| What
Dating Direct say about themselves
Dating Direct.com is the UK's largest dating service* with over
1.5 million active members each having a detailed profile.
Established over 5 years ago as a place for singles serious about
finding a partner, DatingDirect.com does away with gimmicks such
as free trials, nicknames and un-moderated chat rooms. All correspondence
between members is carried out using DatingDirect.com's anonymous
messaging system ensuring the member's personal details such as
their real email address is always kept confidential.
All profiles and photographs submitted to the site are reviewed
by the dedicated team at Dating Direct to help ensure that only
genuine profiles go live on the site.
DatingDirect.com's mission statement is to serve its members needs
with the best possible online dating service with the highest quality
of support.
* source – Nielsen Netratings January 2004
Our Dating Direct Review
DatingDirect is a online dating site based in the UK but does have
Worldwide membership. You can choose from an extensive list of Countries
to search but the majority of profiles are in the UK, Australia,
Canada, Ireland and USA. it is the largest UK dating site and the
profiles cover all regions, professions and walks of life.
Signing Up to DatingDirect
Before you register at DatingDirect you can run a simple search
of the profiles. You can search for profiles within a selected radius
of your Post Code to give an idea of the singles in your area. You
can view 6 pages of thumbnails on DatingDirect and look at the members
details before being asked to sign up for free and create a profile
to view more profiles.
The sign up on DatingDirect is very simple with general questions
about yourself like hair, eye colour and other characteristics.
You write a brief description about yourself and confirm what type
of relationship your looking for. One annoying point on DatingDirect
is you cannot leave questions unanswered or the form refuses to
submit. There are certain questions I would have liked to leave
blank or have a 'prefer not to say option' like level of income
and it was a bit strange that females have to state there length
of facial hair from options like clean shaven, stubble and goatie.
Once you have become a free member on DatingDirect you can browse
all profiles, add details and photos to your own profile but you
cannot communicate with other members in any way. If you are curious
though and don't want to take a big plunge you can purchase a 3
day trial for £4.95.
First impressions when you become a full member of datingDirect
is how simple everything is to use. The DatingDirect site has been
designed to offer quite a few features but remain very easy to use
and fast loading. There are no gimmicks or any heavy graphics to
clutter the site. Searching and contacting other members on DatingDirect
is a breeze. The 'see who likes me' feature is a nice one. Here
you can view if another member has added you to their favorites
list. So if you feel they are being a bit shy you can make the first
move and initiate contact.
DatingDirect Conclusion
If your looking for a site with a huge UK database
and simplicity Dating Direct is for you. If you prefer lots of features
ands frills it probably isn't. This site is designed to do its job
and a little bit more without fuss. There is no real free basic
membership because once you have submitted your profile you cannot
really do anything but a basic search until you have selected a
premier membership. this is pretty stansars though for quality dating
sites and the short trial memberships are a great way to try out
the site. |
