Thursday, October 23, 2008

Christian Dating Services - Finding the Best

By Anne Moore

Christian dating services are it seems coming online on a daily basis. Sorting through and deciding which site is going to give you the best value and dependable service is a challenge in itself. Although many Christian dating services appear to be similar be assured that many are not and you could be wasting your hard eared money. This is not to say that you should steer away from all dating sites but it does mean you need to be more discerning in your initial choice of dating agency.

If you want to make sure that the dating site you will be subscribing to offers quality service, then here are some things you need to know to help you find the right one.

Terms and Privacy Agreements - These agreements are needed not only for your protection but for the website owners as well. They need to state what is expected of the members and their conduct, and in turn what protection you are entitled to. This is obviously beneficial to all involved. Quality Christian dating agencies will have this agreement listed most likely at the bottom of the sites home page, take the time to read it or at least skim over it.

Your personal information that you need to give out for your profile should be kept private, and must not be used by anyone without your permission. There are dating sites that are not as honorable as we all would like and will exploit this. It involves sending you advertisements, product information, and general spam to your email . Make sure you read the fine print on the privacy agreements to ensure that the Christian singles service has the privacy features that you need.

While you're at it, you might want to determine if that service that you will be subscribing too will be turning your personal profile page into an advertisement service. Avoid subscribing to Christian singles dating services that will fill up your profile page with banners of products, images and links of other services, and so on. Since you are paying for the service, then you should have exclusive use of your own profile page for your own benefit and not of others.

Contact and Customer Service - This should be a given. Any Christian dating service that has no contact us or customer service feature should be avoided. You will want to be able to sort out any situations that can and do occur. Problems such as Logins, photo uploading, email sending and receiving, harassment, or fraud and spam need to be addressed generally by a real person. Sometimes an FAQ section can resolve situations but you need to be confident of getting prompt customer service.

Membership Payment Security - To get the best from a Christian singles site you will need to become a paid member. The most accepted method of payment online is using a credit card or Pay Pal. look for guarantees of secure payment, this sometimes won't be visible until the payment process has begun. Also check on the method of payment and how the fees are to be applied. The most secure type of payment is a one of type where the customer is billed only once for a pre set time, generally from one to six months. The other payment type is based on ongoing payments each month, that can be often forgotten about and sometimes not easy to stop.

By making sure that the Christian dating services you are joining is offering a legitimate and genuine service will make the process all the more enjoyable, by knowing all the other members are on the same page, to find love and romance online - 15437

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