free dating sites

How do they generate revenue?

[drakke]

I know a dating site <snip> that is completely free. Is their revenue from adsense?

[edited by: engine at 3:35 pm (utc) on Oct. 30, 2006]
[edit reason] See TOS [webmasterworld.com] [/edit]

[Thez]

Ehh ... well do they have AdSense ads on the site?

[drakke]

On the home page only. I cannot see how that can pay for it all.

[rj87uk]

Many websites start off with no advertising to build up returning traffic, Google started off with no advertisments i am sure?

[LifeinAsia]

Very few dating sites are truly free. Most give free previews, but you have to pay to actually contact someone, see pictures, etc.

[vite_rts]

there is one famous exception, isn't there :-)

[Genuine1]

Yes and it works. I met my Yugoslav girlfriend on that site 5 years ago!

[potentialgeek]

There's a lot of money paid out for dating online. Advertisers pay millions annually for AdSense ads, at least 10m to one free site each year! :/ The CPC is hot.

Sexy keywords payout potential:

Keywords
Estimated Avg. CPC

dating websites
$4.21
online dating
$3.92
speed dating san francisco
$3.85
online dating service
$3.82
online dating sites
$3.69
dating service
$3.60
dating agencies
$3.58
dating agency
$3.58
christian dating
$3.56
christian singles
$3.55
single parents dating
$3.47
latino dating
$3.45
herpes dating sites
$3.45
internet dating
$3.42
dating sites
$3.41
online christian dating
$3.36
san diego dating
$3.34
denver dating
$3.33
professionals dating
$3.28
dating web
$3.27
jewish dating
$3.25
dating services
$3.20
dating nyc
$3.19
dating catholic
$3.16
dating matchmaking
$3.15
dating woman
$3.13
black online dating
$3.11
dating internet service
$3.11
great expectations dating
$3.10
senior dating
$3.09
dating site
$3.09
singles dating
$3.08
dating
$3.06
dating website
$3.05
adult dating service
$3.04
online dating software
$3.04
dating software
$3.03

You could start a new free dating site, but since the POF dude let the cat out of the bag, competition could be fierce...

p/g

[humblebeginnings]

the POF dude

Markus rules!

[webdudek]

read the Interview with Markus Frind [workhappy.net]
I believe this is the answer to your question.

you can find some more adsense success stories here:
[google.com...]

[greatstart]

That is a nice check Markus got. I would be very happy with even one tenth of that amount.

[ann]

Sheesh...if I had his money I would burn mine :)

Ann

[ronburk]

Sheesh...if I had his money I would burn mine :)

Careful -- his is Canadian.

[guru5571]

Careful -- his is Canadian.

lol... That's hilarious... on several levels.