FriendFinder.com Review by Web
Personals Online
Dating Site: FriendFinder.com
Rating: Excellent
Browse for Free? Yes
Join for Free? Yes
Free Membership? Yes. Click
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Coolest Feature:
FriendFinder.com
is the only online dating service that allows members to join for FREE!
Although to use all of the features and capabilities that FriendFinder has
to offer, a member must upgrade their free membership to a paid membership,
there are still quite a few features available to free members.
What are Some of the Features Available to Free Members?
Free members can browse all of the profiles on FriendFinder.com for
free, they can create and post their own profiles and the free membership
also gives them limited access to contact other members.
What Sets FriendFinder.com Apart?
First off, they claim to have almost four million members. While
it is very difficult to verify this type of information, we can attest to
the fact that FriendFinder is one of the largest online personals services
and is right up there with Match.com in terms of number of members.
FriendFinder.com is also only one of the sites in a network of ethnically
and religiously targeted personals sites that allows for more focused
searching of single men and women of specific races and ethnicities. This
allows the user to better target the type of person they are looking
for. The other sites in the FriendFinder network are:
FriendFinder also features: Blogs, Chat and Groups.
These are special features available to paid members that are pretty much
what they sound like. Blogs allow members to post their own blogs or
read other members blogs, Chat provides a facility whereby members can chat
with other members and Groups allow people to join a group focused on a
particular hobby or activity along with other single members who are also
interested in that hobby or activity. This makes it easy to find
other single men and women on their site who have similar interests.
FriendFinder.com Paid Member Benefits
Once a free member has upgraded their FriendFinder.com
membership to one one of paid member benefit levels, either Bronze, Silver,
or Gold, these members then get priority profile listings, full contact and
chat capabilities. The difference in the Gold membership is that
these members have their profiles posted ahead of Silver and Bronze members
and they get additional months at no extra charge.
Unlike some of the other large online dating sites, FriendFinder.com
has not been featured in television or radio ads. They have grown
their membership through word of mouth, other affiliate websites (like this
one) and by providing excellent customer service and giving their members
results.
How Easy is it to Set Up Your Dating Profile at
FriendFinder.com?
Members profiles are extremely simple to set up. You
can provide as much or as little information as you want, but remember the
more the better! Information is categorized into: Personal, Physical,
Geographical etc. FriendFinder.com
also allows its members to post up to five photos and we can attest that
the profiles with the most photos get the most looks, as well as responses.
Paid members can also post voice and video introductions (but remember for
video intros you will need your own webcam).
Are Search Results Accurate?
The results FriendFinder.com
displays as a result of member searches are complete and accurate. When you
perform a search twenty profile results are displayed, with the most
relevant, paid members with photos being displayed first, starting with
those members having the highest membership level (Gold members appear
first, followed by Silver members, then Bronze and finally Free Members.)
Web Personals
Online really likes how FriendFinder.com
has integrated their Chat. Blogs, and Group features. It adds a whole extra
level to the feeling and sense of community members will experience
Conclusion
FriendFinder.com
has consistently been adding features. Although sites like Match.com
may still have a few more features and 'specialty' departments or areas, FriendFinder.com
does a great job of providing a sense of community and all their features
are geared towards having their members meet and interact with one another.
FriendFinder.com
also has one of the most advanced ID features to help prevent the creation
of fake profiles and help ensure that all members are real live
people-single men and women who are looking to meet you!