(Making money blogging) Internet Dating Services - The Wonderful World of Internet Dating
No commentsBy Shawn Wilson
There are quite a few options when it comes to finding a date online. Do you want to use a niche dating site like Christian Dating or Jewish Dating or would you rather see what is out there on a large scale? There are tons of niche dating sites, the problem with most of them is they usually lack a large scale membership that gives you the ability to find that special someone in your area.
General internet dating sites give you two options either you pay to use their sites or you can now find free online dating sites. The big question these days is why would you want to pay to use a dating site when there are some free sites out there that offer all and more than the paid sites do?
There are some things to think about before you join a site first off it should look and feel inviting! First impressions when finding a date are key and so should your impression of a Dating Site. If you don’t get that wow this site is laid out nicely feeling then move on and find another site. Secondly should be the users that are on the site this is always important. One of the most important things to look for is your privacy, how easy is it find the privacy policy and how easy is it to read? All of the options to remove your profile, stop emails and make any adjustments should be easy to do. Lastly they should be very concerned about your privacy, most dating sites only need to post your profile name for other users so past your date of birth and your email address you need to ask yourself why a site would require any further information.
If they ask for your address and home phone number you should just leave and find another site. It really is crucial that you feel comfortable with the site you are joining and for goodness sakes you only have yourself to blame if you don’t do your homework. There is a news cast once a month about someone that gets ripped off on the internet and most of the time it’s the user not watching out for some very basic things.
The other common excuse for users being taken by scammers is their lack of technical ability. I again for the most part chalk this up to the user not taking the time to review certain aspects of the sites privacy policy and terms of use. There are trusted organizations like TrustE that offer the public their own personal review of the company and certifies to the users that a site has complied with their very stringent policies!
Best of luck finding a site that works for you, as always be safe and have fun!
This article was written by Shawn Wilson, who is part of the customer support team at Datepad, an Internet Dating website.
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Internet Scam Protection: Tips Everyone Should Know
By Joyce Jackson
Internet Scams? With missing children? Yes, it is true, even the topic of missing children along with faked Amber Alerts are used as traps on the Internet. However, you do not have to be caught by this, or any other type of Internet scam.
It’s unfortunate but true. Most of these online scams are known now as “phishing” scams and are typically known for masquerading as well know banks and credit card processors. The goal is to steal your information and use it for nefarious purposes such as stealing your identity, emptying your bank account, scamming others and even stealing email addresses.
Even child safety experts and their line of work get side tracked by this. It seems as though no one is immune today. There are some scurrilous individuals around that play the “missing child” alert to scrape and steal email addresses for their spamming purposes.
One of the latest phishing scams is an Amber Alert. Masquerading as the well known and highly effective alert system to find and save abducted children, this latest is particularly loathsome. The alert mentioned a 13 year old girl missing in Ohio. It was sent via an email chain with innumerable addresses on it.
You do not need to be a helpless victim of this or any other phishing scam online. Here are some great tips as to real versus fake. You can learn to know the difference. You can understand what is a phishing scam and what is not in order to keep yourself, your children and your families safer online.
First, stay calm. “Oh No! Another child missing! Let’s help!” is a natural reaction. The point is, it’s a reaction. Make your first rule about any unsolicited email, no matter who it is from, to hold a very healthy skepticism about it. Take time to read further. If you did not request it or it seems to elicit panic or a harsh emotion such as, “Your account is suspended!” chances are it’s a scam.
Two, true and valid Amber Alerts do not come as singular emails forwarded on from individual to individual. The “chain email” or even funny-looking links to follow are not indicative of real businesses contacting you.
Third, check to see if the email address is valid or a dead link.
As a rule, whenever you get questionable stuff like this type of email, go to Google. Simply enter it in the Google search box and add the word urbanlegend. Or, you can go to snopes (dot) com.
With these two tools you can find out very quickly whether it is real or not. The second thing that people are not aware of is that often these emails are used to gather email addresses for email spamming. If you scroll down you can see everyone who every got this line. When you get those ads for breast enlargement etc, you know where it came from!
Joyce Jackson is a #1 International Bestselling author and child safety expert in northern California. For your free Internet Safety Tool Kit see eChild Safety
How Copywriting Will Attract Clients When You Keep Readers Hooked On Long Copy
By Cathy Goodwin
My copywriting clients sometimes ask me, “Do I really have to use such long email messages and sales letters? I hate them.”
“You hate them,” I say, “because you are not your own target market. If readers are also serious prospects they’ll be motivated to keep reading.
“And second,” I add, “it’s not about length. It’s about holding the reader’s attention.” So…how do we hold the reader’s interest?
(1) Write conversationally. Your copy should sound like your reader’s best friend talking informally over coffee.
Let’s face it: web surfers get bored like everybody else. They’re sitting all alone with their computers and they want to feel somebody cares enough to talk to them. Reading pages and pages of copy should feel like getting a letter from a good friend.
Short copy (and short-short ezines) comes across more like a message left on an answering machine - not a meaningful connection.
Ever had a phone conversation with a friend or even a business relationship when you just enjoyed talking? You were in no hurry to hang up. You were entertained. You felt affirmed. When readers feel this way, they’ll stay tuned - all the way to the bottom of the page.
(2) Maintain suspense. Whether your writing website copy or murder mysteries (my favorite leisure reading), keep the reader on the edge of her chair. Each sentence should motivate the reader to move to the next sentence…and the next paragraph…and the next page, chapter and even book.
(3) Ask, “Who’s reading?” rather than “How long?”
What’s your favorite personal interest? Dogs? Cats? Hiking? Basketball? Soccer? Music? Art? Real estate?
And if you’ve targeted right, your readers will feel the same way. I bet you rarely complain about long articles on your favorite subject. Marketing researchers know: When we read any message, we tend to talk back! Sometimes we speak aloud (and even throw a magazine across a room - doesn’t work with a computer).
But most often we engage in what psychologists call “counter-arguments.” For example, you read, “This technique will transform your cat into an obedient pet who comes when called.” You think, “No way!” or, “You must be kidding.”
We also affirm what we read. “That’s a great idea! I can save money in the long run.” And (especially if we’re contemplating a big-ticket item) we’re seeking more and more reasons to justify our buying decision. So…you’re probably ahead of me: Longer copy, more opportunities to say, “Yes - it’s for me!”
(5) Crawl out on the edge. What television shows become mega-hits? I should know. I’m somewhat anti-television. No cable in my home because, “There are better ways to spend my time.”
But what do I rent at the video store? You got it: the big HBO and Showtime series that go outside the networking programming box. They’re more like indie films than television - and they attract audiences of millions. And just try to rent a DVD of past seasons: you get on a waiting list. (
Writing works the same way. Whenever I write a particularly edgy article, lots of readers decide to leave my list. But almost always I make a few sales from that very same article.
And now I invite you to find out more by visiting
MakeWebsiteProfits.com . Download my free report, 7 secrets of websites that really attract clients. From Cathy Goodwin, Your Website Makeover Pro.
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