Guess what, Skouts?
After scrounging around for ideas for our next Skout Blog, my awesome team (you met them last week in our previous entry on “How To Make A Skout Blog“) came up with the terrific idea to throw a contest!

Prize:
Up to 3 winners will receive a free pro membership for a year! Well, if we get more than 3 good answers we’ll give more prizes. We reserve the right to be arbitrary and unfair. Extra points for funny. Really extra points for prurient details. WOAH! But what exactly do you get with a pro membership? I’ll tell you! The ability to find out who checked you out, who thinks you’re hot stuff, dibs on premium placements in our listing, unlimited chats (yeah, these are already free on our iphone and Android apps, but web members have to pay), and unlimited “winks”.

Rules:
To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this entry with your best advice on how to pick up a date through Skout (actual experience would be awesome). Do you start a conversation? Do you cut to the chase? What has worked for you, or what have you been trying? Let us know!

Please provide your correct email address when commenting to be notified when you win! The deadline is Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 at 11:59pm Pacific Time , so get those entries in now!

And as always? Happy flirting, Skouts.
XOXO Cheri XOXO

First and foremost, writing this article was actually incredibly difficult for me because every time I popped open the application to reference it, I would get distracted by all of the hot guys in my area. Heheh!

To give you some background, at the time of writing this I’m on a business trip for one of my companies, crafting this blog post from a hotel room in Southern California — land of beautiful beaches, gorgeous people, amazing weather, and epic sunburns (you should see my shoulders right now, holy crap!).

You think I’d be out and about running around soaking in the sun or off at this huge, exclusive beach party with my boss that has an open bar, tons of free food, and a crapload of activities, right? But instead I’m here in my room, curtains swung shut, typing up this dang piece because I’m on a tight deadline! No distractions!

Such is the life of your favorite Skout.com blogger, Cheri.

Typically, I’ll miss my deadlines by a day or two and get shot an angry email by Robin Wolaner (one of my bosses here at Skout) saying something like, “Cheri! You need to be on a more regular posting schedule! I’m really annoyed right now!” LOL! Sorry to be such a headache, Robin! But she’s just doing her job, of course, and I do realize that I can be a huge pain in the ass. Especially since all of my articles are supposed to be in by Wednesday!

I bet none of you really knew that, huh?
Well now you do! I’m on a constant time crunch! And with everything that I do for a living, it’s some pretty stressful stuff!

But it’s difficult to consistently dish out articles when the ideas I have left are lackluster as hell! For instance, when coming up with ideas for The Flirt Blog, I usually ask myself the following questions, “What do people want to read about? What’s the latest in hook up gossip? What are people gabbing about on Skout?”

Y’know.
Typical brainstorming stuff.

Every once in a while I’ll get thrown a bone.
Like some cool press release about how Skout is the bomb dot com will be thrown out on the web and I’ll get to brag about how we’re the sh*t. Sometimes I’ll just brainstorm with my team about what we want to get out there, and they’ll shoot some cool ideas at me. Or I’ll even reach out to my own fanbase (not that I’m famous or anything, eheheh) and ask what everyone wants to hear!

But of course it’s not always guaranteed that I’ll land a good topic. Especially something that’s worth writing about that I feel you’ll all actually want to read (and after being a blogger for 8 or 9 years, I’m pretty sure I have a good grasp on what people enjoy reading)!

Fortunately, we usually end up with something passable. At which point I’ll type up the article, grammar-nazi the crap out of it to make sure everything flows and sounds absolutely perfect, write and rewrite the various paragraphs, then shoot it over to Tobias who manages the “picture inserting” portion of the blog!

Hey, Tobias. XD

For example.
You see all these nifty pictures here on the post? It’s all thanks to Tobias (who is actually working from overseas and is nowhere near me here in California)! Amazing how we pull together like that, isn’t it? So thanks, buddy. I’m way too swamped to run those photos myself, and these articles wouldn’t exist without you! Haha. I can’t take all the credit, right?

After he shoots the pictures over to me, it’s my job to insert them into the article, save the draft onto the Flirt Blog, then send over that same draft to Robin who will then read over my piece and let me know what she hates or loves about it, what I need to change about the article, or if it’s good to go!

And then I can finally post this thing. Phew!
And even then, what’s the guarantee that anyone will even read it, right?! For a process as long as this and for something that involves so many people, we sure don’t put a lot of time into getting the word out about this blog (which defeats the purpose, I think).

But no worries. Word on the street is that we’ve got something good cooking up that immediately lets you know when a new article is posted. And if not, I will make it my duty to push the idea on our team. Eheheheheh.

But okay!
My tip for this week is — are you traveling? Going on a road trip? In a new area of some sort? Pop open the Skout app and check out all of the hotties in your area. You’ll be pleasantly surprised! For me, constantly checking Skout in Stockton is like, “Yawn! Gimme something fresh!” So it was way exciting to see a ton of gorgeous people in SoCal on Skout when I traveled down there over the weekend!

So as always? Happy flirting, Skouts.
XOXO Cheri XOXO

Why hello there, Skouts! Did you miss me this week?

We usually try to have a new blog post up by Thursday at the latest, but this time the delay works out!

I’ve just received word that Christian (the big boss man) has credited all of your accounts with 100 points! Whaaaaat?! You’re rich! You’re all stinking filthy rich! Ha.

But what does this mean, exactly? What are these points for? Well! Allow me to give you a quick walkthrough.

Have you been talking up a cutie? Maybe you’d like to show him (or her) some extra special lovin? Well. Use that new stash of points to pick her up a Skout gift! Pick her up some flowers, a drink, or impress her with a treasure chest for those money loving types. Ha! Skout has a virtual playground of fun gifts to send her (or his) way!

Or maybe you’re just in the mood for a quick ego boost, or want the world to know how dang cute you are? With Skout’s “Look at me” service, you can actually place a bid for a spot on our featured users list! Watch the picture comments and messages flood in, you little attention whore you.

Or maybe you’re not into all that competition nonsense and would rather custom select the Skout users that you receive attention from? There’s a feature for that too! With a wink bomb, you can send an attention grabbing wink to multiple hotties at once (at only 5points a wink)! You won’t know what to do with all the new faces you’ll be able to flirt with!

Maximize your Skout experience by taking these free points that we’ve hooked you up with for a test run. And if you find yourself wanting more? You can both purchase points, as well as earn them for free!

Yeah. I know.
It doesn’t get much better than that.

But you guys, I’m way curious. What are you planning on spending your new Skout points on? We here on The Flirt Blog would love to know! Leave a comment telling us what you did!

And as always? Happy flirting, Skouts.
XOXO Cheri XOXO

The climate is cooling, the breeze is picking up, and the clouds are forming overhead — Summer is almost over and we’re at the point where you’re more likely to find your potential mates snuggling up inside on the couch in front of the TV instead of out and about and on the beach!

But is it too late for a summer romance?

We at Skout hardly think so.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — Skout’s service provides a unique and more convenient way for you to meet and flirt with a fresh face while taking away the hassle of having to scope out your potential mate while at someplace like, say, a bar. In fact, we’ve made it so that you may never even have to step foot out the front door to meet someone you’re interested in. It’s the future of dating in the palm of your hand, doing what website-based services can’t by bringing you dating on the go.

Some of our favorite Skout users have found each other while running around outside and enjoying the sunlight. But with the oncoming chilly weather, most of us are choosing to warm up inside rather than frolic around during the day. But in this darker, cozier atmosphere, you’d better believe that singles are out to romance more than anyone else!

If you’re on Skout, you’re probably in the mood for a little cuddling, right? Guaranteed that someone in the over 1.5 million people who use our service is probably feeling the same exact way that you are.

So why not check it out?
New people, new faces, and new personalities join us every single day. And each one is open to the possibility of meeting someone new!

And who knows? That belated summer romance might blossom into something more.

But hey.
That’s just what we do here at Skout.
Bringing people together with likeminded interests in the hopes of a fun story in the making. And if you have one to share, be sure to let us know! We’d love to get in touch with you (and possibly feature you here on our blog!).

And as always? Happy flirting, Skouts.
XOXO Cheri XOXO

Why not give it a shot?

For Aisha Ballie, meeting her soul mate was as easy as pulling up the Skout application and noticing Brian Gettleman’s handsome smile. Two years later and they’re on a flight to Paris where Brian proposed to Aisha with his grandmother’s diamond wedding ring.

Sounds like a modern fairytale romance, right?

But with Skout trending across the globe, over 1.5 million users are finding meeting the love of their life that much easier and more convenient.

Check out this video clip from our recent mention on ABC News:

It’s exciting to see couples finding true love through Skout’s high tech dating service, and even more exciting to know that we’re leading the way in this new trend!

Do you have a similar story to share? Don’t be shy! Leave a comment or get in touch — we’d love to hear from you. And who knows? Maybe you’ll be featured here on The Flirt Blog?

Also, my boss is looking pretty buff in that video clip! Has he been working out in preparation for all the screen time he’s been getting lately with Skout? What do you guys think? Don’t lie to us, Christian. We’re onto you.

EDIT @11:45AM PST:

And as always? Happy flirting, Skouts.
XOXO Cheri XOXO