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Archive for July, 2008

Datepad Attraction in Action Matching System

Posted on Saturday, July 19th, 2008

We are pleased to announce the Datepad Attraction in Action Matching System.

After an exhaustive search for some of the best relationship experts in the country we have managed to put together what we believe is the most accurate matching system available today.

Here are some areas some key areas we focused on while building our system.

  1. It had to work! This might sound silly but we tested our system extensively on real couples, some dating for only months, others had been married for decades and everyone in between. I can say from my own experience, when my wife and I completed the matching system it said we were a great match we scored 84%, (Thank goodness) the interesting part was the areas where we traditionally have issues in our relationship came up in our results. Not only does this work well with those of you looking for that special someone but it also helps those who are in committed relationships understand their partner just a little better.
  2. We wanted our survey to be as short as possible. No one likes to stare at a screen for hours answering questions, it reminds us of High School and College. Our competitors average between 75 and 100 questions, this didn’t make sense to us as in most cases the questions where repeated or they asked which type of music you like?? I can honestly say I have rarely dated anyone with similar musical taste and it has never really mattered! 25 questions is all you have to answer, short but more importantly incredibly effective.
  3. Instant results. Instead of waiting for a system to email you matches, our system gives you instant results with every users profile you view. On top of this there is a detailed list explaining where you will succeed and areas where you might struggle. The Datepad Attraction in Action Matching System isn’t here to tell you whom to date we simply want to give you enough info for you to make an informed decision. Let’s face it we have all had partners in the past with major flaws that we were able to work around, as the saying goes “love knows no boundaries.”
  4. A personality assessment. It was important for us to give you an overview of your personality, a way to show that our system is doing more than just matching you with others. Most users are quite shocked how accurate the assessment is of their personality.
  5. It had to look great. With everything we develop at Datepad it had to look great and be user friendly. One of the most frequent compliments we get at Datepad is how clean and fresh our site is, our survey fits into the site beautifully.

We truly believe we have hit the mark with this new Matching System and hope you agree and can find that special someone with it!

Thanks from all of us at Datepad!

eHarmony Review

Posted on Thursday, July 17th, 2008

We have another review and this time it’s one of our competitors, well kind of……there is one huge difference, it costs money and lots of it!

eHarmony, without a doubt, is probably the most nationally recognized online dating program there is, due to their massive television campaigns. They attempted to set themselves apart from the rest of the online dating sites by creating an algorithm that is based on scientific data about successful relationships or so they say. First you complete a massive personality profile, and based on your answers, they match you up with compatible people. When we say massive it’s nearly 100 questions and takes the average user 45 minutes to complete.

If a dating site is truly based on creating relationships, not just one-night stands, then requiring a personality profile might just help keep those on the prowl for a one night stand to another site. There’s nothing wrong with people looking for sex, but each dating site has their own goals, and for eHarmony, solid connections was theirs, not just sexual encounters. eHarmony is an anomaly in the dating world, in that most of their users are women, whereas most dating sites have more men than women.

Once you’ve completed the long personality profile when signing up to eHarmony, you begin receiving matches based on their personality algorithm. But, you don’t have the ability to contact your matches right away. First, you need to answer more questions! The questions are 5 questions in the following categories: personality, relationship, or character. Next, you submit a list of the qualities that you must have in a partner and the qualities that you must not have in a partner. Lastly, each of you sends 3 open-ended questions that each other must answer, in order for you to be able to communicate with each other. Are you confused yet? At any point during this questionnaire process, either person may end the match for any reason. But, if you each pass all of the questions, you can communicate with each other. This is of course if you have both now paid their rather hefty monthly subscription fee!

Keep in mind a paid member cannot communicate with a non-paying member, no matter how compatible they are.

All in all, eHarmony is a successful dating site and given their TV marketing presence they are growing. We believe that there is a better way to find that special someone. Not only is Datepad 100% free we have just launched the datepad attraction in action survey system.

2,000 Members!

Posted on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

We are proud to announce another milestone 2,000 active members! You have to love exponential growth and at Datepad we’re loving this upward trend!

Our first 1,000 members took a little over months and our climb to the next 1,000 active members has taken less than 30 days!

We look forward to our next update which will be 5,000 members.