lovezone.io
A platform for creating and hosting dating sites, for free.
Lovezone is based on the observation that in the physical realm, mating
often happens in smaller circles: within a group of friends or
within hobby groups. Lovezone makes possible for such small circles to
have their own dating site. The sweet spot for the users of this service is probably existing communities such as Facebook groups with perhaps 1K-10K members, such as "dog owners in Finland", or "hiking enthusiasts in Finland". In such groups, the Facebook introduction threads are no longer feasible.
Lovezone is not a dating site, but a platform for making
dating sites. The idea is that anybody can start a group, which is
kind of a miniature dating site, in the Lovezone. They can do it just in few minutes, and it is free.
The problem with commercial sites is the short-term profit thinking caused by economic incentives. It is in the interest of the dating sites to hold on to paying customers as long possible. Each pairing will cause them to lose two customers, so pairing is not in their economic interest.
That is the reason why such sites show you only some of the profiles, and it seems that you do not necessarily see the profiles that would be a really good match for you.
On the other hand, showing people endless number of profiles skews the attitudes. Why settle for getting to know this one person behind this one profile, when a slightly better person might be just around the corner? This causes dating exhaustion, which is a real phenomenon. Under this stress, people
start over-emphasizing superficial things, such as the looks.
Therefore, Lovezone will never be monetized by charging the users a monthly fee. If the running costs become an issue, I want to figure out a monetization scheme where the incentives are aligned with the users really meeting people.
A platform for creating and hosting dating sites, for free.
Lovezone is based on the observation that in the physical realm, mating often happens in smaller circles: within a group of friends or within hobby groups. Lovezone makes possible for such small circles to have their own dating site. The sweet spot for the users of this service is probably existing communities such as Facebook groups with perhaps 1K-10K members, such as "dog owners in Finland", or "hiking enthusiasts in Finland". In such groups, the Facebook introduction threads are no longer feasible.
Lovezone is not a dating site, but a platform for making dating sites. The idea is that anybody can start a group, which is kind of a miniature dating site, in the Lovezone. They can do it just in few minutes, and it is free.
The problem with commercial sites is the short-term profit thinking caused by economic incentives. It is in the interest of the dating sites to hold on to paying customers as long possible. Each pairing will cause them to lose two customers, so pairing is not in their economic interest.
That is the reason why such sites show you only some of the profiles, and it seems that you do not necessarily see the profiles that would be a really good match for you.
On the other hand, showing people endless number of profiles skews the attitudes. Why settle for getting to know this one person behind this one profile, when a slightly better person might be just around the corner? This causes dating exhaustion, which is a real phenomenon. Under this stress, people start over-emphasizing superficial things, such as the looks.
Therefore, Lovezone will never be monetized by charging the users a monthly fee. If the running costs become an issue, I want to figure out a monetization scheme where the incentives are aligned with the users really meeting people.