Overview

BlackSingles.com is a dating from the Sparks Network, which runs many different specialty dating websites. As the name implies, BlackSingles.com is an African American dating website. Dating websites from the Sparks Network are known for having members with very elaborate profiles with lots of information on themselves.

Features

BlackSingles.com has many features which allows you to add information to your profile. You can optionally answer questions related to yourself such as your favorite music, food, and your likes and dislikes. You can also write essays on  yourself on many topics such as describing your perfect day to things what our are the most important things in your life. These essays help other members have a  

There is also a Color Code Personality Profile. Based on the answers about yourself, BlackSingles.com generates a color for you. The profile of every members shows which color they match best with a percentage. There is also a general description on what the personality color means.

Other features include message boards, photo albums, instant messaging, email, chat rooms. There is a feature to see which members are online right now and members can add others to their hot list.

BlackSingles.com also has an interesting way to find out if other members are interested in them without contacting them directly. You have the option on BlackSingles.com to send your profile along with profiles of three other random members to a person in a message. Then that person can answer whether or not they are interested in any of those four profiles. That person would not know which one out of the four actually initiated the message.

Cost

Free members have access to most of the functions of BlackSingles.com except that they can’t contact other members and while they can read the message boards, they can’t post on them.

A paid membership is needed to unlock features to contact and talk to the other members. If you pay month by month the cost is $25 per month. If you prepay for a few months in advance, then the monthly cost drops as low as $13.33 per month.

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Overview

Fling.com is designed for people that want to find others to quickly hook up with and have one night stands. Fling.com is one of the larger and more popular adult dating websites online. Fling.com claims to be the fastest growing online adult personals, with thousands of new members joining every day looking for some casual sex.

Features

Most of the features included with Fling.com are fairly standard and its really Fling.com’s purpose that makes it unique. There’s photos, video chats and a standard messaging system. Members can also have their photos verified to let others know that their pictures are real.

The email address and personal identifiable information of mebers are never revealed. Their is are also password protected private chat rooms. There is also a feature they let you choose to have a discreet profile which blurs your photo. This only lets that people who you have added to your secret black book to see your pictures.

Costs

Members can sign up and search and preview the profiles and some photos of other mebers for free. However, in order to contact other members to hook up with and look at all their photos, a paid membership is required. Although, paid Gold members on Fling.com can contact you and you can respond back to them for free.

Their is a silver paid membership and a gold paid mebership. Both paid memberships also offer a 3 month guarantee. If you can find someone to hook up within the first three months, them you get another three months for free. A Silver membership at Fling.com costs around  $24.95 if you pay month by month. If pay for  3 months in advance then it is $49.95.

A Gold membership costs more but your profiles are listed at the  top of search results. You can contact free members and they can respond back to you.

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Overview

AmateurMatch is an adult dating website which uses the slogan “The sexiest adult dating community”. Aside from singles looking to hook up together for some casual sex, there is also an option for couples and even groups looking to get together to have a little fun. AmateurMatch is open to residents in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Features

The features included in AmateurMatch is the standard photos, videos, web cams, instant messaging, email, and chat rooms. There is a section with erotic stories, Kama Sutra techniques, and also naughty cartoons. There is a galleries section where members can post explicit pictures of themselves. There is also a  video section of girls stripping.

Members have the option to add other users to their hotlist and also block other members they do not like.

Cost

There is a free membership option and a paid membership option with AmateurMatch. Free members can do some basic searches and upload photos and videos of themselves. Premium members can see all the photos and videos and can contact all other members. Premium mebers have their profiles listed first in search results and they also have access to much more advanced search features. The cost for a premium membership is $24.95 a month.

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Overview

SugarDaddie.com is designed to connect the wealthyto the attractive. The men on the site includes millionaires, doctors, lawyers, and busy professionals. The website claims that some of the female members on the site include models. There are also some wealthy women on the site looking for attractive men too but the majority of the wealthy individuals are men. The site has been featured on Dr. Phil and other media outlets.

Features

The features of SugarDaddie.com are fairly standard, including photos, messaging, discussion forums, dating advice, and also a match making tool. What really separates this Internet dating site from others is the members since it is designed to match up the wealthy with the beautiful. The men on the site need to earn at least $100,000 annually before they can join SugarDaddie.com.

You can search for other members based on age range, ethinicity, appearance and other factors. The search results displays members who are currently online first.

Cost

Members can create a profile and look at other profiles for free. However to contact and communicate with other members, a paid subscription is necessary. A premium membership costs $19.99 per month. If you pay for a year in advance, it is $100.

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Overview

EliteMate.com was established in 1997 and now has over 14 million registered members in the United States alone. The site aims at having a different variety of members with different social lives. The site claims that some of their members include CEOs, CFOs, investors, entrepreneurs, actors, models, doctors, lawyers, venture capitalists, millionaires and celebrities.

Features

EliteMate includes most of the standard features in dating sites such as emails, instant messaging, photos, videos and chat rooms. Some unique features though are online greeting cards, personality matching, anonymous telephone communication, and advance astroligical compatibility checking. EliteMate also offer members links to upcoming events in nightclubs, bars, restaurants, and other venues worldwide. Memberships can also text other members via cell phone.

Members that register also get some freebies, including advice on optimizing their profile, an IP dialer for unlimited logn distance, astrological forecasts, and also anti-spyware software.

Cost

Users can try log in and try out all the features of EliteMate.com for the first time for absolutely free. There is no credit card required. Afterwards if members want to continue to use the service, a monthly fee is needed.

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Friend Finder is a dating site from the popular Friend Finder Network. The Friend Finder Network have quite a few different dating sites targeted towards specific areas although the layout and features are fairly similar. Most of their websites are open to people of almost all countries. Friend Finder is their general dating website. It is for people either looking for some new friends, some dates, or serious relationships. The site claims to have over 1.5 million active members.

Features

Friend Finder dating sites includes features such as video profiles, chat rooms, message boards and there is also an interactive magazine feature. The interactive magazine is filled with dating tips, advice and stories which members can participate in. Members can add people they like or found interesting to their hot list so they can quickly find their profiles the next time they log in.

Friend Finder also has a “Cupid” service, which notices users when a new member that matches their preferences signs up.

Cost

A good thing about Friend Finder sites is that free memberships have much more access compared to other dating sites although it is still somewhat limited.  Free members can look at profiles of only paid members and have very limited search functions. They cannot search by any location smaller than a state or a province. Free members can view only the main photo of paid members.

However, free users can contact some members, respond to email, talk in the chat rooms, and post on message boards.

The paid Silver Membership and Gold Membership can view all profiles including free ones. The listing of paid members appear first. Also, paid members have much more search options and can search by zip code, city, and distance.  Paid members can view video of other members. Silver members can view up to 5 photos of other members while gold members can view all photos.  Silver members get their pictures and videos approved quicker then free members while Gold members have even higher priority.

The cost depends on how many months you pay in advance. For Silver Membership, it is $15 month by month, $29 for 3 months, and $69 for a year. For Gold Membership, it is $23 for a month by month basis, $40 for 3 months, and $100 for a year.

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Overview

Mate1 is a fairly popular Internet dating site. It is open to over 200 different countries and has over 20.5 million members worldwide. Members can record voice messages, upload photos and videos of themselves.

Features

Aside from supporting a large number of countries, most of the features such as photo profiles, voice recordings, videos, and online chats included with Mate1 are fairly standard. One unique aspect are the Online Ambassadors on Mate1.  The Online Ambassadors correspond with a large number of singles on Mate1 and help them learn how to use the site and its different features. They can be fairly helpful if you are new to the site and not sure how to use it. The Online Ambassadors are actual members of Mate1 with high quality profiles and not paid employees.

Cost

Anyone can create a profile on Mate1 for free and record their own voice messages and upload photos and videos. However, in order to view all the pictures of other members, communicate with others, and to have your profile show up on top of search results, a premium membership is required.

For women, a premium membership is absolutely free. For men there is a monthly fee of $50 for a premium profile.

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True.com is one of the more popular online dating websites and one of the largest too. True.com was founded in 2003 and now has over 16 million members. They has also been reported to have over 3.8 million unique visits to their site per month. Their website had been endorsed by Psychology Today.

Features

True.com has most of the standard features found on other dating sites. What really separates it from other online dating services, is the company goes through background checks to verify the identities of its communicating members to make sure they are who they claim to be. The company perform backgrounds checks to make sure that members are not convicted felons and also ensures that they are not married. Members found to be felons or married have their accounts canceled without notice.

The company has even filed lawsuits against individuals falsifing their identity on True.com This makes it a much safer dating community then other websites.

Cost

Users can register and search profiles online for free. . However, in order to contact other members on True.com and unlock all the features such as a Psychology Today compatibility test, private chat rooms and video messaging, you have to pay a monthly fee of $50.  The monthly fee is required to help maintain the cost of conducting background screening on all the active members of True.com.

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WealthyMen.com is a dating site designed for women to find “successful” men. The men on the site need to earn at least $100,000 per year to join. The sites claim that men receive many more emails from women than from any other dating site. I guess money does talk. It may also be that with the $100,000 annual income requirement for men, the number of women on the site outnumber the men by a significant amount.

Features

The features of the site are the fairly standard with photos and messaging but the site itself is in a special dating niche already. WealthyMen.com has a patented verification system to verify the men on the site do make at least $100,000 per year and their profession. The men on the site that have their income and job verified have a seal of verification on their profiles. Women who have their photos verified also contain a seal on their profiles.

For women that want to find men that make over $100,000 per year then this website suits that needs. Obiviously with the amount of money the men make on the WealthyMen.com, their standards are higher too. Usually women have to fit a certain criteria, mainly looks and physical appearance, in order to get a response from the men on the site.

Cost

The site offers a one day free trial for members to try out the service. There are two different types of memberships, silver and gold. Silver membership costs $25 per month if you pay on a monthly basis. It is cheaper at $17 per month if you prepay for a few months ahead of time. The Silver membership allows you view all photos and contact all members.

The gold membership is $35 on a monthly basis or $30 per months if you prepay ahead of time. It includes all the benefits of the silver membership and in addition profiles appears on top of listing which gives more exposure. Gold members can also contact free members and get responses from free members on WealthyMen.com

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Overview

iMatchUp isn’t as big as other dating websites but they do have around half a million members, which is a decent amount. It includes the standard features such as photos, chat rooms, messaging systems, video greetings. The site also provides dating tips, hints, and also success stories of its members.

Features

Aside from the dating tips and hints, a feature that sets iMatchUp from other sites is that it supports some limited mobile dating functions. Users can receive notice of who’s checking their profiles out on their cell phone. They can also anonymously text other members through their cell phones.

Cost

Users can register and create their profile for free. However, in order to be able contact other members, a paid subscription is necessary. The cost is $9.99 per month which is fairly reasonable. Currently there is a free 3 day trial with full access. So members can try out all the functions to decide whether or not iMatchUp is right for them. Members have the option of being billed directly through their cell phones. Cancellation is very simple and can be done via text message.

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