Online Dating in UK
There has been a lot said and written about online dating in UK in recent times especially at the beginning of the economically difficult times that are with us. Dating industry watcher said between January 2009 and now (May 2009) the numbers of singles in UK using online dating has gone up by 56%, several explanation was offered for this but the most plausible are the fact that single people looks for companionship to weather the economic storm and the fact that online dating on average cost far less than going out the the usual hunts of singles.
What every the reason, one of UKs fastest growing dating site Im Yours said it has recorded about 52% rise in membership this year when compared with last year. This seem to tie in with what other leading singles dating sites are saying about their business, making online dating one of the few industry that is defying the economic down turn.
A spokes person for I’m Yours UK said one of the factors that contributed to the significant increase in membership seen at the site this year seem to be directly attributed to the economic climate, though membership is growing, the number of members upgrading the high end dating package has shrunk when compared with membership statistics for last year but the volume of new members joining has definitely increased.
Im Yours UK dating are planning to send out survey to their member in the next two months to try and find out the most important factor that contributed to them joining the dating site. The are also planning to expand beyond their home base of London to other major cities and towns of United Kingdom such as Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Portsmouth and Ireland.
Im Your added new membership tools including facility to send gift to members in their recent upgrade to the software that powers their site.
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