Free vs paid online dating sites generated in the United States alone over 957 million dollars a year in revenue. It doesn't matter if the site is free or paid, they still make millions of dollars.
What matters to the users is which is better, free or paid. We will examine the differences.
Free online dating sites can be totally free, meaning there is never a charge to fill out a profile, search and contact another member. Some totally free sites have very basic features such as contacting another member by email only.
That email can be either an external email users list upon registration, or a secure email where members don't see the actual email address.
The better the site, the more safety and secure it will be so look for free sites that offer secure email.
Another feature of a free site is the ability to contact members by text chat. Here, members sign onto the site and use their secure text functions. Again, no personal cell phone numbers are displayed.
Now we move up the ladder to a free site where you can create a profile, search members and if you want to contact a member, you must pay. This is referred to as a combo site. The benefit to the combo site is you actually only pay if there is a person that you see and are interested in meeting.
Another type of combo site is where the free component gives you basic searching and matching functionality. If a member upgrades and pays a nominal monthly subscription, they get the advanced searching and matching features. An example of the advanced feature is with the free site, you get to only see other members who registered for free. If you upgrade, you can search and contact both free members and paid members. The more serious members will pay a small subscription fee and what this does, is eliminate spammers who sign on for free with no real intent to meet someone.
Lastly, paid online dating sites charge members upon filling out a profile, searching and contacting others. They claim that members value these sites more since they made a financial investment and are more serious about finding a partner.
Free online dating sites that don't require a credit card to join, make money by displaying ads that might distract you or ask you to click on a link and take you away from the online site. Paid sites do not as their monthly subscriptions are a rich source of revenue.
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