Friday 10 August 2012

How to get a date online


With our fast paced busy lives some of us are finding it extremely difficult to find love and settle down. In the 90s it was extremely difficult as we were too busy working and making money, with no time to go out and about to meet new people. Once you leave college and university it becomes extra difficult to find a date. Depending on what sector you work in there may not been a lot of people form the opposite sex.
So what do we do? We have found online dating, it is quick, convenient, and painless and in some cases free. According to recent statistics over 6 million UK people use online dating sites. I have many friends who have met their partners online and I am impressed by how they went about it. Not everyone gets lucky online (a bit like real life), but there are a few things you can do to improve your chances.

·          Decide on what type of site suits you best, there are sites out there for single parents, divorcees, military people, policemen and of course bisexual and homosexual people. So pick the ones that suits you, there are loads of free ones out there but not all are good.

·          Take adecent picture of yourself, a recent one is best. Try to be as honest as possible and don’t upload a picture from a few years ago.

·          Create youronline profile; take some time to do this as it will be worth it in the long run. Describe yourself honestly and don’t over egg it. Do not over promise anything, and also try describing what you are looking for in a potential partner.

·          Search on the site for people who match your criteria, contact them, exchange messages, talk on the phone and finally arrange to meet them.

The internet and fakes

We all find it a lot easier to hide behind a computer screen and do things on-line we would never contemplate doing in the real world. We say things to others, we write stuff about ourselves and we even buy stuff on-line that we would never buy in traditional shop. The majority of us do innocent things we would be too shy to do on-line, but some do things that can be classed as criminal activity or misleading others.

I have been using online dating services recently to find myself a new partner; it’s the quickest way to go about it. I quickly found out that the world of online dating for singles is full of malicious individuals pretending to be a potential partner only to trick you into giving up your personal information. I have read stories of people being tricked into handing over half their life savings. One particular story I found hurtful was when a lady was led along for 12 months by someone who was pretending to be in the British army fighting in the Middle East. The scammer promised to marry her, and every so often would ask to borrow some money. The last straw was when he asked for a large sum of money to pay for his medical bills, which seemed a bit odd and the lady finally caught on.  

My experience of fake profiles has been of men pretending to be women on dating websites; it is really frustrating because you cannot tell who is a real user and who is not. It almost put me completely off from online dating until I found free dating site GiggaDate, this site has a vigorous verification process which satisfies me that all the users on the site are real users.

If like me you are put off by all the fake profiles on dating sites then I would recommend signing up to a site like Free dating site GiggaDate who go out of their way to report fake profiles and make sure all their members are real people.

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Monday 30 July 2012

Need a Date for the Weekend?


Need a date for the weekend?

Our beloved British summer is now becoming depressing! For the past few months we have had a lot more rain than sun, even the hose pipe ban has been lifted due to the amount of torrential rain we have had. I woke up this morning to find my street flooded, with water ankle high – so I just went back to bed.

I am getting fed-up of waking up alone, I’m young, good looking and very charming so it’s about time I got myself a girlfriend. The only problem is where do I meet young ladies? I work in the IT industry which is dominated by men, all my female acquaintances are already paired up and I haven’t really got the time to go clubbing and partying.

I never considered it, but maybe a dating site is the most logical way for me, I get to meet nice singles and pre-arrange a nice date with them. Sounds a lot more efficient than going around clubs and parties trying to find the right person!

I am quite wary about all the different dating sites out there, there are free ones, paid ones and speciality ones. I recently saw an advert on telly for a dating website that specialises in people in uniform i.e. 
policemen, firemen, nurses and doctors. I am not ready to pay for a date finding service yet, so I think I will go for something like GiggaDate.com– it offers all the features of a paid service but for free.

I have also read online that many dating sites have fake profiles, or profiles created by robots to spam other members. According to the creators of GiggaDate free dating sites there should be no fake profiles on their website, which is reassuring as I haven’t got the time or patience to be dealing with timewasters.

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Sunday 8 July 2012

Premium Features at Giggadate



www.Giggadate.com is a  100% free dating website, there is no sign up fee and no monthly cost. On top of that half of any revenue generated by the website via its affiliate sponsor is donated to the charity which is voted for by the users. Another unique feature of Giggadate.com is that each member' main image is verified using a webcam via Giggadate's verification agents so there are no fake profiles.

Free user features

 just because it is a free to use website does not mean that it lacks any “nice to have” features. GiggaDate.com has a free 1-2-1 Video Chat service and a free Chatroulette feature. Both these features can be used by all verified members to communicate with other verified members.

1-2-1 Video Chat

Pretty self explanatory, users can use their webcams to talk to other users. If a picture can say a thousand words then a video can say a million! This is a great way to break the ice between potential dates; it lets you put your guard down but without the fear or nervousness of a traditional face to face chat.

Chat Roulette

This particular feature can be great fun and is a great way to quickly and randomly meet people online. Rather than going through profiles and trying to find the next person to chat to, users at www.GiggaDate.com can use the Roulette wheel to find a person by gender and location. This makes for a very entertaining and interesting way to meet people.

If you are bored and fed-up of traditional dating websites then give www.GiggaDate.com a try, it is 100% free and has all the features of premium dating sites. And, most importantly the site makes an extra effort to ensure there are no fake profiles on the site or any spammy “robot profiles”. If you are feeling adventurous then take a spin on the Chatroulette.



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Thursday 12 April 2012

Free Dating


I am a user of many "free" dating sites and one thing that hits me hard is the number of messages I get from members but after I reply I get no reply back. I know the joke would be to ask what it is I’m saying in my reply to put them off, but I do get replies from some. I just find the ratio between the two is alarming. I have done some experiments and made some different profiles (yes I made a fake profile!) and in a few certain dating sites which are market leaders, the results are terrible. One which is being advertised on the telly in the UK now is the worst by far. If you register I guarantee you will receive multiple messages from hot suitors however you will not be able to read them without paying. No wonder they can afford a TV advert! I just wonder how many of those messages would respond to a reply, or are they just to get you to pay for the membership upgrade! Do your bit to stop this. Sign this petition and support GiggaDate on the mission to create a safe place for free dating by only using GiggaDate because you know every member is real.