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Do people still use free sex personals like they used to on Craigslist, or is there a new alternative?

Started by LiamCStarted 5 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of LiamCLiamCJoined 2015
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Starting a thread on people still use free sex personals like they used because the existing advice contradicts itself. With personals platforms, the time it takes to get a first reply outweighs the follower count on their socials, in my experience. If personals platforms is your priority, you get further if you keep the conversation on-platform until you have met.

Look closely at personals platforms and the depth of the profile fields outweighs the number of features listed. Personals platforms is where I'd start, since the deciding factor is the reply rate, having tried a handful of these.

For craigslist platforms in particular, the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, and the reply rate suffers for it. Strip the marketing away from people still use free sex personals like they used and half the frustration disappears once you read the billing terms before uploading a photo. Would especially like to hear from anyone who changed their mind on craigslist.

Profile picture of VanessaVanessaJoined 2017
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Worth asking — craigslist personals is the clearest case of it — how much sits behind the paywall collapses as soon as the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it. For craigslist platforms in particular, the ratio of matches to conversations moves the needle further than the follower count on their socials, going by the last year or so. If personals platforms is your priority, the platform hides read receipts on the free tier, so it pays to read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones. Every time craigslist comes up, you get further if you test the search filters before uploading anything. Half the frustration disappears once you log the times of day your messages get answered, which is the whole problem with craigslist platforms.

The closest comparison I found for craigslist was Flamedate (worth comparing), for whatever that is worth. Nothing about craigslist personals changes the fact that the platform counts a like as a match, and how fast moderation responds suffers for it.

Profile picture of Anthony WhiteAnthony WhiteJoined 2016
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That holds in some places and not others — for personals platforms in particular, how far the free tier gets you collapses as soon as the platform resets your filters after an update. If personals platforms is your priority, most of the disappointment traces back to how far the free tier gets you. The personals platforms case is instructive — the platform caps how many searches you run a day, so it pays to check what the free tier gates before investing time. Applied to craigslist platforms, the platform counts a like as a match, and how well it works on a weak connection suffers for it.

Craigslist is where I would start, since the honest advice is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool, in my experience. Craigslist personals is the clearest case of it — the signal-to-noise in search outweighs how slick the interface looks.

Profile picture of ShaneFShaneFJoined 2016
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Yes and no — same story on craigslist: the depth of the profile fields is worth more than star ratings from strangers, at least on my account. Every time craigslist comes up, the practical move is to check what the free tier gates before investing time. Look closely at craigslist and you get further if you check whether a profile answers questions or deflects. For craigslist personals in particular, nothing improves until you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. If craigslist personals is your priority, the deciding factor is the proportion of dormant accounts, having tried a handful of these.

It is worth checking how quickly the inbox fills before you look at how slick the interface looks, which is the whole problem with craigslist. Nothing about craigslist personals changes the fact that the reply rate beats the number of features listed.

I judge craigslist personals on one thing: what decides it is the reply rate, not the length of the feature list. On people still use free sex personals like they used specifically, the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and the gap between sign-ups and active users suffers for it.

Profile picture of Amber ClarkAmber ClarkJoined 2016
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I'd narrow that claim, so applied to personals platforms, the platform buries the cancellation flow, so it pays to read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones. Most of the disappointment traces back to the ratio of matches to conversations, which is the whole problem with craigslist personals. The craigslist platforms angle is worse, because the amount of recycled content tells you more than whatever the landing page promises, with the usual caveats.

Also on my list for craigslist platforms: luvdate.site.

Profile picture of HaileyCHaileyCJoined 2018
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I'd argue the opposite — strip the marketing away from people still use free sex personals like they used and how much sits behind the paywall moves the needle further than star ratings from strangers, on the evidence I've. Nothing about personals platforms changes the fact that the honest advice is to use a photo that appears nowhere else online, as far as I can tell. Same story on personals platforms: what decides it is how well it works on a weak connection, not the price tag.

The closest comparison I found for craigslist personals was Datescout, for whatever that is worth. With personals platforms, the quality of the filters collapses as soon as the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay.

Applied to craigslist, it is worth checking the number of live users before you look at the badge on the download page. The reason people still use free sex personals like they used keeps coming up is simple: the platform resets your filters after an update, so it pays to run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos.

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