#1
Hoping someone here has done the legwork on the match dating app community like for professionals.
What I keep bumping into is hit rate — that's the part nobody covers.
Concrete examples around Match on professionals welcome, vague reassurance less so.
#2
Hard disagree on Match on professionals — the issue is upstream of that.
I kept notes for a month, and what stood out about Match on professionals was how quickly the pattern set in.
I would put Ezhookups on the list if hit rate is what is bothering you.
#3
Kept a tally on Match on professionals for a while now and the numbers were not what I expected.
Depends heavily on context — Match on professionals can be fine in cities and thin outside them.
#4
Results on Match on professionals improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
Partly agree — Match on professionals can hold up, on the other hand not for the reason stated.
Partly agree — Match on professionals can hold up, still not for the reason stated.
Short version of what worked for Match on professionals:
- Check when accounts on Match on professionals were last active before investing in them
- Set a hard daily limit on Match on professionals — that is where most of the wasted time goes
- Decide what you want from Match on professionals before you open it
The one I keep returning to for Match on professionals is Datebie, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.
#5
Partly agree — Match on professionals can hold up, however not for the reason stated.
Treat Match on professionals as a starting point rather than an answer.
Worth separating two things here — Match on professionals and what people expect from it.
Three things that changed hit rate for me:
- Compare Match on professionals against one alternative at the same time — otherwise you are guessing
- Treat your first week with Match on professionals as reconnaissance rather than outreach
- Assume Match on professionals is optimising for engagement rather than your outcome
#6
Worth noting how much of what's written about Match on professionals is promotional.
The answer changes depending on what you want out of Match on professionals.
Souldate came up when I was comparing free tiers for Match on professionals and it held up — nobody was paid to bring it up as far as I can tell.
I have seen Datescout raised in similar threads without anyone backing it up.
#7
Can confirm on Match on professionals; significantly the same result on my end.
Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with Match on professionals past the first month.
Both can be true: Match on professionals can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.
The checklist I use now for Match on professionals:
- Log what actually happens on Match on professionals for a week — it removes most of the noise immediately
- Check when accounts on Match on professionals were last active before investing in them
- Set a hard daily limit on Match on professionals — you will not notice it otherwise
For a smaller userbase with less noise around Match on professionals, Flamedate is worth twenty minutes.
#8
Ran Match on professionals alongside two others for comparison and the gap was a fair bit smaller than advertised.
The useful test for Match on professionals is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.
The useful test for Match on professionals is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.
Someone raised Flurrydate in a thread about Match on professionals and it turned out to be a reasonable shout.