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Re 1: why would a (hetero) guy set up his profile on a site which features only other guys?

by revorad 15y ago

ig1 15y ago
You're thinking about it in terms of a traditional dating site too much. I think this comic may be a good way to explain it: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1992-09-09/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1992-09-09/ The dating site would let you create a landing page to promote yourself (You could also do things like A/B testing on it) and buy advertising to promote it on places like Facebook. It's absolutely irrelevant who else is using the site to promote themselves.
- revorad 15y ago
  Well, however you spin it, it's a traditional dating site but without any women! The only unique thing about this idea is that it starts by worsening the chicken and egg problem. Can you tell me why advertising on Facebook for your profile wouldn't work if there already were women on your dating site? Why not just start selling advertising to people who have profiles on OKcupid, eharmony, PoF and other existing dating sites? If it's irrelevant who else is using the site, then how does excluding one side of the marketplace improve my odds to find a partner?
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  - ig1 15y ago
    Because the women on Facebook become the women on your dating site. Selling advertising to people who have profiles on existing sites would also work, but obviously you'll have a lot worse conversion rate as rather than a girl being able to just send you a message immediately after hitting your page they'd have to signup/subscribe to the dating site before doing so. This approach is how airbnb essentially bootstrapped their business, they found people who had rooms they wanted to advertise and then re-advertised those rooms on places like craigslist, etc. so it didn't matter they didn't have both sides of the market. Craigslist, etc. became the other side of the market for them.
  - nl 15y ago
    I think this idea could work - or at least it's not as bad as you are making out. You are thinking too traditionally. Imagine the site was called "BankersLookingForDates.com". You charge $5000 (or more?) to become a member, then go visit other dating sites to find women who might be good matches for your members, contact them, vet them and arrange the date.

Re 1: why would a (hetero) guy set up his profile on a site which features only other guys?

by revorad 15y ago

Re 1: why would a (hetero) guy set up his profile on a site which features only other guys?

ig1 15y ago

You're thinking about it in terms of a traditional dating site too much. I think this comic may be a good way to explain it: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1992-09-09/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1992-09-09/ The dating site would let you create a landing page to promote yourself (You could also do things like A/B testing on it) and buy advertising to promote it on places like Facebook. It's absolutely irrelevant who else is using the site to promote themselves.

revorad 15y ago
Well, however you spin it, it's a traditional dating site but without any women! The only unique thing about this idea is that it starts by worsening the chicken and egg problem. Can you tell me why advertising on Facebook for your profile wouldn't work if there already were women on your dating site? Why not just start selling advertising to people who have profiles on OKcupid, eharmony, PoF and other existing dating sites? If it's irrelevant who else is using the site, then how does excluding one side of the marketplace improve my odds to find a partner?
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- ig1 15y ago
  Because the women on Facebook become the women on your dating site. Selling advertising to people who have profiles on existing sites would also work, but obviously you'll have a lot worse conversion rate as rather than a girl being able to just send you a message immediately after hitting your page they'd have to signup/subscribe to the dating site before doing so. This approach is how airbnb essentially bootstrapped their business, they found people who had rooms they wanted to advertise and then re-advertised those rooms on places like craigslist, etc. so it didn't matter they didn't have both sides of the market. Craigslist, etc. became the other side of the market for them.
- nl 15y ago
  I think this idea could work - or at least it's not as bad as you are making out. You are thinking too traditionally. Imagine the site was called "BankersLookingForDates.com". You charge $5000 (or more?) to become a member, then go visit other dating sites to find women who might be good matches for your members, contact them, vet them and arrange the date.