Selecting The Best Dating Software

By: Ron McNeil

It is very difficult to describe software, which you may call the best dating software. Such software packages offer various features, and it is difficult to find all the dating features in a single pack. Features in a dating software adds to the cost, and over specified dating websites become economically unviable as far its business purpose is concerned.

Therefore, the best dating software is the one which perfectly fits your matchmaking website requirements. Before launching such websites, you need to take good care in formulating its purpose, such as, the target, which could be the personals community, niche dating, networking, or worldwide dating service, and you will quickly appreciate the comprehensive features that you would need for your dating website.

There is a long list of features that the best dating software can provide. Amongst these, you would need to choose the ones that you want, remembering that additional features in any such software would mean additional cost. You need to optimize your requirement and choose the best dating software for your matchmaking site. Basic features of the member area in such a website would include:

1.Chat Rooms.
2.Mailbox.
3.Matchmaker.
4.Member's Search.
5.Favorites List.
6.Update Profile.
7.Add Pictures.
8.Email verification of new members.
9.Upgraded memberships with PayPal auto-renewal monthly billing.

As for the admin area the features would include:

1.Emailing members.
2.Viewing members.
3.Deleting members.
4.Upgrading memberships.
5.Changing Affiliate Rates.
6.Managing Affiliates.
7.Adding to the FAQ.
8.Deciding which advanced services should be paid / free (Members who pay for subscriptions can use paid
options).
9.Advanced Search service (paid or free).
10.Matchrobot service (paid or free).
11.Chat service (paid or free).
12.Internal mail service (paid or free).

The important point to consider in any such website is the software integration to the merchant gateways. The dating software usually comes ready integrated to number of merchant gateways, but if you should want it to be integrated to any other, which has not been included, it could be made available against a charge. The best dating software for your matchmaking site should have a free installation, free upgrading, and preferably have life time maintenance.

The other desired features would include, generation of automated confirmation email as and when a registration is completed, multi-language email templates, HTML email templates, opportunity to view web statistics, such as, daily statistics for registrations, logins, messages, uploads, etc., multi-language interface along with language import/export tools, enabling profiles to be stored in multiple languages, webmaster email messages in multiple languages, and membership information content in multiple languages, etc.

The best dating software should provide you with variety of features which would help the members to establish their connection with their partners. It should provide the users a variety of ways to find compatible partners, choose from several different types of searches, browse the profiles of others, and participate in any number of chat rooms. With most of the software you have the option to choose your database.

It is the database which comprise of some complex models, where the logic in matching highly compatible people takes place. This is done with combinational matching of the member personality, education, temperament, lifestyle, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, skills, and core interests, which produces a compatibility graph. This process is highly effective in producing a match, which is then presented to the user.

Your best dating software constantly goes through research and innovations for improvement. Some of the vendors of this software have on-going commitment to site enhancements, performance, and quality control, and has a progressive approach to optimizing the online dating customer experience. The software assists you in your dating website marketing effort, along with matchmaking content, affiliate marketing, branding, and internet marketing and search engine optimization.

Your dating website should facilitate tracking of news and feedbacks from your members. The software would place all the agency news on the index page of the website, which will generate feedback from the users.

The admin panel in your website should allow you to get every data about your members, and the user panel should be such, that it attracts several people looking for a personal approach online. With amazing features such as flash chat rooms, video chat, multiple language support, credit card and online payment options, easy to understand admin controls, multiple design templates and so many more, your dating website should stand ahead of other competitors. All you need to do is to choose the best dating software, specifically fitting your requirements.

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