Thursday, October 19, 2006

AGENCY TRICKS PART 3

Every business has own business model and dating business has it too. If you think that dating business is all about forcing you to pay for the contact, you are wrong. In this article we will tell you some secrets of russian dating business model.

Let’s start from identifying the differences between American and International dating business models. The difference is obvious - western men are seeking foreign women and vice versa as opposed to local dating.

Foreign Women Don’t Pay: Aside from the glaring fact that most foreign women cannot afford agencies or monthly dating fees Western dating services are paid by both males and females because membership is not gender advantageous. International dating agencies are another story altogether. Foreign women don’t pay for online services because in the FSU or Asia or Latin America the women are goods and western males are buyers. The more goods you have on your site the more profit you’ll generate – that’s how russian dating agencies works. It's all supply and demand.

Given the above membership information, when foreign women join a dating site the site will provide her with all the site features but limit the men's functionality until he pays a full membership. Not a trickery by any means but the only way for a site to earn a living. That being said if trhe site owns several different websites make sure that all the websites follow the same billing program.

Fake Incoming Mail: After joining a dating site you’ll start to receive incoming email from ladies but until you pay you won't be able to read them. This may appear to be someone interested in you but there is a good chance it is from either a scammer or a girl working for the site trying to peak your interest. You have to be careful and ensure that you are dealing with a reputable site.

I have always believed that some International dating services especially small dating agencies use some kind of spamming technology which sends email to randomly selected members profiles. Incoming text letters are usually is just a “hello” text or a ladie's profile description. Be aware of this practice

Scammers are welcome: Scamming in International dating is a huge problem and all dating sites swear up and down that they fight scammers. Sure they fight with scam activity but from the other side they partially support it by accepting “questionable” profiles. It’s impossible to check every ladies address especially in larger cities.

Scams are a part of International dating and most dating agencies use scammer profiles to make their search results better. Yes they delete the profiles but then accept them again under aother nickname (read part one).

Real translation cost is not $20 per page: Some International dating services offer translation services for their clients and charge for this service by saying that translation costs in that country are about $20-40. The real cost of A4 paper sheet translation from English to Russian is about $5-10, all other costs goes to agency profit.

These are the most common techniques International dating sites use to increase their profits and you should know about them to stay safe in this dangerous online dating world.

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