Match.com Coupons

	Continue >> Match.com 7-Day Free Trial	Continue >> Russ Recommended 20% off Match.com Subscription SAVE OVER $20! on a 6-month subscription	Continue >> Match.com 6-Month Guarantee
Pros	Try all of Match.com's communication features.	Save money on your subscription. Use all of Match.com's communication features.	Use all of Match.com's communication features. Get 6 months free if you don't meet someone.
Cons	You're likely to end up subscribing, so it's better to take the discount. You only get 7 days to communicate, so your trial may expire mid-communication.	You have to pay for membership - which you're likely to do anyway.	Profile has to stay active - with photo - and you have to contact at least 5 members a month. You're likely to meet someone, and not have the guarantee granted.
Russ Says	"This is good if you're really sure there's no way that you'll pay for Match.com. You can try it out, communicate with some members for free, and maybe go on some dates. I still think the 20% off is a better deal, since you're likely to end up signing up anyway."	"This is the recommended offer because Match.com is - in my opinion - the best dating site. You're not likely to need the 6-month guarantee offer, and you'll probably end up signing up after the 7-day free trial anyway."	"This is recommended if you're really just looking to date, and don't anticipate finding a long-term relationship. Otherwise, I recommend taking the 20% discount."
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UPDATE: February 16, 2010: I’ve put up a few more match coupons in case a 7-day free trial isn’t what you’re looking for. For example, you can save 20% on your subscription instead.

As I’ve mentioned many times, match.com is my favorite dating website. They have a great combination of solid features, and a huge membership base. There are lots of other dating sites that fulfill particular nichés, but it’s hard to beat match.com.

Match.com is free to sign up, fill out a profile, and wink (though, guys, you don’t want to wink); but to send messages to other members, and to read messages you receive, you have to be a paid member.

All over the Match.com site, you will see advertised a 3-day match.com free trial, with which you can communicate with other members. This is great, but 3 days is a little tight. Not much time to really make connections and secure dates.

3 days is for suckers!

But I found a much better promo, a Match.com free 7-day trial. If you use this coupon and get 7 days to send a bunch of one-line hooks, you can definitely secure a few dates for free.

6-Month Guarantee to boot

After your trial is over, I do recommend going with the 6-month membership that comes with the guarantee. Basically, if you follow the requirements of this promo (have a profile photo active the whole time, keep your profile active the whole time, and contact at least 5 members a month), and don’t find someone special during that time, you get another 6-months free. I’ve had this guarantee granted before; and – I know – what good is a service that didn’t work for you in the first place?

I actually enjoyed having that 6-months free; but the main benefit is that fulfilling the requirements of the guarantee acts as sort of a dating coach. You have to contact at least 5 members a month – so maybe you send out one-line hooks to a few matches whom you were on the fence about and might not have contacted otherwise. I dated a girl for about 3 months who fell into this category – it was a good experience I probably wouldn’t have had otherwise.

The toughest part of fulfilling the requirements of your guarantee is keeping your profile active. If you’re contacting at least five members a month, you’re probably going on some dates; and chances are you will meet someone to the point where you feel like you should deactivate your profile. So, keep the guarantee requirements in mind before you do this. Maybe you keep your profile active and send a few obligatory e-mails because you have to? It depends on what you’re comfortable with.

So, sign up for your 7-day free trial by clicking here for the coupon.

Full disclosure: I do get a small referral fee if you start paying for match.com. I provide all of this advice for free despite lots of time invested and hosting fees etc., so I feel that’s fair. But, I absolutely wouldn’t recommend any service I didn’t think was great.