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My dating site startup. Designed and coded all by my lonesome.

iwouldbangyou.com

Guys won't have a problem with the name, but women will.

Let's say 1 in 10 single women are looking to just get laid. They just got out of a long term relationship, they have a strong sex drive, whatever.

These women don't want to announce to the world that they're looking for a hookup. They want to go a bar, meet a guy they like, have some drinks, go back to his place, etc. The next morning they'll lie to themselves about how they drank too much and that their inhibitions were down.

Women are confusing creatures. Even if they desperately want to have sex they seldom come out and say as much. For that reason, I think the name of your site is only going to attract the skankiest of the skanks.

You're right - most women, even if they're open to hooking up, don't want to shout it from the rooftops. Plus, for even halfway attractive women it's very easy to find willing participants in person and all the other dating sites already feature photos so people scroll through and only select people they'd want to bang anyway.

Go easy on him guys,

I found the name "iwouldbangyou" along with the victorian imagery funny. Ryan is right about the part that other dating sites take themselves too seriously.

Im pretty curious to see how this pans out, I wish you the BEST OF LUCK :)

Everybody hold the phone.. I think.. I THINK I've figured out why he's alone.

Function follows form in this case. If the centerpiece action is choosing who you'd bang, count on more users having expectations of sex on the first date -- expectations their date might not share, because it's not clear if that's what this site is about. Either it's a dating site or it's a casual hookups site; choose one to focus on, and own it.

From your About: "I Would Bang you is free. Always. And ad free." -- how will you make money? Is this a startup, or just a really clever way to find someone to bang you?

I definitely hear you on the "choosing one to focus on". I'd like to be able to focus more on the dating aspect of it, if not just because then it shall appeal to a larger market...However with a name like "I Would Bang You" this can be difficult. I'll have to have a good long think about how to especially get this to happen.

I've got some plans for the future as to how I will make money with it, however the first step is just establishing a user base! I think there are probably ways to get laid that require much less effort :)

Like what, prostitution? You're already starting at the point that other dating sites devolve to.

I absolutely loved the humorous tone!

I reckon some integration with social networks could be a good way for you to gain some leverage. People would be able to tag the friends they'd like to bang and see who would bang them back. I think curiosity would send some traffic your way, especially because there's a natural virality to your app if you approach it that way.

The best of luck, and please keep us updated on how things develop!

This might feel / seem a little deceptive - but I would consider having a "female-themed/friendly" theme for the site too. Two domains, one DB, etc.

Because other than that, I think you're going to have a huge problem finding female members.

I do like the sense of humor, imagery-wise, and the design.

Never thought I'd see "dating startup" and "lonesome" in the same headline. On second thought, it makes total sense.

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