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Our Review: ePersonals.com,
launched in late 2002, is quickly establishing a strong foot hold as one of the
online dating industry's newest and most popular personal ads services. Statistically
speaking, ePersonals continues to grow their database of singles by adding over
35,000 new users each month. Whether you are looking for a change in venue
or just shopping around for quality personal ad services, you will quickly be
impress with this spiffy clean and professional looking online dating site. This
can be seen in how nicely the user's homepage is laid out and in how just about
everything is a click away. Some of the familiar free features that many online
daters may be accustomed to are also available at ePersonals.com. Features like
searching and viewing profiles (some with photos), advanced search, icebreakers
(a pre-formatted conversation starter), and winks (a simple email to let them
know that you're interested). Of course, the first step to making a connection
with other online singles is to create and post your free ePersonal.com profile.
Remember, put your best and modest face forward in filling out your profile. The
idea is to come off unpretentiously clever and utterly charming. After posting
your profile, with pictures preferably, you should go and review some personal
ads and see if you are interested in dating them. By all means, don't take the
"wait and see" route when you find an interesting profile. Send him/her an icebreaker,
a flirty wink, or even a private email message. What really set ePersonals
apart from other online dating services is the PrivateCall™ feature. While most
online dating services rely on email as their primary communication tool, ePersonals.com
takes it to the next level by offering their members the ability to communicate
through private phone calls. It is private in that ePersonals places the call
to both users and connect them together to have a private 1-on-1 live conversation.
Your phone number always remains confidential. Lastly, there is the cost.
Although it is true that ePersonals offers lots of great features to their free
members like receiving and replying to emails, it is also true that you must be
premium member if you wish to send emails or instant message to another member.
Their subscription rates are highly competitive with other well-known personal
ads services. They also have a 7-day package for the skittish or just new to online
dating. If you are like me and spend between $30-$60 on dates that didn't go anywhere,
a cost of $20 per month for a convenient way to meet other quality singles is
definitely worth the investment.  | 
