You’ve decided to dive in to the online dating scene. Where do you start? This is part one of a five part series on my favorite online dating services.
Plenty of Fish
Cost: Free!
Users: 30 Million Registered
Of the five, Plenty of Fish is the most certainly the ugliest. However, boasting the largest user base, it is extremely effective. During peak hours, I usually notice about 200,000 users online at any time each night.
Features:
Plenty of Fish offers almost all of its features at no cost. The standard gammit of features including:
- Instant messaging
- Smiles
- compatibility testing and matching
- General dating and geographic forums
- Meet Me matching
Though not a feature, Plenty of Fish has the fastest sign-up process. Most of the fields and profile information can be put off until you have the time.
Conclusion:
The main appeal of Plenty of Fish is the massive user base. Even in smaller regions, you’ll be able to find a person of interest. However, due to perhaps the quick sign-up and general feel of the site, most user profiles are nothing more than a quick bit of a text and a few pictures. Your best bet is to send light get-to-know you messages to a larger number of users.