full features list

hi guys

i'm considering adding a full dreadlocked dating site

it will cost about 350 to set up however

it will alow multi level memberships at diferet prices and possibly a free option as well

i just wanna be sure i can recover the costs semi quickly cause i really cant afford to put out the expenses haha

bu im willing to if it will help u

its a full featured dating site so its packed with features

like

• dating features: speed-dating, photo verification tool, matchmaking system, advanced search, events system
• social networking and community features: games, music upload, groups, blogs, albums, photo and video sharing
• site monetization features: user points system, multilevel membership types, hotlist, virtual gift shop

• Profile search

  Search by distance, zip codes, cities, countries, usernames, keywords. Ability to narrow down site search to any geographic location. 'Refine Search'. Saved search criteria. Quick and Advanced search forms.

• Mailbox

  Internal messaging system in a convenient dialogue-like contact center. Improved user interface. Possibility to start new conversations right from the mailbox. Auto-complete suggestions from the friends list for the 'Send to' field.

• Speed-Dating

  A capturing feature that takes your site to a new level of online dating experience. Lets your members meet new people and make friends in a fun and easy way. Can be used with a regular text chat, and audio/video chat applications.

• Games

  Single- and multiplayer games for members to play on the site. Online Poker, Dominoes and Pool will make users stick to your site, and recommend it to their friends.

• Photo upload

  Customizable limit for uploaded photos. Easy preview. Private photo. Password-protected photo. Watermark support. Photo tags.

• Music upload

  Allows site members to express their mood and personality by uploading, commenting and rating their favorite music tracks in MP3 format.

• Who viewed my profile

  Shows users who viewed a member's profile, and a number of times his profile page was opened.

• Matchmaking

  View the list of profiles that meet your match criteria. Receive the matching profiles list (with photo) to your email.

• Video chat

  Advanced flash chat with webcam support. Available as chuPPo Chat addon and 123FlashChat addon .

• Virtual Gift Shop

  Makes it fun for users to express their sympathy for other site members by sending graphic presents from a Virtual Gift Shop. Possibility to show/hide the member's virtual gifts on a Profile View page. Features categories for virtual gifts.

• Shoutbox

  A general chat that can be added to your site index page for non-logged in visitors, or to the MemberHome page for the registered members. It is a great tool for site users to express themselves and attract attention with just a couple of clicks. Comes with a badwords filter. Can be configured to be membership-dependent.

• Groups

  Allows site members to create and join sub-networks (groups) to share their interests and affiliations. Private and Public groups. Private group forum. Join free or by invitation only. Group image upload.

• Video Instant Messenger

  Private chat for online members with webcam support. Available as chuPPo Messenger addon and 123 Web Messenger addon .

• Video sharing

  Popular video sharing feature for community sites. Supports embedding video from _all_ video sharing resources such as YouTube, Metacafe, Myspace, etc...

• Photo albums

  Lets members sort their photos to albums by certain preferences. Customizable limit for a number of photos per album. Possibility to password-protect albums

• Events

  Allows members to submit events with photo and description. Calendar/list display modes.

• Audio/video profile

  Members can record multiple audio/video profiles online via webcam. Available as chuPPo Recorder addon .

• Ajax chat

  Ajax-based text chat. Supports chat rooms and Instant Messaging.

• Cometchat

  A Facebook-style chat addon that allows your site members to have private text and audio/video conversations, play multiplayer games, share files and screenshots, exchange hand-written messages and much more.

• Facebook connect

  Allows your site users to join and then login to your site with their Facebook account details. The system synchronizes the profile data of a member's Facebook account with profile fields of SkaDate-powered website.

• Forums

  Public message board as a native SkaDate feature.
  Possibility to insert pictures to the forum post body, attach files to forum posts, send private messages from the forum post view page.

• Profile builder

  AJAX-driven drag'n'drop interface for building a custom profile page. Allows members to add/move/remove profile page components.

• Facebook friends inviter

  A convenient interface allowing members to invite their Facebook friends to join your site. A great tool for boosting your site popularity.

• User Points system

  Allows site members to buy or earn user points (credits) and spend them on site services, such as Virtual Gift Shop, sending and reading messages, initiating IM sessions and more.

• Customizable profile status

  Members can protect their privacy by making their profile either Private or Public.

• Blogs

  Personal full-featured blog for every member. Summary of latest blog posts.

• Invite a friend

  Send invitation letters. Customizable email template. Customizable invitations limit. Customizable invitation lifetime.

• Preferences page

  Members can set their own preferences for using the site.

• Profile guestbook

  Personal member message board for others to comment.

• Member reports

  Members can report inappropriate content on your web site.

• Tags

  A really capturing new age feature. Members can tag their content like photo, video, and blog posts. Search by tag. Popular tags selection.

• Polls

  Really helpful for gathering public stats. Unlimited polls answers, display and vote control. Custom answer support. Deactivation time control.

• Classifieds

  Members can post job vacancies and classified ads at your web site. Site Administrator can set classified ads either for manual, or for automatic approval.

• Blocklist

  Possibility to block members to prevent them from sending you messages, gifts, initiating an IM session with you, bookmarking your profile.

• Contact import

  Import your friends contacts from more than 20(!) email and social networking services to invite your friends.

• Referrals system

  Allows members to register for viral site promotion and makes it a snap to track referral statistics in the Admin Panel.

• Bookmarks

  Possibility to bookmark noteworthy profiles.

• Photo/video/blog Rate

  Ajax-driven interface for quick and fun content rating.

• Friends networking

  Friends network displayed on a member's Profile View Page.

• Music player

  Listen to your favorite music by embedding codes from popular music share resources such as Spool.fm and others.

• Send profile to a friend

  Send noteworthy profile links to your friends by email.

heres a demo sire http://www.skadate.com/demo/ use demo demo as user password

and theres many templates we can use it wont have to look likethat

it can be a huge step

but its a big expense so id need to be sure ppl are willing to use it and pay a small fee

id probly start it at just 2-3 bucks a year and reduce it once the setup fee was recovered?