Tried zero-cost options twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.
If I had to name one factor in zero-cost options it would be how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
Before you commit to zero-cost options, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
The variable nobody controls for with zero-cost options is local population age spread.
In a smaller town zero-cost options behaves very differently once you account for how many people locally are already on it.
If I had to name one factor in zero-cost options it would be how the moderation handled obvious spam.
What mattered most with zero-cost options in the end was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.
Curious whether anyone else found the same with platform recently.
- Badoo — much larger abroad than at home, though that may well be regional
- Facebook Dating — quiet in some regions, as of this year
- Bumble — better signal-to-noise than most, over roughly six weeks
- OkCupid — good if you like data
A friend of mine swears by Datelink, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.