by raja on 3/26/09, 8:25 PM with 33 comments
by spitfire on 3/26/09, 8:33 PM
Also, by the very name of your site you are likely to discourage the exact demographic you seek from joining. If I'm an established man, am I going to go to a site that will surely attract gold diggers? I can join the local city club for that.
Read up on the habits of the well off and be a little more subtle about it. oh and private jets are passé these days.
by Todd on 3/26/09, 9:21 PM
The chicken and egg problem is the biggest. Until you reach "critical mass", whatever that is (1k, 10k, 100k), it is difficult to open the kimono and give potential new users a peek. That can definitely drive away traffic.
OTOH, you need more for people to go on. You need some sort of hook. In my case, I took multiple screenshots from key areas of the site and assembled a tour.
You guys sound pretty seasoned, so I'm sure this isn't news to you--just an idea. There are many ideas around conversion and most of them just take time.
The other issue that was a big surprise for me is the sheer number of scammers out there. I'm spending more time building features into the backend for identifying scammers than anything else these days (still early days yet). Aside from the IP geolocation technique, email addresses posted in their profile text, and the unique form of bad English grammar from the West Coast of Africa, I'd be curious to know how you identify them. The target demographic of your site is bound to attract a disproportionate number. (BTW, for the uninitiated, geolocation only works for the amateurs logging in from a cybercafe in Lagos--most of them know how to use proxies and emerge in places like Michigan or Colorado. Typical bad grammar: "I will like to know more about you".)
by ryanwaggoner on 3/26/09, 9:16 PM
The best part is that the site is really well done from what I gathered with a cursory glance. The main issue I see is that it's basically built to attract gold-digging whores, which is fine, but why would any "established men" pay for this? I would imagine they have no trouble finding these kinds of women in real life.
by vaksel on 3/26/09, 9:39 PM
Room service gets tiring when you travel as much as I do. With Established Men,
I look forward to beautiful girls on every trip.
by annoyed on 3/26/09, 8:50 PM
text does't show up properly in the chrome browser
how about some teaser listings?
nice layout and design
by autarch on 3/26/09, 8:45 PM
by menloparkbum on 3/26/09, 9:47 PM
by sidsavara on 3/26/09, 8:45 PM
One of the guys I worked with knew the guy who ran that site. I thought it was a pretty funny name and concept, yours sounds much more refined. Took a quick peek at it, can't really give feedback since I'm at work but upvoted and may take a look later =)
by mattmaroon on 3/26/09, 9:09 PM
I think you force the signup box too early. Show me some matches in my area and get me hooked. Give guys a few pictures of pretty girls nearby and they'll give you any info you ask for.
by unalone on 3/26/09, 9:06 PM
It's a pretty nice design. A little bit overcolorful: trim down on the blues and greens up top, it seems a little bit like confetti. But overall, very good. If all you care about is getting people to hand you money, your design isn't going to be what turns people away.
by jawngee on 3/27/09, 5:45 AM
Design is nice.
Overall, the whole thing is corny. I'm sure there is a market for it, but as someone who is a prolific member of other dating sites, nothing about it is interesting.
Why would I, as an established man, want to be harangued by a bunch of gold diggers? I can't figure that out.
by ashishk on 3/26/09, 8:30 PM
by villageidiot on 3/26/09, 8:35 PM
Did you get around the chicken and egg problem?
by eventhough on 3/26/09, 8:58 PM
by hany on 3/26/09, 8:33 PM