Ideas to promote free online dating site

Discussion in 'General Business' started by Bikeintro, Oct 24, 2007.

  1. #1
    Please can you give me some ideas how to promote this website

    http://www.frokk.com

    My thoughts so far

    1)adwords
    2)press relase
    3)reviewme

    Thanks.
     
    Bikeintro, Oct 24, 2007 IP
  2. live-cms_com

    live-cms_com Notable Member

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    #2
    You could spam MySpace like I see lots of other dating sites do.
     
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  3. thewindmaster

    thewindmaster The Man with the Plan

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    #3
    Online dating is a very tough niche to get started in. Especially now with so many competitors out there. I think the only way to do it is find a special niche, ie, a certain geographic location, or demographic or cultural type.

    If you choose location I would advertise offline in local news papers, flyers, etc. For cultural type, ie hippies, 50 and over, hispanic christians, etc. I would find popular sites for this cultural type and advertise heavily there.
     
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  4. RLYesq

    RLYesq Member

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    You might ask around to see how the owner of plentyoffish.com does it.
     
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  5. allout

    allout Prominent Member

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    I agree with thewindmaster, it is very hard to break into the dating biz. There are so many sites out there that unless you narrow your market, you will be a small fish in a big ocean.

    You can try promoting on other dating related sites like dating directories, dating advice sites and other types. MySpace bulletins and comments help some but you do not get quality members who will make you money. You can try publishing articles about dating and include a link to your site. Try all the social bookmarking sites like stumble upon. If you focus locally, you may want to run ads in the newspaper and on the radio. Flyers also can bring in some members.

    Good luck!
     
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  6. bobchrist

    bobchrist Active Member

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    Choose a specific niche, preferably a vertical base, Use Craigslist, myspace and similar SN sites for promotion without abusing them, also IMO instead of reviewme try out sponsoredreview.
     
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  7. zoltan

    zoltan Banned

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    Bikeintro. nice design... I really like it.
    However, it is not enough, try to offer something unique. Good luck!
     
    zoltan, Oct 24, 2007 IP
  8. tarponkeith

    tarponkeith Well-Known Member

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    #8
    If it's possible to break into the niche, I agree this is the way to do it...

    But just like the windmaster said, it's going to be an uphill battle against the already entrenched "big guys"...
     
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  9. surfmale

    surfmale Peon

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    There lot ways to do it,

    One bid on key words,

    most of all get members good profiles some fake and all at first but it helps.
     
    surfmale, Oct 24, 2007 IP
  10. jgjg

    jgjg Peon

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    massive, massive press release campaign? don't know why I am hooked on the idea, but maybe it would work
     
    jgjg, Oct 25, 2007 IP
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    Great site
     
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  12. n3o

    n3o Well-Known Member

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    #12
    when you say massive press release ... can you elaborate
     
    n3o, Nov 12, 2009 IP