Archive for November, 2011

SkaDate Under Attack; Google+ Hangout Call

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Dear current and prospective SkaDate Dating Software owners,

It has recently come to our attention that our company and product became subject to malicious attacks by an unfair competitor. The attacks usually manifest in the form of fake software reviews and false testimonials.

We have already dealt with a similar issue two years ago, and the current attack follows exactly same pattern, employs same tactics, while most reviews and testimonials are word-for-word re-posts of the two-year old comments. (Click here to read Skalfa CEO’s response to the initial attack).

Luckily, most fake reviews are fairly easy to spot, since they are usually accompanied by borderline-ridiculous accusations linking SkaDate to international terrorism and drug trafficking. However, less experienced users might still be confused with misleading, outdated, or obviously false information.

To deal with this situation once and for all, and also to continue our strive for more transparency and better client relations, we are going to hold regular weekly Google+ Hangouts (live video chat) with current and prospective clients, hosted by Skalfa CEO Emil Sarnogoev.

Everyone is encouraged to join and use this opportunity to ask Emil any questions about our company, SkaDate dating script, future plans, etc., or indeed to share criticism or concerns about our service and product first-hand.

In addition, we are actively inviting owners of software review websites and forums that featured fake testimonials to also join our Hangouts. Furthermore, we’d be really glad if the authors of the questionable posts answered our call as well. (Click here to learn more about Google+ Hangouts).

The first SkaDate Hangout will take place before the end of the year, so keep an eye on our blog and/or front page for a special notification and a definite schedule.  Let’s improve our cooperation and battle the unfair competition together!

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving from SkaDate!

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Thanksgiving is a holiday for families and friends to get together and spend some quality time watching football, feasting, and generally enjoying the company of each other, catching up on what’s happening in our lives.

SkaDate Dating Software team loves to think of our customers as a big extended family. We are nothing without you, really, so we truly want to see you succeed, and we’ll do everything in our power to help you reach the new heights.

And of course, we are thankful.

We are thankful for your immeasurable input into improving SkaDate dating script.

We are thankful for your great ideas about themes and templates that we should produce more.

We are thankful to you for choosing us as a partner, and for trusting us with giving you business tools.

Finally, we are thankful for inspiring us to create and further develop one of the best dating solutions out there.

Thank you, dear friends! Now let’s carve that turkey!

With love,

SkaDate Team.

Happy Thanksgiving from SkaDate!

SkaDate:
How Online Dating Could Have Saved Us from Twilight

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

by Zima

SkaDate: How Online Dating Could Have Saved Us from Twilight

Twilight? Mother of god...

If The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 has taught this SkaDate Dating Software blogger anything, it’s that high school girls should never get into three-way relationships with Hufflepuff studs and Sharkboys on steroids.

OK, I don’t really know if that’s the case, because I haven’t actually seen any of Twilight movies (though I was forced to read up a lot on the subject). What I do know for a fact is that the world wouldn’t have to suffer through the endless tales of dysfunctional relationships, had Bella, Edward and Jacob took their misery to the web. Oh, what could have been if only they met on a dating site first.

But we do know what would have happened. According to a research done by the Northwest and Texas A&M Universities,  people are quite flexible about their ideals when meeting in real life. We tend to adjust our expectations and traits preferences when meeting someone face to face. The whole, as it is, is greater than the sum of its parts.

At the same time, online dating works in the opposite way. While trying to look for a perfect match, people create an ideal partner in their heads based on personality descriptions on hand. Different parts play a significantly more important role here.

So, just think about it for a second. A moody girl like Bella getting exited about a guy with a profile of a 100 year old stalker/ killer with a smell fetish? Yeah, right. Forget about all that sparkling and sweet talking or whatever stuff that Stephenie Meyer’s vampires do.

For that matter Jacob Black is not much better either. He is underage for a half of the series, and for another half he is basically a furry bodybuilder. Nice. And yes, I hear the banging on the door and see pitchforks in my window. That’s OK, I was trained for a Zombie apocalypse, so I might stand a chance here.

And poor Bella… She is clearly a weak, helpless and unstable emotionally immature girl with suicidal tendencies, who loves to be stalked and can’t make up her mind when it comes to romancing weirdos. Don’t you see, she is perfect for Justin Bieber! But I digress.

The point is – in the realm of online dating these people would have never meet, which would be best for everyone involved, including the audience, but excluding Stephenie Meyer and Summit executives.

There is a reason why people turn more and more to finding partners on the web. Unlike real life, Internet gives enormous flexibility in the game. It’s less expensive, has a bigger pool of candidates, and you can actually get to know a great deal about a potential match before getting into a more serious relationship.

The success of sites running on SkaDate dating script proves that the safe and comfortable online experience is what most people want these days, and are actually ready to pay for. Not being stuck with a limited option of choosing between a closeted homosexual and, well, a Taylor Lautner.

In all likelihood, Edward, Bella, and Jacob could have found far better and more appropriate matches on a multitude of niche sites. You hear dating site owners? It’s in your power to prevent this Twilight debacle from happening ever again! True, if that happened, we’d miss out on thousands of pages of awkwardly written plotless exposition, but then again, that time could be better spent on even more Zombie apocalypse training anyway.

SkaDate Presents
Online Dating Statistics and Interesting Facts

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

by Zima

What? She's a scientist and researcher, OK?!

Have you ever wondered what international market to tap with your website powered by the SkaDate Dating Software? What about social, demographic, or economic characteristics? Who are the people that are willing to give you their hard earned money and where to find them? We have the research data to help you.

When it comes to online dating, most business is done (unsurprisingly) in North America, and more specifically the US. The surprise comes with the realization that while 40 million Americans use online dating services, Canadians actually spend more time online dating than users from any other country.

The European numbers are comparable with those of the US, with over 38 million users visiting dating sites every month.  Interestingly, the European country most versed in virtual matchmaking is not the UK, as one might expect, but Italy. It has almost 3.5 million users visiting online personals every month. The UK comes only fourth (with 1.7 million) behind the aforementioned Italy, Spain and Germany, but ahead of France.

At the same time, the top five European markets combined have less monthly users than India alone, where the trend is catching up fast. In 2011 the online dating usage in that country has escalated to around 15 million. Quite impressive.

But business aside, nothing comes close to the number of people using dating services in China. Take 40 million American daters, add 38 million Europeans and 15 million users from India, and the result will still be a fraction of 140 million Chinese fueling the online dating boom.  Is anyone thinking about turning that number into real money yet?

Now let’s look into user characteristics. As you’d expect men are more interested in online dating than women. Although the difference in actual numbers is quite small – only 4.8% (52.4% for men and 47.6% for women). The average online dating age in America is 48, although 45% of the entire population of the country over the age of 18 are unmarried.

Marital status, though, does not play a significant role in online dating. 11% of all daters are married, and staggering 51% are already in a relationship. Only 21% of dating service users consider themselves truly single. And speaking of marriage…

Did you know that a third of all marriages end within 10 years? True, it is sad statistics, but for online dating sites it’s also good news, since the pool of singles is being constantly replenished by the fresh divorcees. Think of it this way – while there are sites that do facilitate infidelity, most work towards giving people another chance at making their love life better.

Now, if you are afraid to start online dating business out of fear for competition (especially from the multi-million giants like Match.com or eHarmony), think again. Research data shows that only 19% of all daters use one single website to satisfy their needs. Another 19% use two, and 9% use three or more.

That’s a huge number when you convert it to real people. And we are talking about those already in the game, while the potential is there to attract even more singles from the 39% pool of those who have yet to try online dating services.

Fascinating info, isn’t it? But that’s exactly why online dating is now a billion dollar industry, and is even bigger than porn. The door is still open for both, startups with aspirations of global domination and smaller niche websites for local communities – all you need is a clever idea and some tools like SkaDate dating script.

SkaDate Dating Software Promo:
Support and Additional Licenses

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

SkaDate Dating Software Promo: Support and Additional LicensesSeeing as how the holiday season is just around the corner, the SkaDate Dating Software team thought it’d be nice to get a head-start with our promo campaign, and give you a couple of reasons to get excited about. Namely, the fresh discounts for buying additional licenses and monthly ticket support plans.

First of all, our certified partners at SOD Technologies, who now offer 24/7 ticket support to SkaDate customers (an alternative option to our own support setup), have just announced a month-long discount campaign.

Starting November 15th and all the way through December 15th, anyone buying SOD Technologies’ ticket support will receive an additional month of ticket support for free. Simply put, for a regular price of just $95 you will get two whole months of 24/7 ticket support (3 hours response time guaranteed). Click here to learn more about SOD Technologies’ support options for SkaDate.

Now, as you know the regular price of a SkaDate license is $350. But what if you need more than one? We are happy to tell you that we now have a permanent discount in place just for such occasions.

From now on anyone making a purchase of two licenses for SkaDate dating script will receive a $100 discount, so the total price of two licenses will be $600. Moreover, with a purchase of three SkaDate licenses, you will save over $300, as the total price will be $900, and you will get a free SkaDate Mobile Edition on top.

We also want to remind our clients, that if you already hold a SkaDate license but need an additional one, it will come with a discount of $25. If you already have two, but still need another one, the price of the third license will drop even more with a $50 discount! All additional licenses will be priced at $300 each.

We hope our promotions put you in the appropriate mood for the upcoming holidays. Here’s the order form. Enjoy!