Quick Summary:

Hookup potential: 4/5 Features: 4/5 Design: 3/5 Content: 4.5/5

• Some restrictions in place for free members
• Lots of options for communicating with other members
• Good incentives for VIP upgrades

The Full Story:

SexyAds.com is not exactly a new site, as it was first set up in 1997, but the fact is that it has changed significantly since it first went live. The first notable addition was the inclusion of voice ads in the profiles. These are now given free to all customers based in the US while those outside this country have to pay international dialing rates (with no extra charges coming from the site). Another significant feature is that some limits have been imposed on the site’s free members in terms of their ability to access profiles of the site’s members. Non-paying members can view only 12 other profiles every 24 hours.

SexyAds.com is an adult dating website that is good both for seeking hookups and for just meeting new friends. It has always been my opinion that for a dating site to succeed its contact options have to be direct and fast. This site has internal private mail, and a feature called “send someone a tickle” which I think is their online equivalent of flirting. While I personally do not find this feature cute, I am sure that many others would.

Besides the usual chat rooms, the site also offers voice-chat and the ability to “private call.” The voice-chat is integrated with their IM interface, and is really easy to use.

Are you fond of participating and reading forums? SexyAds has them, and the forums cover many hot topics. There is even a part of the site where paying subscribers can submit narrations of their sexual experiences. Also, I found out that SexyAds.com provide tips regarding dating and sex. There is a new feature called the Nictic which allow you to put a customized bar in your computer’s desktop. This toolbar alerts you when other members of your choosing are logging into the site.

We all know that dating sites like this have regular “free” members and that there are “special” privileged groups. The VIPs of this site get prioritized in terms of search results and Customer Service. Also, adult-themed movie downloads are available to paying members. I, for one, am always happy to get this kind of content. It gives me something to do when I want to be on the site, but “disconnected” from fellow members.

Guests of SexyAds.com will find a large database with categories on interests. This site addresses the problem that majority of online dating sites perennially face — the presence of fake profiles. SexyAds.com ascertains if a member is bogus or not by having the member upload a photo with the phrase “sexyads” on his/her body. This lets other site members be assured that the profile owner is a real person. This is certainly a unique feature that will definitely attract people who are after real connections.

Non-paying members can enjoy the site too. If you decide not to get membership, you can respond to VIPs, upload photos, search/browse, and even get access to the site’s video chat (although access is limited to only one hour each day). The site’s chat rooms are classified into Adult or Non Adult. I really like the large amount of content on the site, but the site’s webmasters could use more organization in the layout. The left side of the pages is too “heavy” and can appear cluttered. I think the people running SexyAds.com could afford to get rid of a few features, actually.

As a new member, the chat room is the quickest route to getting known. It is not surprising that the many chat rooms of the site are favorites of many members. If you want to see people in the area before paying for membership, this is possible. If you are a constant traveler, then this site is a good one. I have met several SexyAds.com members in countries where I’ve gone to.

As a member, if you want webcams or emails as your principal form of communication, then it’s a go. The deciding factor is how daring or how conservative you wish to be. The site has all the tools that you need to be able to correspond with members. All you need to do is make use of them.

What then is the bottom line? The site is recommended particularly to first-timers in the online dating world. While I do not mean to bash the new entrants, there is always something comforting with veteran sites, of which SexyAds.com is one. Check out SexyAds.com and discover a world of pleasure!

Quick Summary:

Hookup potential: 3/5 Features: 4/5 Design: 4/5 Content: 3/5

• Seems to have a decent base of “real” users, although profiles are fairly content-lite
• Straightforward and clean design
• Some fun features, including “Rate Booty“

The Full Story:

One of the first things that I try to assess when I’m reviewing an adult dating website is how “authentic” the site’s membership base is. Sure, it’s fun to look at naked pictures of hot models, but you know most of those profiles are spam, shill accounts, or bots dressed up to artificially inflate the site’s social proof statistics. And looking at porn online is fine, but you’re there because you want to hook up, right?

Well, when it came time to review to Online Booty Call, I was pleasantly surprised. The member’s homepage gets right to the point of the site – finding booty calls. Everything’s laid out clearly for you when you log in: booty requests, messaging system, online booty calls, and, of course, the pièce de résistance – random booty. There’s also a search option to the right, which lets you determine a prospective booty call’s proximity to you.

One thing I noticed immediately was that the random booty calls are not so random. Results are always confined to within your stated area. A small thing, but I appreciated it. I mean, imagine seeing an oh-so-hot random booty, only to find out that she’s in the opposite coast. That would suck, right?

One thing I didn’t like, though, were the sparse profile pages. Sure, there are a couple of photos, and maybe an uploaded music clip. There’s basic info on height, weight, age, orientation, and the like, but the About Me is almost always empty. This is supposed to be the profile’s “calling card,” no? And a way for members to filter according to their preferences; but when you look at a lot of them, they’re empty. I won’t put all the blame on the members. I mean there’s here’s hardly anything in my profile, either–I signed up for an account, and when it didn’t FORCE me to fill anything in, I didn’t.

I think it probably relates to the site being relatively new, so they’re trying to lower the barrier for entry to new members. I disagree with the policy in terms of the effect on the user experience, though–there should be more required questions or fields, such as about what a person likes or dislikes, what’s he or she is looking for, etc. This way, when I browse through my booty call prospects, I can filter them based on more information, instead of just deciding on one’s booty worthiness via a (let’s-face-it-usually-deceptive) photo or two. Why waste time on someone you can’t even get any mileage out of, right?

The Rate Booty section is something that really amused me. Sometimes, I’d log in not even looking for a hot date. I just want to rate people.

The design and layout of Online Booty Call is really pleasing to the eyes. I like that it’s clean. No gaudy banners, no awful animation. Navigation is easy and everything’s organized neatly. It is hard to get lost here. There was one thing I found counter intuitive, though: my booty invites. I sent a couple of booty invites to people I found in my searches. And for the life of me I can’t seem to find those invites anywhere. They’re not in the Booty Requests page under “Sent”. They are nowhere to be found. Now, I suppose that I’d have to wait till they accept my booty invite before I see them in my Booty Call page. But I think there should be a way to “follow up” or something. Plus, what if I want to see whom I’ve sent invites to so I won’t accidentally do it again?

Overall however, I liked Online Booty Call. It’s user friendly, genuine, and I think I’ll be able to find a decent playdate or two in there. Profile content may be lacking for now, but perhaps once the membership is large enough there’ll be more; especially if the service really takes off. For now, it is obvious that the site owners are keen on just populating their member database. (There’s even a sweepstakes going on right now–the number one member referrer wins!)

Give it a shot.

Quick Summary:

Hookup potential: 4/5 Features: 3/5 Design: 5/5 Content: 4/5

• Straight-up dating agency for people looking for affairs and casual relationships
• Direct and to the point. You get a slew of profiles when you search according to proximity, and none of them seem fake.
• Simple, functional design. Just what you need and nothing else.

The Full Story:

This is a nice, easy website for people looking to hook up locally, particularly if it’s for an extra-marital tryst. Ashley Madison’s concept is “a dating agency online”. After logging in, the main options presented are to: open your mail, update your profile, or search for profiles. There are no bothersome ads, no link to this and that. There isn’t even any of the harping cams and videos upsell advertising that many adult dating websites have.

What you see is what you get. Take the search for example. You can do a simple or advanced search. With advanced search, you can filter for fields. You can remove the “attached” people from your results page, if you are only looking for singles, or you can search for them exclusively, if you’re after the thrill of a fling.

Your search results in a list of profiles. You will see the basics elements of the profiles there, such as picture, location, age, what they’re looking for, and their current relationship status. For each result, you’ll see if the person’s online or not. You have an option to immediately chat with those online, if the person isn’t online you can message her or send her an online gift using credit points, which you purchase—a slightly different model than the subscription one used by most site. (A good model, we think—you only pay for what you use.) Profiles also have a private “showcase” link; you will only see the photos in here if you have permission from the showcase owner.

And that’s it. That’s basically the website.

Ashley Madison boasts a higher success rate in terms of hookups and affairs instigated than most other sites; the lack of community chat, webcams, and porn may be the main reasons why. Contact here is one-on-one, focused, personal, and direct. People here know what they want and are determined to get it.

For example, when you send a gift, there’s a standard flirty note there, and a field where you can add your own message. You are discouraged from sending random gifts to random people, because every gift you send costs you credits. When you “wink” at someone, you need to let them know what your wink means. There’s practically no way to avoid getting straight to the point. When you find someone and contact them you’re almost forced to let them know right away what you’re after. To me, that’s how an adult dating site should work. No games.

As for the design, the website is easy to navigate. Your standard links are those to your email, the profile search, and the links to update your profile or account. There’s no confusion as to where you’d need to go.

When you need to contact someone on your search results, you just go into their profiles, and chat, message, or give a gift. These are the only interaction allowed within this dating service, and it’s enough.

Like the site itself, the design is functional, straightforward, and clean – the only thing that bugged me visually was the “100% Affair Guaranteed” banner.

This banner promotes a paid service of the site (it’s an upsell). For almost $300, Ashley Madison Agency guarantees that you’ll hook up with someone when you use their website – so long as you undertake to chat with someone, message someone, and give gifts to someone a certain number of times per month for three months. Failure to do so voids the guarantee. You don’t get anything extra with this – it’s just a guarantee. Unless you’re a real troglodyte I’m pretty sure you’d be able to achieve the same result without the guarantee.

The thing is the banner is shoved in your face every time you load a page. Literally, they show the banner every time they get a chance. And it’s not like you can just click on the banner to close it, or choose to hide it. It stays there until you move to another page. It starts to feel irritating and intrusive.

I guess nothing’s perfect. Overall however, the Ashley Madison Agency seems on to a winner, though, and represents real innovation in the space. You might not be able to do better for your buck.