Amigos.com – Latin Dating Site
Amigos.com – Latin Dating Site
Amigos.com is a Latin American friend finder site, designed for single individuals who seek someone to share conversation and good times with a member of the same culture and background. The site really emphasises finding members for friendship and bringing members of the same culture together, hence the name ‘amigos’.
There are over 5,000,000 members on the site mainly covering the Brazil region, although it does have many members residing elsewhere around South America and has recently branched out globally, although many areas of some countries do not have many Latin America members, so if you live in Alaska for instance you may need to be willing to branch further out to find a member with your similar culture and background. Founded in 1996, the site has grown to be one of the largest dating communities of its kind, offering a great range of characters to suit any members’ needs and requirements.
The site is fairly well organized, if a little crowded on the main home page with affiliates and advertisements. However the design is professional and you instantly become aware of why the site is as popular as it is once you see the huge number of features available to you. The site claims to be developed for individuals seeking a relationship and love, however the emphasis on cam chat, and the photos that appear on some featured profiles prove that some members are more interested in dating than a full on relationship, opening up a whole new target audience.
Members must be aged 18 years or over, and may be heterosexual, gay or lesbian, and actively seeking a relationship, pen pal or friendship. The site claims to be developed for individuals seeking a relationship and love, however the emphasis on cam chat, and the photos that appear on some featured profiles prove that some members are more interested in dating than a full on relationship, opening up a whole new target audience.
The site is free to join initially, however the profiles have no time expiration and you can have free access to a number of features although others are out of bounds or limited to free users. It is very easy to upgrade, and you may do so at any point during your free membership. There are two different levels; silver and gold. These offer different levels of site access, with gold giving members’ unlimited use of the website community and all its features.
Silver membership is very reasonable, although gold is double the cost. You can purchase on a month by month basis, or buy in bulk (3, 6 or 12 month membership at a time.) Buying in bulk months works out much cheaper, however is more of a commitment and doesn’t allow the flexibility that buying on a monthly basis offers.
Registration is split into sections, the first being an enquiry into the most basic facts and contact details, including your gender, country (zip/postal code required for US residents), email address, desired log in details, and what you are looking for from the website.
Once you have completed the first section you will be asked to submit further details about yourself, your life and background and any particular useful information about what you want from life, such as whether you’d consider relocating or whether you want/have children. These are multiple choice questions, although you will be asked to submit a small essay about yourself once this is complete, to help get your personality across.
Although you can complete at a later time, there is also a section dedicated to your requirements, priorities and desires when finding a potential match. Again, you choose answers to multiple choice questions which allow other members to determine how compatible they are with you.
Once your account has been created and you have uploaded a photograph (not essential although recommended) you can then begin searching. Free members may perform both basic and quick searches, which enable you to specify search filters to narrow down potential matches. Quick searches allow you to browse all members currently online, those new to the site and only users with photographs, for example. Paid members have the added bonus of performing extensive ‘advanced’ searches, which have a large number of detailed parameters in order to be as specific as you wish when searching for your ideal match. These parameters include body type, ethnicity, spoken languages, whether they will want children or not etc.
Once a search query has loaded you can then choose whether you wish to view more about certain members. Free membership is incredibly limited in that you cannot browse through all listings on the site, nor can you view profiles in their entirety, except basic sections.
Paid members may contact other users by email, instant message, flirts, e-cards or live chat, however in order to participate in any of these features a free member must upgrade.
Other site features include chat rooms organized by geographical areas and different languages (in order to cater to all users), message boards and forums, a translation service, and a cupid automatic matchmaking service.
Amigos.com has a gigantic user base, and as such offers its users a great, diverse choice of individuals for both friendship and romance. Free members have incredibly limited by what features they can make use of, however the website does enable you to make an informed and knowledgeable decision about whether to upgrade. With over 5 million members worldwide can you afford not to take the chance to make a new amigo?