Posts Tagged ‘messages’

The tools you need to make whatever you’re looking for in online dating happen for you

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

DatingAgency.com - make the most of your online dating experienceHere at DatingAgency.com we are committed to giving you the tools you need to make whatever you’re looking for happen for you. We have therefore created a number of clever features to help you find suitable partners as quickly and easily as possible.

Love new people – Recommended Members

To ensure we let you know about the people you are most likely to click with, we look carefully at the people you have already winked at and those you have added as a favourite, and we then suggest other, similar people who you may be interested in.

We will also highlight “2 way matches”. These are the people who not only have been recommended to you, but who you have also been recommended to.

Love saying hello – Ice Breaker messages

An Ice Breaker message is a FREE message which you can send to lots of people all at once, introducing yourself directly to them and starting a conversation. To choose who your message will be sent to, simply select the age of the people that you want to contact and how far away from you they should live. Then write your message to them and the DatingAgency.com system will do the rest.

We make no charge for sending an Ice Breaker message, however, we do ask that in order to get the best possible response from the people you’re contacting, you will need to have a fully completed profile and an approved photo.

Love choice – Communication filters

The DatingAgency.com system allows you to choose whose messages, wink and gifts you are interested in and hide any others from view in your inbox. To tell us who you are interested in please go to the Filtering page (under “Account” > “Filtering” in the menu) and make your selection.

By setting these preferences we will not stop other people from contacting you, the system will simply hide them from view in your Inbox, meaning you can change your preferences at any time or even turn them off completely to see all the people who have contacted you.

Love lists – Summary E-mails

To manage your DatingAgency.com messages and winks, you can choose to have all your incoming contacts summarised in a daily or weekly e-mail. This includes all messages, winks and gifts, as well as a list of any people who have viewed your profile during that time.

By receiving Summary E-mails you are able to turn off your immediate notifications without the risk of missing any messages. You can also receive all e-mails in order to still get an immediate notification when someone contacts you and also have a nice, neat summary at the end of each day or week.

Love speed – Instant Messaging

The DatingAgency.com Who’s Online list allows you to see any person who is using the site at the same time that you are. You can then either send them a normal message through the site or, if you want to get an immediate reply, you can send an Instant Message.

This gets the conversation flowing much quicker and allows you to move things forward at your own pace to decide if you’re likely to click with the person you’re chatting to.

Love presents – Virtual Gifts

To show someone on DatingAgency.com that he’s that extra bit special, you can send a virtual gift along with your message to him. There are lots of different gifts available ranging from cocktails and chocolates to more extravagant things such as champagne or even a yacht!

To send Gifts you will need to buy them with DatingAgency.com credits which can be added through the My Account section of the site and then topped up when you need more.

Good luck with your online dating!

Why are they not replying to my messages?

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Dear Dr. Date

Why are the females, well let’s say 99.8% of the females on DatingAgency.com, not replying to a personal email. I find this very rude.

I have even started asking for a reply even if it’s just “no thanks”. After all, we are all here looking for a relationship, so it should not be a problem.

If the ladies on here don’t start replying I shall finish with this site.

Bob (Name changed)
DatingAgency.com Member

Hi Bob,

Thank you for sending in your query to me, and sorry to hear you are having trouble with getting noticed on DatingAgency.com. Hopefully I can offer some advice for you to put in to practice in the future.

It’s like shopping …

Someone I know spends hours in the supermarket, scrutinizing every item, looking at the ingredients, looking at the fat content, looking at the price. I am not comparing you to a can of reduced sugar baked beans, but this kind of scrutiny is what the women are doing to all men on the site.

Mature Lady Enjoying Dating OnlineA lady receives a message from a man, a stranger by all other means, and all they have to go on is what you have in your profile, what you say in your message, and your picture. Women tend to be shy, women don’t like to put themselves out there for any old guy, women like to be sure. In your dating profile, all the vital information needs to be there so that they are satisfied you are not an axe murderer and hopefully feel safe messaging you back. Change your picture and your personal profile from time to time. Keep it fresh, short, error free, positive and honest.

A way to get your message to stand out in a lady’s inbox is to add a gift to a message or add them as a favourite, this way, the system will send a different alert to the person and get their attention.

Think of it like applying for a job

It would be great to receive a personal reply, even if a no, but the reality of the fact is, that most people, if they are not interested, won’t reply and say no thanks. It’s easier for someone to ignore a message and hope the person gets the hint than to say ‘no, you’re not my type’. You could think of this process like applying for jobs, you send your CV to 20 potential employers, and you normally only hear back from a couple. You might receive one call for an interview, and the other one was a ‘thanks but no thanks’. Like jobs, the right kind of person is out there, and takes time, effort and research to find them!

Ask and you will get

Imagine you are in a pub or the supermarket, you walk up to a nice looking lady and you say “Hi, I like your dress”. She says ‘Erm, thanks’ and gives you a slight embarrassed smile. Unless you are George Clooney, she most likely wants you to go away.

If you go up to her and say “Hi, I see you have a fitness magazine there, you don’t happen to know where the nearest fitness club is?” She will most likely reply “Yes I do …” and the conversation (if only for a moment) can start on something you both have in common, and it won’t embarrass her in front of any of her friends or family. You can end the conversation by saying “Nice chatting to you, maybe see you in here again”. Saying something casual like this, lets her know you go there often, and if she is interested in chatting some more, that maybe she’ll catch you in there again.

If you apply this to the way you message people on DatingAgency, you will be sure to get more replies. Ask someone where they were in their profile picture because it looks familiar to you, or ask them what breed of dog they have if they talk about walking their dog. Ask simple but related questions, and you will receive simple replies to build a conversation on.

One last thing…

I suggest being considerate to a woman’s feelings on ‘talk of sex’ so early on. A man should not lead with something like this as a selling point or a suggestion of further actions until some emails have gone back and forth, and you are MUCH more comfortable with each other.

I hope some of this helps you out, and if you have any further questions about DatingAgency.com, please call our friendly customer services team on 0800 987 5555 free from a landline, or email us here.

If you have a question to ask Dr Date, email him here.

Summary E-mails – We can save you time

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Summary EmailsWe know just how important your time is to you, so we’ll keep this short.

We wanted to let you know about a great new feature we’ve added to DatingAgency.com to help you manage any contact you receive, in a way which suits you.

With our NEW Summary E-mail facility whether you want to hear straight away if someone sends you a message, views your profile or sends you a gift; or are happy to receive a daily or weekly summary, the choice is yours. Continue reading »

Ice Breakers – Introduce Yourself to Hundreds of Members for Free

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Ice BreakersFrom your feedback we understand that searching through thousands of profiles on DatingAgency.com can sometimes be a little daunting, as well as very time consuming! To make it even easier for you to meet people we have introduced a new, free email called an Ice Breaker.

Essentially it’s one introductory email that you can send to lots of Members near you in one go. Sending one is very easy. All you have to do is select the age of the people you would like your email to go to and the area they come from, then write your first hello message and click send – it’s that simple! Continue reading »

3 Simple Steps to Better Messaging

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Communication FilteringListening to your feedback it was clear you wanted a simple way of managing the volume of messages and “winks” you receive from those over eager Members. Whilst it might be flattering, we wanted to make your time online a better experience. Improved message management is only a few simple clicks away with our NEW filtering options.

No more unwanted or irrelevant messages from people who live miles away. Set your Filtering Options today and start enjoying the benefits. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3… Continue reading »