Tag: Messaging

  • Valentine’s Day Messaging Do’s and Don’t’s

    Valentine’s Day Messaging Do’s and Don’t’s

    Pink. Pink EVERYWHERE. Can’t walk into a grocery store or pharmacy without seeing aisles of pink. Must mean Valentine’s Day is here. Every approaching Valentine’s Day, our members send messages at an incredibly increased rate. New membership numbers spike too – lots of activity all around. Let’s look at some do’s and don’t’s when messaging […]

  • How to Ask Someone Out on a Date

    How to Ask Someone Out on a Date

    Don’t underestimate the power of good timing, a well thought out message, and a perfect profile picture. These three things together are like the Ghostbusters crossing their beams against Zuul. You know…minus a fourth stream… All that is left is the actual ask for the first date. If your message is able to follow the below […]

  • 3 Easy Tips on How to Write a First Message

    3 Easy Tips on How to Write a First Message

    Sending a first message to someone on a dating site is no easy task. What should I write? How do I write it? What’s important? These are all good questions. First messages are as important as your profile picture when it comes to meeting someone new. If the reader hasn’t seen your profile picture yet, […]

  • Online Dating Etiquette Part 5 of 5: How to Carry the Conversation

    Online Dating Etiquette Part 5 of 5: How to Carry the Conversation

    Let’s do a quick review to begin. Part 1 in this series discussed how to pick an appropriate username. Part 2 described what photo(s) to use for your profile. Part 3 was all about what to include in your profile. Last week’s installment, part 4, taught you how to write your first message. Now we’ll […]

  • Online Dating Etiquette Part 4 of 5: What to Write in Your First Message

    Online Dating Etiquette Part 4 of 5: What to Write in Your First Message

    Meeting someone meaningful is the first, second, and third biggest reasons why people join online dating sites. People create profiles, view their matches, and then start sending messages to people they want to meet. Once two people reach a connection, they meet in person and then go from there. A new relationship forms. I wrote […]

  • When To Take Your Conversation To Your Own Email (Or Phone!)

    When To Take Your Conversation To Your Own Email (Or Phone!)

    Excitement of online dating may be found in many places, but none more so than taking a conversation to your own email. When you meet someone online that you are excited enough about to trust with your personal information (that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?), you’ve hit the jackpot. Actually, you’ve accomplished what you’ve […]

  • New Feature: Send Messages with Emojis!

    New Feature: Send Messages with Emojis!

    October is here, and with the turn of the calendar comes yet another new feature at LFGdating.  We’ve teamed up with the awesome folks over at EmojiOne to integrate their fantastic emoji package right into our premium messaging system, so whether you want to simply liven up that first message to that special someone, or […]

  • How To Message That New Someone

    How To Message That New Someone

    Deciding what to say to someone new is both an art and a science. What your message says reflects your style – you, in one word. But it’s also an art because we’ve spoken enough to new people in our lives to know how to elicit a response. Fear kicks in at this point though […]