View Personal Ads

View Personal Ads

To view personal ads, one only needs to have an account in a websites for personal ads. These sites are either free (like Yahoo! Personals, www.divorcetransitions.com and www.plentyoffish.com) or paid membership sites, like www.date.com and www.match.com. However, most sites that are free actually offer free search service only, and charges payment for other services.

Admittedly, paid personal ad sites offer premium services compared to free sites. By paying a prescribed fee, a member gets full access to services beyond searching or browsing through the ads, and can have his or her own ad circulated to a wider network or a target demographic. The member can also enhance his or her profile through photos, recorded messages and videos, making the ad more interesting. There are also featured member sections, where your profile or personal ad is prominently displayed, or marked as recommended.

To start viewing personal ads, one simply creates a log-in account in any of these sites. For paid sites or sites whose membership can be upgraded, a credit card is often required. In compliance with the law, these sites require members to be 18 years old or older.

After the basic information are logged in, user names and passwords are set and agreeing to the terms and conditions, one can already create and post a personal ad. Enhanced features like voice and video uploads can also be done. For the searching ones, they can start viewing the personal ads in the website database, on the way to finding that one dream lover.

Basically, viewing personal ads allows one to:

  1. Search for a potential partner by browsing through the database of posted personal ads.
  2. View photos of the ad placer (or site member).
  3. Listen to voice greetings.
  4. View video greetings or full video profiles.
  5. Respond to the ads that interest you.
  6. Get to know and avail of other services of the website. Paid personal ad websites usually offer services beyond search, like matchmaking, speed dating), chatroom services, member-only parties and relationship coaching, among others.