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Googling Your Date
With Facebook, LinkedIn and hundreds of other social networking sites around it’s easier than ever before to do some ‘detective work’ on a potential date before meeting them, but how do you go about...
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How to Get Noticed Online
You’ve signed up for internet dating, uploaded a fantastic profile and a collection of photos that show you at you best…now what do you do?: a. Sit back and wait for messages to come flooding in from...
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What Not to Reveal Online
The key to a good dating profile is to share with other people the key aspects of your life; for example your likes and dislikes, but it’s also important to consider your safety online when you are...
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Online Safety – Photos
We’ve covered what you shouldn’t reveal in your online dating profile, but it’s also important to consider what information you are sharing through your photos. A good selection of photos can entice...
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When Should You Tell Your Date That You’ve Googled Them?
A few months back, we looked into whether you should or shouldn’t Google your date (other search engines are available). We received a surprising number of responses through Facebook and Twitter; from...
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Protecting Your Photos Online
The BBC recently investigated “Twitter bots”, a phenomenon where fake Twitter accounts are set up using people’s real photos without their permission. So we thought it was a good idea to look into how...
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How to Pick a Dating Site
There are thousands of dating websites out there, from large generic sites to very niche sites, so choosing the right one can be quite a minefield. However, when choosing a dating site, it is important...
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5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Log-in at Work
Be honest, do you check your online dating account on a work computer? Thousands of people do so every day, but for one American data clerk it led to a ban on him using the internet in the office....
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How to Avoid Dating Scams
At Muddy Matches we work very hard to ensure that scammers do not join the site, however many sites do not have procedures in place to identify and remove scammers, so it’s important to know how to...
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Reasons Not to Include Children in Your Photos
We understand that if you have children, they are an important part of your life and, as such many parents are keen to include pictures of their children in their profiles. However, before adding a...
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Protecting Your Online Identity
With recent reports into online dating we would like to point out some ways in which you can help to protect your identity online, both on dating websites and on social networking sites. Data...
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First Date Safety Tips
Most of the time, the worst thing that will happen is that you will find out that the gorgeous photo of your date was due to some expert lighting techniques or that you have opposing opinions on jazz...
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Important Safety Information Regarding Your Photos
We spend a lot of time advising you about protecting your online identity in your profile text and when meeting up with other members. Today we want to stress the importance of choosing your photos...
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Dating Message Safety Tips
We take online dating safety very seriously, so along with tips about how to protect your safety on your profile and in your photos, here is a guide to dating message safety: Don’t give out your...
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How to Find a Genuine Dating Website
Like most things in life it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch and recently dating websites have been given a bad name. There are lots of good dating sites out there, so it’s just a matter of...
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Keeping Safe Online
You may have noticed the recent government campaign, entitled Cyber Streetwise that is encouraging people to be more vigilant online. A lot the information provided is also applicable to online dating...
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You’re Never Too Old to Try Online Dating
“I’m too old for all this online dating malarkey…” is something we hear quite a lot and each time we say that it simply isn’t true – there’s no upper age limit! Here are some myths that put people off...
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Top 5 Online Safety Mistakes
When you say the words ‘online safety’ most people think of either scammers or online payments, but when it comes to protecting yourself online, it’s important to think about what information you share...
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Online Dating – Giving Out Contact Details
When it comes to meeting up with someone for your first date, it is conventional to swap contact details in advance. When exchanging details, think about how much you wish to give away and how to...
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How to Stay Safe Online
We do our best to make sure that our members are safe on Muddy Matches, but there are things that you should bear in mind. Don’t try to sneak contact details in your profile We have seen some seriously...
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