Posts Tagged ‘promotion’

SKADATE DATING SOFTWARE PROMOTION TIPS: 7 ESSENTIAL DON’TS

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Couple of weeks ago, SkaDate Dating Software has already shared with you some tips concerning dating websites promotion. Hope that you have learned the lesson and applied those techniques in practice. Probably you was creative enough to invent your own promotional ways – that’s great, but I want you to be warned about some risks. Today I will tell you about things you should never do if you don’t want people to turn off your site.

  1. Don’t try to fool search engines. If it seems that you found a genial way to cheat robots and generate a high traffic with no or little effort, don’t delude yourself. First, search engine robots are complicated mechanisms and they have are a lot of criteria to determine whether your website is good enough to be high-ranked. Even if your “innovative” way works for some time, finally it will be banned from organic search for a long period or forever. I’m not kidding, there is almost no way back, if you get into black list.
  2. When choosing keywords for your site optimization, use only those ones which are relevant to your content. Otherwise, you decrease your chances to get new registered users as long as they are not your target audience, and in addition you miss your real potential clients and take risk to be penalized by search engines. When picking up a keyword, take into account not only number of queries, but also competition highness: less popular but targeted word might be more effective.
  3. Don’t duplicate anything from other websites. Search engines appreciate unique content and penalize websites for copy-pasted texts. If you still want to refer to a third-party text, provide a link. From the other side, your original and interesting content can generate links and result in higher ranking.
  4. Never put hidden (very small, filled in with background color or located behind an image) keywords on your website. Search engines are aware about this trick and it’s a direct violation of Google’s Webmaster guidelines.
  5. Don’t annoy people by sending SPAM. It refers to mass mailing, intrusive posting on social networks and “bombing” forums and popular blogs. You may ruin your chances from the very beginning: people will be rejected by your promotion tactics, even if your site is the best one in dating industry. Moreover, they can block you and never see your absolutely unique and fascinating new post. Try to catch the attention by your content, don’t beg for it.
  6. Never be too interfering when asking for link exchange, you may be reported and banned. In case if you are constantly refused, think about  relevance of your content and popularity, work on it harder and look for other potential barters.
  7. Don’t give links to irrelevant websites, search engines may consider it as links selling and ban your site. On the other hand, relevant link building is crucially important and results in better ranking.

And the last one important thing: never forget to visit SkaDate Dating Software blog. Take care and see you soon.

SkaDate Dating Software Tips: 7 tips to promote your dating website

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

by Varda Carrera

It’s a middle of spring and I hope that not only flowers but your business initiatives are also blooming up. If they still don’t, it’s a perfect moment to buy a newest version of SkaDate Dating Software and create a prosperous dating website. It should be really easy with such a powerful tool and our promotion tips at your disposal.
Well, there are several basic things to do in order to make a search engine friendly website and generate a high traffic.

1. Hosting. Care about fast and reputable hosting provider for your dating site since search engines evaluate a load speed to decide if the site is worthy and effective enough. Please, take a note that not all hosting providers are equally compatible with our software. If you are not sure about hosting company to choose, take a look at this list of recommended hosting providers that are known to work well with SkaDate Dating Software. If your hosting speed is still not satisfying, use a CloudFlare integration to solve this problem.

2. Domain. Think about short, simple and catchy domain name – .com is the best choice as long as users, who have remembered your domain name and want to find it, are usually trying .com first. 

3. Keywords. Very carefully think about making your website search engine friendly: for that purpose, choose relevant keywords and type them into your site’s title tag and meta description tag. Don’t forget to use the same words on your pages. To define the best keywords for your ranking you can use a Google Adwords keyword tool: it not only shows how many queries per country and worldwide each keyword has, but also suggests the most popular combinations.

4. Social networks. Share links to your website on social networks: the more friends you have, the better. Encourage likes, it increases the chances that friends of your friends will see the link too. This link also counts as a backlink by search engines, that increases your ranking. Facebook enhances your position on Bing and Google+ mostly affects Google search. 

5. Updates. Keep your web-site up-to date, refresh the content, maintain the high number of active users, and delete broken links. Search engine robots are set up that way that they check rarely-updated sites with lower frequency and as a result your content is indexed less regularly.

6. Off-line promotion. It’s a good additional way to promote your site, though it’s not as effective as Internet promotion. Tell your friends and acquaintances about your website or if you have money, try other types of advertising.

7. Be in contact. Make your contacts easily available: check your mail every day and answer any questions from your perspective or existing users in time. Make people sure that your website, powered by SkaDate Dating Script, is not only technically well-done, but also reliable and open for communication.

SkaDate Dating Software: Happy Holidays
and Last Call Holidays Discount Offer 27% Off!

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012

 

Christmas

SkaDate Dating Software team would like to wish you blessings on this Christmas Holidays and happiness for the upcoming year. The time for presents preparation is getting over, so we hope everyone has already compiled their lists of who gets what and is getting done with the last New Year pre-arrangements. We thank our customers and everyone showing interest in our business for productive collaboration in 2012 and want to remind you that SkaDate Holiday Offer is coming to an end tomorrow. Check the countdown timer on the front page and use the last chance to purchase SkaDate Dating Script (and get SkaDate Mobile Applications absolutely for free) before this opportunity expires.

Please note that SkaDate offices will be closed for New Year Holidays December 29 – January 1. Remember that all licenses bought during December 29 – January 1 will be serviced after January 1.

We wish you to happily celebrate the New Year with your loved ones, and hope that anyone who hasn’t fallen in love in 2012 will find that someone very special next year, using a SkaDate-powered website. We are looking forward to working with all of you in 2013!

SkaDate Dating Software Holidays Offer:
SkaDate + Mobile Apps for Free!

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Holidays Discount OfferUPDATE:

To celebrate the passing of the End of the World, we decided to drop the price of our Holidays Offer even further! You can now buy SkaDate Dating Software and get SkaDate Mobile Apps absolutely for free. That’s a discount of 27%, or $149 with every purchase made. Use your chance to benefit from our promo campaign until the time runs out again!

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Dear friends,

The moment you’ve been waiting for is finally here, as we are ready to launch our very special Holidays Offer! For the first time ever we are giving you all our products in one bundle at a crazy price of just $449! Let’s look into Santa’s sack, shall we?

SkaDate X-Mas Pack

  • SkaDate Dating Software
  • SkaDate Browser Version
  • SkaDate Mobile Apps
  • chuPPo Webcam Chat*
  • chuPPo Webcam Instant Messenger*
  • chuPPo Webcam Recorder*
  • FaceJuggle Face Autocrop*
  • SkaDate Holiday Spirit Live Snow Add-on
  • Brand New Exclusive X-Mas Theme

As you can see, the total value of the pack is $799, which means you’ll be saving $350 with every purchase (the price of a brand new iPad Mini). This limited offer is valid December 18 through 25 (check the countdown on SkaDate homepage), so don’t miss your chance to benefit from our action and get your site ready for Christmas! Place your order now.

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SkaDate Mobile Apps

SkaDate Partners SOD Technologies prepared a nice holiday gift for all customers using SkaDate on their Apple, Android and Blackberry tablets and smartphones, by releasing a new version of SkaDate Mobile Apps.

The new mobile apps features include:

  • Single Android App for tablets and smartphones;
  • Option to view Nearby members using GPS functionality;
  • Option to update the logged user’s geo location;
  • Country, State and City selection during Signup and Search;
  • Join IP tacking on Signup;
  • App suspension on Site suspension;
  • Minor bug fixes and other improvements;

The regular price for Skadate Mobile Apps is $150, so getting them as part of the X-Mas Pack for free is another great benefit of our special Holidays Offer.

Exclusive Holiday Add-on and Theme

Just for these holidays we’ve created a special X-Mas Theme (available in the Customer Area for $30, or for free as part of the X-Mas Pack). Celebrate holidays together with your members in style, and don’t forget about our Holiday Spirit Live Snow Add-on ($49 in CA, free in X-Mas Pack), as seen on SkaDate homepage. Give your site that extra winter cheer!

 

Happy Holidays!

2012 saw SkaDate reaching new heights with the release of smartphone and tablet apps, introduction of new features, and winning the runner-up position at iDate Awards in the Best Dating Software category. All of that was never achievable without you – our loyal customers. Thank you for trusting us giving you tools for creating successful websites and launching online dating ventures. Happy Holidays everyone!

 

 

SkaDate Dating Software Tips:
Online Dating Site Promotion

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

SkaDate Dating Software Tips: Online Dating Site PromotionIn today’s SkaDate Dating Software blog post we’ll talk about dating site promotion. Our last article had a few tips and ideas about starting dating sites, choosing niches, and defining target audiences for the expansion of member base. After choosing a professional solution (like SkaDate dating script), installing good eye-catching templates, and getting the overal concept ready for the launch, the next big question is the promotion.

All key promotion aspects can be split in two groups: online and offline advertising.  If you are running a local-bound dating site, emphasize the old school offline marketing, whereas an international service will require an extensive Internet campaign. For the successful and organic growth combine both strategies and see your business flourish.

We’ve got some tips for both, on and offline campaigns. Depending on your budget you can use all of them or just some.

Five Best Ways for Offline Dating Site Promotion

  1. Launch your ads on you local media outlets, including radio and TV stations, or magazines and newspapers.
  2. Billboards in high traffic areas, featuring nice images with a positive message, giving the onlookers an incentive to visit your site.
  3. Create a photo contest for the most romantic couple of the month. The price can be a romantic dinner in a posh local restaurant.
  4. Regularly invite your site members for speed dating parties.
  5. You can create seasonal romantic contests and open-air fests. This will elevate your brand awareness and help to link your services with romantic activities in the minds of other people.

Five Best Ways for Online Dating Site Promotion

  1. Place banner ads at local community sites, forums and entertainment hubs.
  2. Launch your own Google Adwords campaign, setting up a daily budget, and chosing where to show your ads: search or display networks.
  3. Creative writing. It is one of the best ways to add original and useful content to your site. You can write articles for your own members, or submit them to free directories.
  4. Banner Ads on other related websites. This is also one of the most effective ways to promote any site. Find online services providing dating advice or tips, blogs, or even romantic poetry exchanges, and place your banners there.
  5. Exchange links with other dating and relevant sites. Submit your online service to directories and classifieds ads. Remember to exchange you site only with other quality portals, since a few good links are really worth 100 poor and irrelevant connections.

Many new sites spend a big amount of money on the initial marketing push and then forget about advertising all together. Think over your promotional budget, write a clear step by step  plan. It is better to spend a small sum each month in the long run, then lose all your money in the first several weeks.

People need some time to get used to the new dating site on the block. Your member database will gradually grow and eventually you will use a steady return on the marketing budget invested.

I hope these ideas will help to start your advertisement campaign, but there are plenty more things you can do, just look around and work out other ways for your successful site promotion.

Let us know what you think and share some of your own ideas in the comments below.