Om Shaadi Om Blog » Features http://www.omshaadiom.org/blog The Official OmShaadiOm.Org Weblog Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Comparison of the top matrimonial websites http://www.omshaadiom.org/blog/2009/06/04/comparison-of-the-top-matrimonial-websites/ http://www.omshaadiom.org/blog/2009/06/04/comparison-of-the-top-matrimonial-websites/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:27:16 +0000 admin http://www.omshaadiom.org/blog/?p=271 Here is another comparison of the speeds of the top matrimonial websites. This shows that Om Shaadi Om is now as fast as any other matrimonial website. When the website was launched then there were some speed issues with the host, GoDaddy. 

However, this indicates that GoDaddy’s hosting is very good and the speed is also very good. I was planning to change my web host, but with the performance that GoDaddy is offering, I don’t think it will be a wise move. 

Also, when my IP was changed, GoDaddy made sure of smooth transition with the DNS servers worldwide. This was accomplished by giving me 2 IP’s for sometime. I acknowledge GoDaddy’s efforts in providing good hosting for the site.

Meanwhile, here is the comparison of the the speeds of the different matrimonial websites:

Shaadi Vs jeevansaathi, Shaadi Vs Bharat Matrimony, JeevanSaathi vs. Bharat Matrimony, Om Shaadi Om vs Simply Marry, Om Shaadi Om vs Shaadi- i.e. comparison of the speeds of the different matrimonial websites.

If you want to compare the features then please go to this post. This was posted a long time back. Once you go through this, you will realise that Om Shaadi Om is one of the best Matrimonial and Relationship sites around. What the heck? It is totally FREE.

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Here is the manuscript of the mail I sent to all members today:

Dear User,

You are receiving this message if you are a default / gold member of Om Shaadi Om – The eternally free matrimonial and relationship service. Let me congratulate you for making the smart and intelligent choice by being a pioneer member of this endeavour.
As a member, don’t ever feel that you are just using the services of the site, but feel a sense of belongingness for the same as this an open source community initiative.
Very Important:

1)     No Contact by Administrator Mail: I will not be contacting all the members by mail from now on. I will be writing all updates in the Om Shaadi Om Weblog:http://www.omshaadiom.org/blog . However, you do not need to visit it everyday. You can subscribe to the Om Shaadi Om Blog by entering your email in the right sidebar. All latest updates, newsletters, new member lists, new member photographs etc. will be delivered in your inbox automatically. So, once you have scanned through the existing members, you do not even need to come to the site as everything will be delivered to your inbox. So please visit http://www.omshaadiom.org/blog right now and enter your email address. It will take you at the most 10 seconds.

 

2)      Please do give extensive publicity to this site. The more members we will have, the better the chances of finding your match. See the following diagram, assuming that one member pulls on an average 2 members in a day, then how fast the site can grow in a few days:

Day 1- 1

Day 2-11

Day 3-1111

Day 4-11111111

Day 5-1111111111111111

Day 6-11111111111111111111111111111111

Day 7-1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

 

3)      The future of the site is bright. The site is based on same technologies as the Legendary Facebook. Presently, I am working on an interface and chat system which is more or less like facebook. I will introduce this ajax based interface when I move onto a fast dedicated server.

4)      How the site will generate money?  All the money earned from the advertisements will be be used up in moving onto a dedicated server, which is around Rs. 1 lakh for an year.

5)      Become a Gold Member: This is also to request all the Default members to kindly edit their respective profiles and become a Gold Member. You just need to enter few parameters like your height, interest and hobbies in the appropriate fields to become a Gold Member. It will take you at the most 3 minutes to fill in all these details. As a Gold member you can write personalised messages to other members, exchange telephone number etc., write blogs, participate in interactive forums and much more. Around 70 percent of the members have not filled in there profiles properly and hence are default members only.

I sincerely believe that you will find the match you are looking for on Om Shaadi Om.

Regards

Om Shaadi Om

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“The objective of this website is that more and more people should be able to find that someone special. The contemporary matrimonial websites offer a very bland interface and ideologies where you are not able to either properly communicate with other members or are not able to know their ethos and ideas. Om Shaadi Om is designed with the objective that you are able to find your eternal soul mate for life. You can take your time to decide if the prospective matches will give you happiness for a lifetime. The service is totally free and will always remain free, so you can be rest assured that you do not have to contact members within 3 months or 6 months as the membership is totally FREE.”

This is a community website made using open source software technologies. I will urge all the members to treat this website as their PERSONAL website. Once you become a member, this is your site. Once I get a number of members, then the revenue generated from the display of advertisements will be used to move onto a dedicated web server. Also I am designing a very good interface using AJAX and web 2.0 technologies that will give all the members a very fulfilling experience to use the site.

So, I will urge everyone to support this endeavour and to recommend this to maximum number of people. This is your site and do feel a sense of belongingness for the same. Participate in forum discussions and play a more active role in shaping the future.

Here are some of the interesting features of the site:

Powerful Matching Options

Find your perfect match by using our powerful matching features.

Use the Quick Search to find other members that are looking for someone just like you. Or use our Advanced Search to pick and choose from many different matching options. Once you’ve created the perfect search, save it so you can use the same search again with ease.

Still finding too many matches? Look for someone nearby. Narrow your search down to those living around your own zip code (not available in all areas).

You may also use Google Earth to interactively view the matches living in a particular area.

Forums

Robust forum software allows you to post topics on issues from matrimony, humour, relationship issues, dating to sports to politics and anything in between. Lively forums are a great place to find advice, debate issues and make new friends.

Forums, sometimes known as message or bulletin boards, allow our members to participate in on-going, in-depth discussions. This is different from “chat”, where conversations are brief, visible only in real time to current participants, and disappear after a few moments. Forum posts are longer and remain visible allowing richer exchanges to take place.

Blogs

All Gold Members of Om Shaadi Om are Bloggers by default. All the blog posts are integrated to the member’s profiles. So, whenever a members profile is visited, the visitors also get to see the ideas of the members by reading their respective blog posts.

In fact, I believe that blogs and forum discussions are the best way to find out how intellectually stimulating, caring or intelligent the prospective match is.

Full Featured Chat

Full featured chat allows you to have real-time chat with other members. Multiple chat rooms are available for different chat topics. Meet new friends! Chat is a great way to find new friends or partners, for fun, romance, matimony and long term relationships. Meeting and socializing with people online is both fun and entertaining.

Private chat sessions are also available for those private, intimate conversations with close friends. However, presently I have disabled this feature to improve overall site speed.

Internal Mail Messaging

A fully integrated messaging system is available for you to email other members anonymously and safely. By using our messaging system, you won’t have to reveal your real e-mail address or other personal information.

You can also create custom mail templates if you find yourself sending the same message again and again. When creating a templates you can make use of “template variables” for you to personalize your messages. Automatically include your profile data with any message that you send.

Express Interest

See someone you’re interested in but don’t want to email? Send them an interest to let them know. (In the beginning, this feature was known as sending winks. However, I thought that it looks a bit crude since for many people their parents were creating and maintaining the profiles). So, this was changed to Express Interest.

Friends and Hot People List

Build your own private friends list to keep track of their usernames, and to share photos and events. Use it for your main contact list!

If you see someone you’re interested in put them on your Hot People list and build your own Little Black Book.

Banned People

Tired of being bothered by the same losers over and over? Put them on your banned list and you become invisible to them.

Profile Views and Express Interest List

Want to see who’s checking you out? Look at the Views list to see who has visited your profile. And when you receive a Wink, check out the Winks List to see who’s interested in you!

Photo Gallery

Upload your photos and keep them private for you and your friends, or allow them to be viewed by everyone. Advanced gallery features include multiple album management and automatic thumbnails generation.

Built in photo editing allows you to crop or resize your photos after uploading.

Event Calendar

We offer a built in calendar so you can keep track of your events. See public events planned for members of the community, or track your own dates, such as birthdays or anniversaries.

 

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