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Holidays Special:
New SkaDate Version Release and 35% Off!

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Holidays are finally here and boy we have great presents for you! We are launching a round of discounts for SkaDate Dating Software as well as SkaDate iPhone and iPad Applications (read more about that at the bottom of the page), but what’s more exiting, we are happy to unveil the new and significantly improved version of our acclaimed matchmaking solution. MEET SKADATE 9!

SkaDate 9SkaDate 9: Date On-The-Go!

SkaDate 9 is the combination of all the best parts of the popular SkaDate Engage and those features frequently requested by real SkaDate users throughout the recent years. Best-voted free dating templates, Facebook-like Newsfeed, iPhone Application, eCommerce Options, and more - we’ve got it all! After listening carefully to what our customers want in a dating script, we are ready to give it to them with SkaDate 9.

  • SkaDate’s Original Newsfeed

With the addition of Newsfeed, SkaDate takes online dating to a new level, combining the fluidity of social network communication with traditional virtual matchmaking. Site members will no longer miss any important news, events, blog posts, and will be constantly in the loop of what’s going on in the community.

SkaDate’s Newsfeed really sets our dating software apart from the competition. It’s original, yet totally familiar to all Facebook or Google+ users, who will definitely appreciate it. Simply put, the Newsfeed is the cornerstone of online communication these days. Don’t miss it.

  • SkaDate iPhone Application

 

There is no doubt that the emerging trend in online dating in 2011 was mobile dating. It is all set to explode even bigger next year. Seeing the demand for a native mobile application, we have partnered with SOD Technologies to produce SkaDate iPhone App, which is now bundled together with our original Mobile Browser Version as part of SkaDate Mobile Edition.

Give your members the freedom of the unrestrained dating on-the-go, while they enjoy all of the fundamental benefits of regular online dating. Our iPhone application is just a start, and we’ll get more smartphone versions on the market in the near future.

  • SkaDate eCommerce: Shopping Cart and Coupon Codes

SkaDate Shopping Cart

Another great way to entice user activity on a dating site is giving your members additional eCommerce options in exchange for user credits. We’ve come up with Shopping Carts, which allow anyone to create merchant postings in the Classified area and sell goods for real cash through PayPal.

At the same time site admins will have the ability to award members Coupon Codes. These are essentially discounts for various membership types, granting users site privileges and benefits.

  • SkaDate SEO Optimization

SkaDate SEO Optimization

 

It’s all about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in our industry, and SkaDate 9 boast an optimal solution for the automatic improvement of websites’ search engine visibility. Every time a member adds new content (like a blog post, forum topic, classified add, event, profile update, etc.), it is immediately scanned, while meta-title and meta-description of the page is updated automatically, depending on the content’s title and details.

  • SkaDate Dating Site Templates

As with all SkaDate releases, SkaDate 9 comes pre-packaged with two brand new free dating and community site themes, created in accordance with requests submitted via polls on the SkaDate main site.

Rainbow is a more familiar template for a social networking website, completely in line with Web 2.0 aesthetics. Note how the display area has been streamlined for improved content presentation.

SkaDate Rainbow Template

Fab will be liked by owners of adult-oriented dating sites. This sexy template is done in the color scheme and with elements requested by the majority of SkaDate Poll voters.

SkaDate Fab Template

  • SkaDate Favorite Features and Compatibility

We made sure that all of the favorite features from previous versions of SkaDate Dating Software made it to the new release. We’ve got Games, Speed-Chat, Matchmaking Options, Virtual Gifts, Photo/Video Upload, Multimedia Albums, Extensive Profile Configuration Tools, Forums, Blogs, Advanced Admin Controls, etc.

SkaDate 9 is fully backward compatible, which means that current SkaDate 7 and SkaDate 8 user bases can be seamlessly transferred to the new platform hassle-free. Moreover, our in-house quality testing assures that the current SkaDate dating script is the most stable and user-friendly SkaDate build on the market.

  • Minor Improvements, New Languages and Other Features

Several minor leftover bugs have been fixed in the new version, while numerous improvements introduced to existing features. Among others, the overhaul includes Facebook Invite and Facebook Connect functions; the display of members of specific sex in Profile and Hot Lists in accordance with user’s selection; Event End Date and Event List Calendar fix; proper IM operation; and Password Protected Video option.

In addition, SkaDate 9 is now also available in Greek and Slovak, raising the total number of User Interface languages to 11. The full list of all SkaDate 9 features can be found here.

SkaDate Christmas Special

SkaDate Christmas Special

And now the moment you’ve been waiting for! For a limited time and to properly celebrate the holiday season with the new release, the package of SkaDate 9, SkaDate Mobile Edition, and SkaDate iPhone Application will be sold for a total of $350, instead of the regular price of $550! Essentially, by ordering your copy of SkaDate 9 NOW, you are getting the mobile edition absolutely for free, saving $200 with each license! Don’t miss your chance: the discount offer will be valid December 20th through December 27th.

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To have a taste of the new software, check out the SkaDate 9 Live Demo, and if you have some questions about the product, any of its features, ticket support, our service, etc., make sure to contact our Pre-Sales Operators. Enjoy the new product and share your success stories with us! Oh, and Happy Holidays!

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SkaDate Features: Getting Ready for Holiday Season

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

by Zima

Get your SkaDate Dating Software tweaked around in preparation for the holiday season! With all the celebrations quickly approaching, it is important for a website to give out the right vibe, and get the entire community in the right mood. Let’s look at the long list of SkaDate 8 Features and see how we can enhance the holiday spirit with some of them.

I don’t know about you, but when I think about winter holidays, I always think of presents first. Gifts make everyone happier, while perfectly expressing our appreciation, gratitude, or indeed love towards one another.

This makes SkaDate’s Virtual Gifts a must feature for the season. Apart from St. Valentine’s Day, the end-of-year holidays is that time of year when everyone is compelled to actually spend some real cash on gifts, so why not capitalize on that? Give your members something to play with - Christmas, New Year, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa – there’s plenty to choose from for everyone.

Site owners themselves can pose as role models for the community and set an early example by gifting members with additional User Credits. In the right environment this can boost gift-giving, or in the very least, will make users appreciate the admin even more.

Gifts alone, though, will not do the trick. To get the yuletide spirit across we need a full-scale sensory assault. Text, music, graphics – all content should speak to your visitor’s inner child in that magic time of year. I’m not saying you should turn your website into a Coca Cola truck… Although, how cool would that be, admit it we all wanted one!

Anyway, SkaDate dating script is perfectly suitable for handling these holiday transformations. Use Music Upload to make sure your members are welcomed by a cheerful holiday anthem. Add end-of-year Polls and send Mass Mailing greetings to get users talking about the upcoming celebrations. Get new Christmas Games to raise the spirit. Customize the background of our free dating templates, and replace user icons for a better visual impact. Pretty easy for anyone even with elementary programming skills.

Even better, basic customization experience will allow you to add falling snow, Christmas lights or any other decorations to the index page. Just find an appropriate java code and insert it to your site via Template/Index Page in the Admin Configuration area.

Alternatively, if you already feel the holiday fatigue and believe the celebration overkill is unnecessary, (or your name is the Grinch), just create a Custom Page and pile all the party stuff there. This way your dating site will continue serving its intended purpose, but there also be a special place for the rest of us holiday suckers to hang out at.

Either way, holidays are coming, and in a few days there’ll be little chance of escaping them. I say, let’s go with the flow and embrace the avalanche of love heading our way. We are in the online dating industry after all. And the season gives us the opportunity to turn it up to eleven. Actually… Make that twelve.

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SkaDate Features: Virtual Gifts

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

by Zima

SkaDate Features: Virtual GiftsAbout a month ago I wrote about some ways to use SkaDate Dating Software to make money, namely how to handle various membership types for the improved cash flow. Of course, that isn’t the only monetization option at your disposal.

If you want to start an online dating site, you ought to know that virtual relationships operate on many of the same principal concepts as the real thing. Hence, you have to give your members some tools and options to foster their bonds. Flowers? Chocolate? Champagne? Teddy Bears? Yes. Only virtual.

Selling virtual gifts to your members to use is a nice and clean way to make some extra cash. Everyone loves receiving and giving gifts – it’s human nature. At the same time, spending money on gifts, especially during a dating phase, is actually a part of our culture now. We all expect it and are ready for it.

It works even better on the Internet where many things are free. A virtual gift shows that a member made that extra step to purchase and send a little pixelated wonder to the object of their affection, instead of picking up a dull postcard from a two-second Google image search.

Back to the point. SkaDate dating script is very user-friendly and quite advanced when it comes to virtual gifts. Dating site owners have the freedom to assign gift sending to different membership types, or make them available to everyone. They can make gifts free, or set the price for each gift in user credits (which can be bought for real money). They can even create themed categories and then upload appropriate pictures for members to chose from.

Say, what if one of the most popular holidays was approaching? Why not create a category called Halloween and drop a bunch of ultra cool but grim gifts there? Make all other existing gifts free (if you want), instead setting a price for new gifts, because they will be available only for a short period of time. Network members love this exclusivity! Just be sure to promote the deal on the front page.

Alternatively, make all Halloween gifts free, as a sign of appreciation to your members. Again, promote it as a short-time offer, thus advancing the gift-giving philosophy of the site. In no time everyone will start gifting each other with free and generic presents, while waiting for something exclusive and affordable to appear.

And just so you know, the gifts your members will send to each other can be supplemented with personal messages, and will appear on their profiles and members pages, remaining there for everyone to see even after the limited offer expires. On the other hand, SkaDate 8 allows the sending of private gifts, if what your members want is a little secrecy.

As with everything in web dating business, a little bit of care and creativity can make something as trivial as virtual gift giving a major selling point – an exiting feature members will appreciate. It’s one of those subtle but nice things, along with SkaDate free online dating templates, that make your particular site stand out. Enjoy this great gift of gift giving, and let others in on the fun.

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Turn It Into Cash

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

by Zima

Scarlett appears only in the fist sentence. But that's enough to run her photo.

So, I hear that Scarlett Johansson nude photos have been leaked on the web. Eh, I guess it’s one way to monetize your… uh… assets. SkaDate Dating Software also allows  you to do just that, although in a less revealing way, so to speak. Membership options, anyone?

Membership is everything in the world of online dating. It shows the true popularity of a service and substantially increases the chances of installing gold-plated toilets in the owner’s house. But only if handled right. Allow me to explain.

When starting online dating business, most people do understand the concept of converting visitor numbers into cash, but some have only a vague comprehension of many possible ways to do so. That’s natural, especially when a beginning site owner is not used to juggling abstract ideas like membership types.

Well, believe it or not, but different members not only want different things while looking for love online, but they are actually willing to pay for different things (say features or services). So your work is only half done when you got people liking your site enough to register. Now it’s time to group them for improved cash flow.

It may surprise you how deep and flexible SkaDate dating script is in this regard. The predefined obvious options, like Free, Gold and Trial Memberships are only the icing on the cake. Site admins have the power to create as many membership types as they please. But why would you want  several of them anyway?

Think car dealership. The more choices you give to the customer, the better. Gold Membership is the top of the line, all options included, GMC Sierra. But not everyone needs a luxurious full-size pickup truck. Remove a few things and you get a much cheaper, but still best selling Chevrolet Silverado. We can even label it appropriately – Silver Membership. And if your client doesn’t need a heavy duty truck at all, well, there is always a Camry in the next show-room.

Membership types can be set to depend on the sex of the client, or given to couples and even groups. The price, longevity of the service, and billing terms (one-time or recurring) can all be easily changed through a single user-friendly panel. Additionally, it’s simply fun to play around with features and services, making them available to different membership types.

For instance, we can allow Camry members to do pretty much everything, but without direct communication with other users. A sort of ‘see-but-not-touch’ set up. At the same time, those who choose Silverado have the bonus of initiating chats, sending gifts, etc., alas only to a limited extent. Whereas the Sierra club has the most power with unlimited chat sessions, readable messages, gifts, and other interactive options.

What’s really great is that administrators can stick anything in between, and price it accordingly. Impressively,  there are over SIXTY different features and services in total, which can be turned on and off for various membership types. Check our Admin Demo for the full list. As you can see, the possibilities for creating feasible monetization plans are almost limitless, and none of them involves getting nekkid in front of the bathroom mirror. Although, let me check with the development team; that does sound like a potentially awesome option…

 

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Five Dating Site Trends Of The Now

Friday, August 26th, 2011

by Zima

“Click. Boom. Amazing!”

Steve Jobs

I thought it would be appropriate to start a new SkaDate Dating Software blog post with a Steve Jobs quote. The iconic Apple founder stepped down as the CEO of his company on August 24, and although he has nothing to do with Online Dating, our trend-hungry industry will always respect Mr. Jobs for being one of the most influential trend-setters that ever lived.

Oh, and if you couldn’t guess, the post is about trends. Specifically, the stuff that drives virtual matchmaking at the moment, and will likely continue to do so in the years to come.

5. On-the-go Dating

The rapid development of mobile technologies finally allows everyone to enjoy the constant online presence, without being confined to a specific location (like home or office), or a bulky device (like desktop or laptop). The Internet has never been this close to users with all the tablets, smartphones, and their applications around.

Remember how in ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan had to get to their computers to start communicating? Via E-mail? That was so 1998. If their romance happened today, they’d both be members of some local dating service, checking for new messages on-the-go right on the street.

That’s what the mobility has done to us. We no longer want to wait – we want to continue the dating experience at all times. If you are wondering, SkaDate does have a Mobile Edition, and there are considerations regarding a development of a smartphone app too.

4. Globalization Time

Just look at some of our Monthly Roundups – it’s obvious that Online Dating is spreading like wildfire all over the globe. It is even available in those parts of the world that (theoretically) shouldn’t have open Internet access in the first place. You just wait and see, it’s now a matter of time until there’s an international dating site endorsed by Kim Jong-il.

And I’m not talking exclusively about local services. Unsurprisingly, large corporations are represented all over the place, but what we are seeing lately is the trend of smaller startups thinking globally. If your idea is not likely to lift-off in Wisconsin, it doesn’t mean it won’t work in Cambodia or Lithuania.

3. A Niche Niche

Anyone can get on the Match.com and start going through the list of possible partners. But where’s the fun in that? Besides, do you think counterculture pundits will ever choose something as mainstream? It’s not like they’ll discuss Ayn Rand philosophy there. Because there’s a niche online dating site just for them.

Of course, that’s a bit of an extreme example, but it does show that a carefully selected niche will draw thousands of members in. (The Ayn Rand one got over 10,000).

This is pretty logical too if you think about it. Sure, the Match.com database is big, but being a redhead myself I’ll definitively have an extra bonus while surfing DateGinger. I also might be inclined to check out Yes! Mrs. Robinson website… But that’s a story for another time. The point is – the more exclusive the niche, the better are the chances to succeed.

2. Social Dating

This was bound to happen at some point and luckily when it did, the industry just adopted to the new reality and moved on. I am talking about the gradual merging of online dating and social networking.

And Networks started it first too, adding various flirty interactions usually reserved for romance portals. But with dating scripts like SkaDate Internet matchmakers soon learned that it can work the other way around too.

In the end everyone benefits from the combination. After all, social networking is best for growing strong communities with large memberships, while dating sites can excel in covering the additional monetization options.

1. Features Nucleus

Finally the days when ‘looking through pictures of Ukrainian girls in awkward poses’ was considered online dating are gone. As I’ve noted in the previous post, members want more interaction in their online dating. If you can’t keep ‘em busy, you’re gonna loose ‘em.

Regular chat, video chat, virtual gifts, media players, polls, blogs, forums, and games, all these and plenty of other features – that’s what will get members returning to the well for more. Well, that and potential dates, of course. Yeah, it’s best not to forget about those, while chasing the latest trends.

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