NEW YORK TIMES – Mar 28 – Online dating coaches have been around since online dating began, but their focus has shifted. In 2009, when Laurie Davis Edwards started a company called eFlirt Expert, her most popular offering was a dating "concierge" who would write profiles, suggest matches and respond to messages. She now runs a group video chat session called Abundant Love and the Abundant Love seminars through her new company, The Worthy One, which helps single women find confidence in dating. Her husband runs a similar program for men called Fearless Dating. Tripp Kramer, whose YouTube channel "Tripp Advice: Dating Advice for Shy Guys," has ~500k subscribers, runs a three-month Skype-based coaching program for $3k, including six one-on-one calls, weekly webinars and unlimited email questions. Blake Jamieson, author of the book "TinderHacks," offers a Tinder profile "audit" for men for $49 – $99. Relationship Hero, which has 20 coaches and has raised $620k in funding, provides "tactical relationship advice".
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The CEO Of eFlirt Expert VIP
CREATIVE LOAFING – Oct 8 – Laurie Davis, founder and CEO of eFlirt Expert VIP, was an early adopter of online dating; she wrote her first profile ten years ago when she was 18. When Davis realized just how many of her friends she had helped meet partners online, eFlirt Expert was born.
Q: What exactly is eFlirt Expert VIP?
A: eFlirt Expert VIP is for people who don’t have the time to be proactive about their dating life. We manage your dating accounts, schedule dates, make reservations, recommend date spots. We even do offline services like help you with your wardrobe.
Q: How is this different than your first company, eFlirt Expert?
A: eFlirt Expert helped singles date online and transition offline. The demand for the VIP care came before the brand. I had some executives come to me not just wanting me to help with their profiles, they wanted me to help with the whole online dating process.
Q: What’s the demographic of your client base?
A: Clients are 60% male, 40% female. The youngest is 28 and the oldest is 69.
Q: What is one tip you can give us for making your online profile more enticing?
A: Be specific. Don’t list a bunch of adjectives that describe you, like you’re funny, adventurous, cute… What works better is if you were to tell a story, like how are you adventurous.
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