LavaLife.com Dating Review - Online Dating Site Review |
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Company Profile |
- LavaLife.com is based in Toronto, Canada
- Annual revenues exceed $100 million
- Employs over 270 staff
- Founders: Bruce Croxon, Dave Chamandy, Ed Lum, Nick Paine, and Rasool Verjee
- A subsidiary of Vertrue Incorporated (Nasdaq: VTRU)
- Customer Service phone number: 1-866-554-5282
- LavaLife prefers that you contact them by email or the help form located on their website
Headquarters
Lavalife
905 King Street West, Suite 500
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6K 3G9
Phone: 4162636300
Fax: 416-263-6301
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer: Ron Duke
Vice President Consumer Marketing: Stephanie Barrington
Senior Vice President of Business Development: Andrew Osmak Click here to visit LavaLife.com |
Statistics |
- There are over 15 million registered members on LavaLife.com.
- Over 1.8 million active members.
- Over 1.3 million messages are sent every day.
- Over 8,000 new members daily.
- Ranked as the #1 website for online dating in Canada.
- Ranked among the top 10 worldwide dating sites.
- 31% between 18 and 34 years, 47% between 35 and 49 years, and 22% are over 50 years
- 74% Caucasian, 14% African Americans, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% Other
- 18% earn $0 to $30,000, 29% earn $30,001 to $60,000, 21% earn $60,001 to $100,000, and 32% earn more than $100,000
- 40% have no college, 42% college, and 18% graduate school
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Features |
- You can respond to any email you receive for free. This is a definite advantage over other dating sites.
- Smiles allow you to innocently flirt with someone to let them know you are interested.
- You can display one main profile photo that everyone can see. You can have up to 8 "backstage" photos and 10 video clips that a person can see if you give them permission.
- Using the side menu, you can tell how many people are currently online, how many people online have a photo available, how many people are online from your area, and how many are online that you have smiled at.
- Nice layout and easy to navigate.
- LavaLife now offers monthly subscriptions instead of a credit system.
- Regions: United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, and International
- Lavalife Notes is an online magazine that includes news and tips for dating with interesting articles, stories, features, tips, and advice.
- Excellent technical support.
- Site can be accessed over the internet as well as over the phone.
- Site is also available in French.
- Explicit photos are allowed, and you are warned before viewing them.
- LavaLife shows when members last modified their profiles and when they were last online.
- They market themselves as "America's Sexiest Dating Site."
- Their trademark slogan is "Where Singles Click."
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Male/Female Ratio |
61% males / 39% females Click here to visit LavaLife.com |
Guarantee |
No information found Click here to visit LavaLife.com |
Relationship Types |
- Heterosexual
- Bisexual
- Womanline - women seeking women (Separate Gay Site)
- Manline - men seeking men (Separate Gay Site)
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Free Membership |
- FREE to join, FREE to search, FREE to Reply, and FREE to Flirt!
- It takes less than 2 minutes to complete the sign-up form.
- If you are a free member, you can respond for free to any emails that you receive from a paying member. Most dating sites do not provide this benefit!
- View members' full profiles as a free member.
- Cannot initiate communications with members.
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Sign-Up Process |
- When you register for LavaLife.com, you can set up profiles for any or all of three areas: Dating, Relationship, or Intimate Encounters. After you have your profile and pictures loaded, every time you log on, you are presented with a small Dating, Relationship, or Intimate Encounters screen showing what is new since your last visit.
- You need to create a separate profile for each community you join. Each profile can be completely different. You can be "Plain Jane" in Dating and "Sexy Susan" in Intimate Encounters.
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Paid Membership |
- To communicate with a person, you can either email them or send them an instant message.
- To initiate mail or instant messages, you need to be a paying member.
- Anyone you email, even if they're just a free member, can reply.
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Cost |
- 1 Month: $29.99
- 3 Months: $18.99 a month (total $56.97)
- 6 Months: $14.99 a month (total $89.94)
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Dating Available on Cell Phone |
You can add Lavalife2go to any subscription for $4.99 per month. This allows access to Lavalife from your cell phone where you can search for singles and send emails and smiles. Click here to visit LavaLife.com |
Refund Policy |
No refunds Click here to visit LavaLife.com |
Age Requirements |
Must be at least 18 years old Click here to visit LavaLife.com |
Date Site Founded |
LavaLife was founced in 1987 as a personals service. www.lavalife.com was launched in 1997. It was acquired by Vertrue Incorporated, a marketer of membership programs, in 2004.
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User Comments |
- I just wanted to thank you guys at LavaLife.com for my experience there. I had fun. I just met the man of my dreams. He fits everything I wanted in a partner... Stacey
- I joined Lavalife to go on a few dates, and have a fun time. Unknown to me, the girl of my dreams decided to return my first mail message I sent. We spent 2 days nearly solid chatting on the computer, and on the phone. 5 days later we decided we had to meet. 11 months after meeting we are now married, expecting our first child, and madly in love with each other. Male from Australia
- I never thought any of these dating sites would work. I did the flirt for free thing and got hooked.
It's been a couple months now and my boyfriend and I are in a very serious relationship. MaryJane
- I prayed for my soul mate to be sent into my life a month before logging on to your site. After a month of being on your site we found each other... My prayer has been answered. I have never experienced love like this. Yes, I said love. Without any doubts we've found love. Thanks Lavalife. P.S. Marriage has been a big discussion. Anonymous
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Possible Negatives |
- You can't turn off Instant Messaging.
- LavaLife.com displays ads to free and paid members.
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