Connection Guarantee Common Questions / Tips

I don't have 30 matches near me to qualify.

1. If you have fewer than 30 matches near you, you'll know this prior to subscribing. Therefore, your decision to subscribe should not be reliant on our Connection Guarantee that you already know you may not quality for.
   Tip: Consider expanding your search criteria (distance, age range, body-type, gender, etc.) if you wish to have more matches.
2. That said, with a membership base in the hundreds of thousands, anyone can qualify for the contacts-per-month and contacts-per-term requirement. But this may involve contacting members you might not be interested in. If you do not wish to do that, read our answer above.

Why the 5 contacts per month and 30 contacts total requirements?

Success usually depends on consistent continued communication. Some start out strong (send many messages) and then give up. Some start out weakly (send few messages) and then increase their e-mail volume as their expiration approaches. Neither approach is ideal.

The best approach is to start strong, contacting a generous number of members at the beginning, may we suggest 20-30 the first month, and stay strong, with a minimum 5 members contacted per week.

Timing is everything. Some members are busy when first e-mailed. Perhaps a month later they won't be busy. It may be necessary to contact members multiple times and at different times. Member's who start strong and stay engaged have the greatest success.

Our Connection Guarantee is designed to improve your chance of success. Please consider our Connection Guarantee communication requirements (5/month, 30 total) a minimum! Per our Tips-for-Success, we suggest contacting at least 5 members per week.

Some members haven't read my messages. Can I get some sort of credit for that?

We have no stipulation in our Connection Guarantee that your messages must be read. We stipulate the number of members e-mailed in total and per month. Messages, read or not, qualify as your messages sent.

If I e-mail the same member(s) I've already e-mailed in a prior month, do the e-mails qualify in my 5/month requirement?

Yes, you may contact the same member you've e-mailed in a prior month and it counts towards your monthly 5 distinct-members-per-month tally. Multiple e-mails to the same member would not, however, count towards your 30 total tally more than 1.

Does per-month mean calendar month or the sequential 30-day periods since subscribing?

Calendar month. For example, if you subscribe on June 15 for 3 months (expiring, therefore, on September 15), the applicable subscription term months are June, July, August, and September.

If I have a bodywork session during my subscription term, but our correspondence began prior to my term, does that still mean it's a successful bodywork session during my subscription term?

Yes.

I'm reluctant to upload a Primary Photo due to my employment/my wife/my family/my friends/my enemies/I'm a secret agent/whatever. May I get an exception?

Sorry, no.