This is exactly what flirtysomething.com does not stand for. Yes, we want to succeed as a business. Yes we want to turn a profit. Otherwise we cease to exist. But unlike Herb Vest, who undoubtedly has millions stashed away for himself even if the class action suit against his company drives him out of business […]

Another instance of, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Ran across this recent ivillage article on the plights and perils of online dating, What has changed, according to the perspicacious writer of the article, is that online dating is now mainstream. Imagine that! Online daters no longer need to blanch with […]

See link below to an inspirational article about the spirit of entrepreneurship. Perseverance in the face of every conceivable obstacle — financial, spiritual, social. Stubborn persistence. Balancing act. Faith and humility. Small victories and setbacks. The sweetness in proving all naysayers wrong, both internal and external.
This dear readers, is the story of flirtysomething. It […]

I’ve taken a partial break from flirtysomething this past week or so. First off, I hit another wall about two weeks ago when my latest investor vaporized. It only took one look at the pile of bills on my desk to convince me that I needed to set aside the business fundraising and focus on […]

Expect really bad customer service on most other dating sites.
1. flirtysomething, a holding of Mensch Match LLC, on the other hand, pledges to answer every customer email, complaint, and comment in a timely, ethical, and friendly fashion.
2. We will not charge you a penny for full membership privileges until we’ve built critical mass, and then […]

Dear Reader(s)…
I’ve been gearing up for flirtysomething’s first guerrilla marketing campaign, which went up this morning. A bunch of strategically placed signs all over L.A. Invitations to our new landing pages, replete with humor, videos, and a way into Southern California’s new kind of online dating community. Check it out with this link:
flirtysomething Road Signs
My […]

Coming soon to a light post, freeway onramp, busy intersection, telephone pole near you — flirtysomething’s first guerrilla marketing campaign. I’m very excited to have connected with a brilliant marketer who believes in the potential of our brand. He’s an old hand at helping dating sites get the message out, having worked with established companies […]

Here’s a story about a “successful” dating site: i.e. one that made a lot of money change hands and generated a fair share of hype, and is now going to end up being all about attorney fees and an endless paper trail and smoke and mirrors…about all things not fun, not loving, not romantic. How […]

Read about it in a story I posted in Broowaha, a great new online user-written newspaper:
Spammed, Scammed, Almost Slammed: Close Encounter With A Local Con Man

Before you go for the obvious, one of the big dating sites that’s been around for a while, advertises on mainstream media, and therefore must be legitimate…back away from that keyboard! Do not sign up for eHarmony or any of the other huge, corporate sites, without first clicking on the link below regarding a recent […]