Matchmaker Online Dating Review

Matchmaker.com is a free membership online dating service which traces its root to a bulletin board system in 1986. Demographics show that most of its members are in their mid- 30’s and are seriously searching for a relationship. Matchmaker.com currently hosts 2 million members and offers premium services for those who would like to take advantage of higher visibility in search results. Matchmaker.com is powered by Date.com.

Account Creation

New members are asked to enter basic personal information which includes their location, birthday and desired username.   After entering this information you are then asked to upload a photo, describe your personal appearance, background and create a short personal essay. To complete your profile you are asked to describe your ideal date or preference.

1. Enrollment

• Location
• Birthday
• Username
• Email
• Password

1. Upload photo (optional)
2. Describe your appearance
3. Personal information (religion, occupation, education, vices)
4. Describe your date

Signup time

• A few minutes

Account activation

• Seconds

Confirm activation through email

• No

Privacy Control

• Disable auto login from email
• Member only views to your profile
• Turn off visitors

Search Features

Match results are based on the information entered during your profile creation which is quite limited. This makes it difficult to find a perfect match with the few matching options available. 

Matchmaker does offer a variety of search features that includes basic, advanced and a “who’s online” search. A majority of profiles have at least a photo so you can do a search based on members with a photo.

Quick search options

• Ideal
• Active
• Newest
• Popular
• Username

Plans and Pricing

• $11.66 per month – 1 year contract
• $11.66 per month – 6 months
• $23.32 per month – 3 months
• $34.95 per month – one month/ low commitment

Interface

Matchmaker has clean and simple to use interface. Navigating and searching was fairly easy even for first time users.

Messaging

• Mingle
• Messages
• Sparks

Online Dating at Matchmaker.com

Matchmaker does a good job in what it was designed for, finding matches for people who are 30 and above who are looking for long term relationships. Enrolling in the service is free but sadly it ends there. Real functionality which is being able to communicate with other members is only available with paid services. Matchmaker is definitely a great place to start when you’re in your 30’s and searching for a serious relationship.