Internet is full of dating services, which provides online matchmaking service to its user that enrolls as members for registration. The word online is always used to inform the visitor that the dating web site is on the Internet. Hence, a page on dating services could be for internet dating site as well as land based internet dating web site. By prefixing or post fixing a word online, Internet, or Net one can make the user understand that it is an internet based agency. Internet is a platform to find out about mates, partners, adult swingers, couples, sex partners on internet.

The basic design of the internet dating web site is not very difficult to understand and apply. The internal architecture of the site should provide easy access to its utilities and fluid movements. The content should describe the utilities or services in short attractive manner - the usage of tag lines is one such example. The links to resource pages should be well placed and visible to the users, so that the users can get maximum out of them.

The main page of the dating web site is known as the index page or the home page - the user is more aware of the latter. The main page has content, which is preliminary in nature that tells the user what the site is contributing and offering the user. This is done efficiently using tag lines and captions, as there is little room for content and other details. The links on the main page or the home page are mainly those foremost to major assets or utilities. To avoid cluttering the main page with links, secondary resource there is one page known as the resource page or the online user’s page. Only one link points to this page from the home page and further links to the site are embedded and rooted here. However, these pages are mainly descriptive in nature and less used by the user until unless he is interested in details or utility that page carries and provides him.

The most valuable features or links to the user are the basic search, advance search, online dating chat, and live webcams. Article on dating and dating tip etc are also of much use to the user.

For online matchmaking the user use the option of basic search the most and then the advance search is used for more focused results, narrowed down to include personal details like behavior, lifestyle, religion, interests, physical and sexual orientation and many other features that the user would base his match on.

Internet dating chat and live webcams, messaging are interactive tools that users use for communication with a prospective match. Dating articles and dating tip is also useful feature. Some sites include message board or forum for discussions on various issues related to dating and relationship.

Most of the features are offered free by the dating services but some features depending upon the policies of may be paid the company providing dating services. However, even to use dating services the user has to register as a member.