Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
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Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
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Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#2Did he build the site himself as well? Either way, good on him - these kind of services are a hit with the match.com / eHarmony crowd, even though attracting someone under false pretenses kind of defeats the purpose of online dating. But that certainly isn't your dad's problem!
Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#3How exactly does this make money? There's no clear indicator on the site that either it's a for-pay (e.g. a 'Pricing' tab) or free (e.g. '100% Free!') service.
Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#4It should be more clear that you'll login to people's OKCupid and Match accounts to handle things for them, as opposed to just writing generic profile text. I'm sure there's people searching for terms like "okcupid tips" on google that might be in your target audience and you could try testing out some adwords campaigns on these terms.
Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#5How come your dad wasn't the one to post this to HN?
Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#6Did he build the site himself as well? Either way, good on him - these kind of services are a hit with the match.com / eHarmony crowd, even though attracting someone under false pretenses kind of defeats the purpose of online dating. But that certainly isn't your dad's problem!
He bootstrapped the thing on his machinist's salary and hired a web designer. The content, idea, and business side are all his.
No false pretenses. The site offers the service of a well-written profile, not a fake one.
Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#7How come your dad wasn't the one to post this to HN?
I'm the only one in the family that reads or knows about HN. I also posted for my brother a few months back (he only reads Reddit!). Just trying to offer my support.
Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#8How exactly does this make money? There's no clear indicator on the site that either it's a for-pay (e.g. a 'Pricing' tab) or free (e.g. '100% Free!') service.
I know. You have to sign up to see pricing. http://www.profile-buddy.com/user/register
This is good feedback, though.
Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#9How come your dad wasn't the one to post this to HN?
I'm the only one in the family that reads or knows about HN. I also posted for my brother a few months back (he only reads Reddit!). Just trying to offer my support.
Awesome! In a few months, I hope you post about what your girlfriend has been working on!
Re: Show HN: My 62yo dad's online dating help site
#10How exactly does this make money? There's no clear indicator on the site that either it's a for-pay (e.g. a 'Pricing' tab) or free (e.g. '100% Free!') service.
I know. You have to sign up to see pricing. http://www.profile-buddy.com/user/register This is good feedback, though.
pricing needs to be much, much clearer, and it needs to be before signing up.