Look and Feel
The overall look of the website is not too attractive. The background of the website is white over which on the top you can see a purple colored portion which contains the user menu. The site displays some sponsored listing members and featured members on the page. Also the website has many Google and matrimonial advertisements.
At the bottom left side there is a quick search box and a quick statistics box which shows the statistical data of the total members, new members, total men and women on the site as well as total online members on the site.
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Registration Process
Registration process is very easy quick and hassle free. Give your name, gender, date of birth, username, email, country, state, city, seeking gender and password.
In the second step of registration you need to give some personal information about yourself like, height, weight, body type, marital status, children, hair color, smoking, and drinking and drugs habit. You have to also describe yourself and upload a profile picture.
The site will send you a confirmation mail and you are ready to go through this site.
Login & Customizing Profiles
For login to the website you have to provide your user name and password. New users will get logged in automatically after registration.
Customization on the website is mostly like other websites. Here also you can edit your account details and profile information.
Photo Profile Section
Photo uploading can be done from your computer itself. It is mandatory to upload your profile picture while registration. You can add more pictures to your gallery. The site does not have any strict rules regarding photo upload but you should make sure that your pictures should not be fake (celebrities), nudity (torso), or group photo.
If your photo does not fit in the size limit the site will automatically resample your picture and send it to your mail still if you are not satisfied with the resampling of your picture you can go to the given link and create thumbnail for your picture.
Browse & Search Feature
The website is 100% free online dating site of cost so you can browse any section free in the entire loveawake.com. The site also gives nice searching options. You can try searching options like,
Quick search: You just need to give the seeking gender, age range and country of your seeking partner search. You can also make this search with photos or without photos.
Advanced Search: This is really advanced type of search as apart from the information that you need to give in quick search here you have to also give additional information like height range, weight range, hair color, body type, marital status, children, piercing, tattoo, smoking, drinking preferences and drug habit. You can also sort these searches by photos, new profiles, online profiles, keywords and nick names.
Quick links: The website also shows some quick links to search for your partners. Here you can search for online members, American men, American women and latest visitors.
Messaging
This is the core feature of any online dating website. Whether the site is paid or free the popularity of the site depends on how messaging feature is designed on that particular website.
Regarding messaging section in loveawake.com, this is nicely crafted. You can send letters to the members i.e. message or mails. The site also has the facility of Instant Messaging (IM). You can also perform online chat with the members.
The site allows you SMS dating and Mobile chat which is a rare feature in dating site. You can send message instantly so that you can connect the singles instantly instead of sitting in front of a computer using a dating website.
The site however does not have flirting options and services like sending of gifts, kisses, hugs etc.
Other Features
Successful dating and professional dating advice tips are provided from the professional experts. You will be benefitted from a vast experience and they will help you to avoid the usual dating pitfalls.
The website also has the facility of dating by country and dating by city. You can also see the map view if all over the world with the countries and the number of members registered from that country.
Member Base
As I have searched I found that the site has got a healthy member base from all over the world. But most of the members are from USA and UK.
Members are ranging in the age group of 20’s to 30’s but you will also get to see some elders from 36 to 45.
Longevity
The site is nicely designed and you can try this at once. I have tried to contacted few members and I am hoping the same enthusiastic response from them. May be I will get that in the next visit.
Ranking Statistics
The statistical data of the website shows increase but small ups and downs in the number of visitors from the last one year. In March 2010 the site has got only 19, 179 unique visitors which has increased to more than 100% and in March 2011 the site has registered 45, 509 unique visitors in its list. The site has got highest number of visitors 67, 516 in November 2010.
The site has also been ranked by Google and enjoys 40, 849 Google web ranking.
Conclusion
Loveawake.com is another 100% free dating site which offers totally free services to its users.
The look and feel of the website is nice but not very attractive. Background of the site is white like many other sites but the site has not used any colors except purple at the top. Also there are many Google advertisements on the website.
Registration process is easy and quick. Hardly will it take 5 minutes to complete the registration and profile creation.
Login needs username and password. For first time users they will get automatically logged in to the site after registration. In customization, you can edit your profile and manage account details.
Photo uploading can be done from your computer and the site does not allow importing of pictures from other sites. Simple rules are there for picture upload. You can add many photos to your gallery but the number of how many photos can be uploaded is not clear.
Browsing and searching throughout the site is absolutely free. Searching options are nicely designed and you can sort your searches by photos, online members, new members etc. the site also has quick links option for searching.
Messaging section is nice and allows sending of letters, messages and IM’s. You can also perform chat with the members and add them to your favorites. But the site does not give you the facility of sending gifts, kisses, flirts and hugs and other such flirting options.
Other features like getting dating tips from the professionals and searching by country and city are good. SMS dating and mobile chat are great features of this site.
Member base is strong and you will get members from all over the world. The site is constantly gaining popularity and it is been reflected in the ranking statistics of the website.
As from the searches that I have made I am expecting a good response from the members. If you are searching for a good dating website which will give you absolutely free service with all the options of a paid dating website then you can simply go for loveawake.com.
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Free Dating Sites Review – Loveawake.com
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Overall Rating
(4 votes, average: 4.50 out of 10)
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