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How to Recognize Good Green Dating Sites
I've noticed a whole bunch of new green dating sites populating the internet recently, all trying to capitalize on the green / eco-friendly movement. Many of these sites are essentially generic templates that just have a redesigned facade slapped on the front, while the membership database is shared with hundreds of other template sites and their members.

As an eco-friendly person interested in online dating, it's hard to know which sites are genuine and which are just trying to rope you in for a subscription fee. Luckily there are a few tell-tale signs that let you know what you're dealing with.

Does the site have a blog?
This is probably the best way to tell how genuine a site is. Blogs take time and need to be written by somebody on a regular basis, and need to be on a subject matter of interest to the site's audience. This isn't to say that a site without a blog is definitely bogus, but a site with a blog is almost always definitely genuine.

Are the members obviously green or eco-friendly?
As I mentoned, many sites share member databases with hundreds of other dating sites that all use the same template but cater to vastly different interests and demographics. A true green dating site will have members that all share something in common - a connection to living an eco-friendly / green lifestyle.

Is the site updated regularly with new features?
Many dating sites are packaged generic sites from a third-party that don't have any kind of customization other than graphics and are never updated with new features. There are all kinds of exciting new social networking features coming out all the time, and a genuine dating site will take advantage of these developments to update the site on a regular basis.

Is there any kind of personal message from the founder or operator?
If the dating site offers a personal message from the people behind the site to the members, you know you have a genuine site on your hands. It takes a lot of work to run a dating site and the people behind the site need to have a passion for what they are doing - often this comes out in fostering a direct connection with the members.

Does the site respect your email inbox privacy?
Crappy green dating sites constantly flood your inbox with junk - mostly fake alerts for people interested in you, reminders to log on and send a message, messages to upgrade or buy some or other feature, and so on. Good quality dating sites only send you a message when it is important and relevant.

What does your gut tell you?
Spend a few minutes clicking on various links and pages on a site and pretty soon you will have a gut feeling about how authentic or genuine a site is. On a good site, very quickly you will feel welcomed and excited to be a part of that site's community.
Posted on May 11 2010 No Comments »
 

 
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