the payment of a membership |
| questions about site quality, you can be certain that | | | | fee does not guarantee that you will find results in an |
| the answer will include some of the following factors. | | | | area of interest any more than does a free online |
| You can also be sure that some of the statements | | | | dating service. |
| and characteristics ascribed to the free dating service | | | | Web site security |
| sites are either incorrect or can be perceived as | | | | Once again, paid site proponents state that the |
| advantages rather than disadvantages. In order to | | | | quality of the programming on the paid site is |
| rate the free sites, here are some of the common | | | | superior to that on a free online dating service site. |
| negative factors that are noted. | | | | However, although a larger budget may mean you |
| The numbers | | | | have the option of paying a higher price for a |
| The paid sites' spokespersons state that you should | | | | programmer, the web site security is not guaranteed |
| use a paid site rather than a free online dating | | | | by more money. The quality of the programmer and |
| service because the free sites are smaller with fewer | | | | the attention given by the web site owner to |
| profiles posted on the site to select from. That may | | | | correct procedures to ensure handling sensitive |
| be true in the very early stages of a free site, simply | | | | information makes the difference between a good |
| because it takes time for momentum of members to | | | | web site and a poor web site. Designing and building |
| build, no matter which type of site is considered. | | | | the web site and maintaining the accuracy and |
| That statement is still modified by the initial | | | | interest of the web site can be done through a |
| advertising budget available to the web site. If it is | | | | budget in either the paid or free website. |
| identical, neither type of site has an advantage. If | | | | Advertising |
| one budget for advertising is larger, it will likely | | | | With a free online dating service, you are dependent |
| provide more and better results, dependent upon | | | | upon the advertising revenue you can drum up for |
| whether or not the advertising budget is effectively | | | | the free internet service in order to be able to |
| used. | | | | continue providing the service for members. Without |
| Geographical distribution | | | | membership you don't have advertisers and without |
| The statement has been made that it is harder to | | | | advertisers you don't have as many members. The |
| find a person to date who is close to the location of | | | | only difference with the paid sites is that there is |
| the searcher in a smaller area. Of course, that can be | | | | more than one revenue source. |