Thursday, August 28, 2008

Free Communication Weekend is upon us...

Well, folks... "Free Communication Weekend" is upon us once again. And, considering it's on the labor day holiday, turnout might turn out okay.

That's turnout.

Personally, I have a dim view of Free Communication Weekend. Unfortunately, it does bring in people who are more interested in "testing the waters" than they are in actually meeting the folks that they talk to.

But, when you initiate communications this weekend, keep a few things in mind:

  • They can't see your photo, until you send it to 'em from an email account outside of eHarmony. You may get a photo nudge from matches who don't realize this.
  • A "free communication weekend" member isn't able to use fast-track unless they convert to paying membership. So, don't initiate fast-tracks with them.
  • After Monday... Free Communications weekend ends. And, unless they decide to pay... they'll be unable to communicate with you. Leaving the question: Do you want to rush things along so they won't have to pay? I'll leave that up to you.
  • In the past, there have been times where traffic has overwhelmed eHarmony's capacity. So, if you're rushing her along... don't wait until Monday night. Or you may be out of luck.
  • Don't work too hard. Like I said, most FCWers aren't terribly motivated to meet people. Don't invest a lot of emotional involvement or effort on 'em. It rarely pays off.
  • Personally? Having been through a lot of free communications weekends... I'd make your priority having a fun weekend - and not in babysitting your eHarmony account.

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