Seconding @Adam_J. What settled it for me on dating website was how long a profile stays visible without paying.
I gave dating website the first few days and how the volume moved was clearly ahead on this one point.
Do not expect the algorithm to do the work — that is what cost me the first handful of matches on dating website.
If anyone has tested dating website properly, I want to know how the free tier compares with the paid one.
The question underneath all of this is how the algorithm treats a new account, at least with dating website.
What matters more than the feature list on dating website is how long a profile stays visible without paying.
Short version for anyone testing dating website:
- Read the profile properly before replying — it is the one habit that moved dating website for me
- The failure mode with dating website is when you pay before you have tested the free side
- The difference you notice first on dating website turned out to be better than I expected
- If dating website is your only option, at least treat the first message as a filter