Finding love on the Internet has become more and more popular over the years. In this busy and fast paced day and age people are either to busy or to tired to go out and meet new people, hence of online dating growing popularity.

You will find an abundance of dating on the internet. Some are free to register, while others charge monthly or yearly membership fees. You first must find the dating that are right for you. Whether you are looking for a new friendship, a long-term relationship, or just a casual encounter. Once you find the that best suit what you are looking for register for an account, upload your photo and create a profile telling other users what you are seeking and of course give a detailed description of your personality and anything else you may want to add to help others see if they are compatible with you. As there are some people out there on the world wide web running online dating scams most dating sites will let you chat and send messages internally to help you make sure your new love interest is sincere and legitimate. People who rush into giving out their personal emails or phone numbers can find themselves being prey for the professional con artists running these types of scams.

They are usually men posing as women and they live in far off unreachable parts of the world in most cases. Once you profess your love they will ask you to send them money for some emergency that has occurred, and will continue to ask for money until you no longer pay. Some people have paid out as much as $3000. To not fall prey to these con artists use the features for emails and chat and never send money to someone you do not know. Some matchmaking site also offer fun extra bonus features like forums so you can see who has the same interests as you, a personal blog where you can express yourself, picture gallery upload, hot or not is a fun way to view other users and see if you are attracted to them, video upload, events calendars and online user view to see who is available online to chat. Online dating sites are almost a multi-billion dollar online industry, and the possibilities to find love and friendship on the Internet are endless.