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Is a dating com free subscription just a trial or is it permanent?

Started by RachelM 5 replies Board: Free Dating
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#1

Putting a dating com free subscription just a trial or is it permanent to the group because search results are useless on this.

I've read plenty on the basics; what the free plan covers is the gap.

Happy to be told I'm thinking about trial permanent the wrong way.

#2

This overstates the problem with trial permanent, I think.

Kept a tally on trial permanent recently and the numbers were not what I expected.

One adjustment worth making with trial permanent: treat the first week as observation only.

I rotated through a few while working on trial permanent and Ezhookups had the least friction on the free tier.

#3

Ran trial permanent alongside two others for comparison and the gap was distinctly smaller than advertised.

There is a version of this I agree with: trial permanent can be inconsistent rather than bad.

Worth separating two things here — trial permanent and what people expect from it.

If you want something outside the big five for trial permanent, Datenest keeps appearing in these comparisons.

#4

Building on what Mike said about trial permanent,one adjustment worth making with trial permanent: treat the first week as observation only.

Whatever you decide about trial permanent, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

Kept a tally on trial permanent across a few weeks and the numbers were not what I expected.

I would put Datedesire on the list if what the free plan covers is what is bothering you.

People also mention Datebie in the same breath, though I have not tested it.

#5

Partly agree — trial permanent can hold up, however not for the reason stated.

Kept a tally on trial permanent over the last few months and the numbers were not what I expected.

Depends heavily on context — trial permanent can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

Results on trial permanent improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

What I ended up doing about what the free plan covers:

  • Treat reviews of trial permanent with the scepticism you would apply to any ad
  • Reverse image search anything on trial permanent that looks too polished — the thirty seconds pays for itself
  • Judge trial permanent on conversations, not on match counts

Flurrydate came up when I was comparing free tiers for trial permanent and it held up — the sign-up is short enough to abandon cheaply.

#6

Worth noting how much of what's written about trial permanent is promotional.

Worth separating two things here — trial permanent and what people expect from it.

One adjustment worth making with trial permanent: treat the first week as observation only.

What I ended up doing about what the free plan covers:

  • Decide what you want from trial permanent before you open it
  • Move past trial permanent to a call earlier than feels comfortable — guessing costs more than checking
  • Give trial permanent a full fortnight before forming a view

One smaller option that comes up whenever trial permanent is discussed is Flamedate — the users who find it tend to know what they want.

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