Rob Reuteman wrote a story about Match.com in time for Valentine’s Day.
I was quoted in the article with other online dating industry experts.
?Valentine’s Day is one of the most emotional days for singles and couples alike,? said Julie Spira, author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating. ?After the New Year, many couples reevaluate their relationships. January not only has a large volume of break-ups, but it is also the single largest month for new memberships to online dating sites.?
Match.com is one of the oldest of the roughly 1,500 dating sites in the United States. It?s also one of the biggest networks, with more than 1.4 million members paying at least $30 monthly to interact with others in the Match ?community.?
The article mentioned online dating sites Plenty of Fish, eHarmony, Chemistry.com, and ChristianCafe.com.
When asked what I thought of the future of online dating, my response was, “Mobile, Mobile, Mobile.” Experts at the iDate 2010 Internet dating conference held in Miami last month pegged mobile online dating as a $550-million-annual-revenue ringer industrywide, with the potential to double.”
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Julie Spira is the Digital Matchmaker® and America's Top Online Dating Expert. She's an award-winning certified dating coach who's been helping singles find their perfect match for over three decades. Follow @JulieSpira on IG and @digitalmatchmaker on TikTok.