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Once logged in, you will see some more sections to complete your profiles and just like other dating sites you need to give more personalized information like your habits, pets, body build etc. you also have to provide a summary of yourself, your perfect match, favorite music, favorite movie and deal breaker.

The e good thing is that the profile information is not mandatory, however, if you want to be found and have sufficient number of people to contact you, then you will need to fill the information in as best as you can.

So filling all the information on the website makes it easy for the website to find a perfect date or groups matching you.

Unfortunately, there are no signup options using the ‘facebook connect’ which appears to be fairly common to the dating sites of today and very convenient.

Login & Customizing Profiles

Login to the site is done through username and password and if you have just signed up, the site will keep you automatically logged in without having to login again.

The menus are positioned nicely across the top of the page once logged in.

Customization through the website is very easy and you can edit your profile, delete your picture, change email address and password.

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If you do not want other people to view your profile incase you are taking a break or some other reason you have the option to enable/disable viewing to site members and group mates.

For controlling your messages, you can adjust the message sending so that only group members can send you messages and if other members want to send messages then they need to have a group profile photo.

You can also accept or reject group invitations.

Photo Profile Section

Uploading profile photo is at the stage of the registration only but you can also upload your photo after you have a become a fully fledged member to GroupeeLove.

Photo uploading can be done from you computer only and you cannot import them from facebook or orkut account.

The quality of the picture remains the same but there are no online photo editor and cropping picture facility on this site.

People who likes to store and share more pictures will pleased to know that you can upload many picture on this site and there are no rules or limitations for doing this.

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Browse & Search Feature

Browsing through Groupeelove.com happens to be easy as the user menu and all access to the main features of the site are placed distinctively at the top. You can view your profile, photos, visitors list and your group in ‘my profile’ section.

Searching is what consider to be an important aspect of any online dating site as it can tell you a number of things such as the quality of members on the website, how specific I can filter my search, total number of members on the site and more.

Groupeelove is rather fun in the search field.

You can search for your date through basic information like age group, ethnicity, marital status and inclination.

For a detailed search, you can do this by location, features and other miscellaneous factors like zodiac sign, income, smoking/drinking habits education, pets etc.

Searching for singles may be a little difficult but you can go through the home page and then search for the featured single members on the site.

You can also make group searches and sort them by name, members joined and ratings.

I tried using this but it displayed that I don’t have the necessary permission to access some of the groups, probably due to the restrictions you can place in your own group settings mentioned earlier. However, you can create your own groups.

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Messaging

I wasn’t very excited about Groupeelove messaging feature as you can only send text messages.

A new feature of the messaging sections is that you can send a ‘wishmail’ where you can send a wish to the members which had previous communication with. A ‘groupvite’ (invitation to other groups can also be sent.

If you do not wish to make contact with other members, you can quite easily block them.

People who love to send virtual gifts, kisses, hugs etc will be disappointed since there are no such features on this site however, chat and flag the member are available.

Other features

The Groupeelove has similar features to other niche dating sites but it also has the option to create or join pre-screened dating groups made up of individuals who match a set of pre-determined criteria.

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What I like about this site is that you can see how many people have visited your profile and other statistics related to your group.

Member Base

Member base of the site is very good and you will find members of all age groups.

However, it seems to appeal more to the young population with a majority belonging to the U.S. group (no pun intended).

Longevity

I personally tried using this site for a good few hours and found that the site has got many members that seems to match well with my profile.

I will need additional time to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of this site, so keep watching this space.

Ranking Statistics

Though the site has got a good member base, it does not have a good ranking yet. Being that it is a fairly new site, it will take some time for this site to get up in the ranks along with other players in the market.

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Conclusion

Groupeelove.com has been well thought out in the overall design and functionality and stand above most dating sites.

Most important point is that it is a 100% free dating site which allows you full access to the whole site without opening your wallet.

The look and feel of the site is simple and yet attractive as mentioned earlier, however, there are advertisements of other dating sites as well as other Google ads. but they don’t appear to be too distracting.

The registration to the site is an easy task taking only few seconds with most of the information in the forms to be optional.

Login and customizing feature are well designed well.

Browsing and searching is what most people will enjoy on the site.

Messaging is not user-friendly and you can only text messages and wishmails through their system and the site needs to think more in improving this area.

Member base is good but it will take some time to be reflected in the ranking which is fairly common for any new start-ups that have been in operation for a year or so.

The site is has been entirely designed for a niche audience who are searching for dates and love to be in groups sharing other interests.

Groupeelove in the news

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/02/prweb5067804.htm

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