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Black Planet Lovers: Full Review |
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About Black Planet Lovers |
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Year Started
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2000
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Location
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United States of America
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Languages
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English
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Short Description
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Wow, it's always a refreshing thing to know that out in the wilderness of the Internet, there's a place where real people meet to talk laugh and meet other people with the same interests. At , you can quickly sign up and start meeting nice people right away. They make it very easy: Fill out a short profile, post your picture, then take a look at some of the nicest people I've ever encountered in Internet dating. doesn't have many glossy, studio portraits here, just women or men, sitting on the front porch, playing with their dogs or holding up smiling children, just as they would be doing every day. makes it just that easy to connect to someone for friendship, a laugh or two or more!
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Overall Rating
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A 5; is a good place to look for a race-specific match.
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Black Planet Lovers Categories & Features |
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Relationships
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Friendship
Marriage
Pen Pals
Romance
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Ethnicities
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Black
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Finding Your Match
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Photo Gallery
Search (Advanced)
Search by location
Search (Quick)
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Contacting Members
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E-mail
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Black Planet Lovers Dating Service Review |
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The Company
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is managed by DatingTech Network, Inc., a large, well-affiliated web-hosting site.
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Site Navigation
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The smooth navigations makes a very easy to meet people.
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Site Response Speed
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Very Fast
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Sign-Up Process
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Instantaneous approval of profile
Registration is simple, requiring more detail about preferences than personal information
profile completion includes multiple choice questions with pull-down menu responses
Upload up to five pictures
Privacy guaranteed through Verisign
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Breadth of Services
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Email
Photos
Access to the DataTech network of affiliated sites
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User Base
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' membership ranks are mostly made up of heterosexual African-American men and women, mostly in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, single, divorced, some with children.
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User Experience
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rates as a five on a scale of one to five because of the design, ease of use and nice people.
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Customer Service
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Excellent; replied within the hour.
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Customer Service Hours
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24 hours a day and even weekends
Email via webpage
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Long Description
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It's almost like being introduced to someone at a party.
There's not many safe places to meet nice, normal, sincere people on the Internet. So when you find a nice little haven with people genuinely interested in who you are and what you have to say, you tend to want to spend more time there. At , it's like finding an oasis in the desert. Fun part is, there's no pressure. When someone finds you interesting, automatically sends you a notification and places a similar email message in your inbox on the site. This e-mail message, however, is simply just a notification - not a direct email from the person who wants to get in touch with you. So although you must be a Premium member to send an email to someone who finds you interesting, if a member initiates contact with you with a regular email message, you can respond without being a Premium member. That's where a great picture and interesting profile description can help. Take advantage of the fact that you can add more pictures if you like. Same with your Profile.
So be creative, be honest and be funny and maybe that special someone who's already a member can get in touch with you.
has a healthy, diverse membership
For example, there were 250 women of all kinds online at the same time! That's a lot of people for a Sunday night in any book.
membership is friendly and looking for love
During my time spent browsing , I discreetly sent an email to a few of the women, asking them about their experiences with the site, and I'm kind of shocked to say they all were positive. Most had a few new friends online and the range of topics they discussed (life after divorce, being a working mom, the strengths of family) weren't the usual online dating topics, to say the least. ' members felt free to talk about almost anything, but stressed that it wasn't all about just dating online; they felt that friendships should and would come first, as in any relationship and there were other sites out there for a "quick fling" if that was what one was looking for. How refreshing!
Optimize your search for dates in the African American community with
All in all, it's who you are that matters and at , being a Premium member counts. It lets the other members know that you've taken the time to look at their little community and want to be a part of it. For friendship, fun and a chance to meet real people, can't be beat.
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Black Planet Lovers Pros & Cons |
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Pros
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Easy to use site
Easy posting of pictures and your profile
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Cons
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Premium service to send direct emails to other
No chatting
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Black Planet Lovers Plans Offered |
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Pricing
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$16.99 per month
$49.95 for 3 months
$69.95 for 6 months
$99.95 for 12 months
Email access that allows you to interact with members more fully
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Site Freebies
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Long user profile
Five free pictures for your profile
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