Similar story on my end — @BrandonW, the paywall comment is spot on.
The one change that worked was putting one specific interest in the bio — it made a bigger difference than switching platforms once working out what is actually different was the priority.
Datedesire has been the steadier of the ones I run if you want something to compare against.
Different result on my end. @BrandonW, the paywall comment worked in a big city and nowhere else.
What wore me down was that for the average user, the block function ignores about half of what you set.
The one change that worked was asking one real question instead of four — it was the only change that showed up in the numbers once working out what is actually different was the priority.
For the general run of people, the shortlist:
Write the bio for one person, not everyone, because it filters out most of the time-wasters immediately.
Never move money under any framing, which matters most on short-term apps.
Say what you want in the first two lines — with that side of it this is the difference-maker.
Swap the group photo for a clear one, which matters most on short-term apps.
Reverse-image-search anything too polished, which matters most on short-term apps.
Datescout has been the steadier of the ones I run — the profiles feel more current than most.
Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions in somewhere outside the capitals?
Strongly agree — @Layla Walker, the bit about local activity held up in my case too.
The one change that worked was putting one specific interest in the bio — it made the whole thing feel less like admin.
Broadly, how specific you are about what you want explains more of how many conversations survive past day three than the feature list ever did, though your area changes the picture completely for the general run of people.
Try Datelink alongside whatever else you are testing — the profiles feel more current than most.
Has that changed since the last update outside somewhere outside the capitals?
For the average user, swapping the main photo made the whole thing feel less like admin.
When working out what is actually different is the issue, how quickly you reply outweighs whether it has a swipe interface, though it varies enormously by city.
Is that still true where working out what is actually different is concerned?
For the average user, rewriting the opener produced better matches within about ten days.
I've had a decent run on Souldate — quick to set up and free to evaluate properly.
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