Monthly Archives: December 2010

Tell us what you think!

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Phew! Judging from the recent swarm of comments here on the blog, it looks like you guys have a ton of suggestions for Skout! The feedback has been almost overwhelming!

… Almost. ;-)

But y’know what? We just can’t get enough of your feedback! Every comment and every voice that speaks up about the app is really pushing us to move the Skout App in the right direction. We want nothing more than to deliver you a luxurious experience in the mobile flirting genre, and we are definitely striving to iron out those bumps in the road that many of you have pointed out to us. Many of the glitches would never have even been caught if not for your help!

So with that said, let me ask you this …

1.) What do you guys think about the blog?
2.) And what would you like to see here?
3.) Are you interested in seeing what goes on in the Skout Office behind the scenes?
4.) Would you like to get to know any of our staff?
5.) Do you want to see more pictures of what we do all day here in the city?

Let us know!
We want every part of your Skout experience to be awesome and interesting. So get back to us! We’re listening.

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

Dating Tips for Skouts!

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Why hello, hello, Skouts!
First and foremost, thank you so much for all of your generous opinions and suggestions in our previous post — you have no idea how much your collective ideas count and how helpful all of your input has been!

As I’ve mentioned in the comments, a lot of what we do for the app is dependent on your voice as a Skout user. We might think we’re doing an incredible job, but oftentimes we have no idea what you guys and gals are thinking. We want to bring you the best possible dating application experience ever, and in order to do that, we just need your input!

So of course if you have any suggestions, just drop us a comment or let us know.
We are most definitely listening. Seriously. We are. We actually moderate each and every comment that comes in!

But okay. Now down to the good stuff.

I’ve noticed that a lot of you (guys mainly) seem to be having problems getting other Skouts to respond to your messages. So here’s some advice from me to you on how to at least start a conversation over Skout and generate some feedback or interest:

1. Upload more than one picture of yourself!
In fact, upload as many pictures of yourself as you can from as many different angles as possible! Have a full-body picture? Upload it! We wanna see your style and get a feel for how you really look. Have a close up shot of your face? Upload it! We want to see what you look like! None of this blurry crappy picture stuff — your myspace angles aren’t going to cut it here.

As a potential flirt or friend looking through the app, we want to make sure that you’re not just some creeper weirdo using one fake picture that you happened to find online. Skout users get tons of messages every day from other Skouts looking to flirt or chat with us. You want to make your profile at least stand out and give us a reason to talk back, so stack your Skout profile with awesome shots of you and STAND OUT!

2. Your Skout profile is like your “digital dating resume” that we quickly skim and critique. Spend some time on it to make it represent you! You’re basically selling yourself as an individual and you need to compel us to speak with you!

One of the best ways to do this is to fill out the About Me section with something interesting about yourself, or perhaps a link to your Facebook or Twitter so we can go check those out and see that you’re a real, living, breathing person and not some sham! When you think about how many Skouts are actually reaching out to each other on this app every day, it’s almost overwhelming. As a Skout user, we all have the option to be a little picky with who we decide to speak to, so always remember to put your best foot forward and STAND OUT!

3. Start off with a creative greeting when you spot someone you’re interested in chatting with! While “Hey, what’s up?” is fine and dandy, it’s definitely not as intriguing as, “Hey, I noticed your profile mentioned that you played Video Games. I play too! It’s cool to see a girl on here who appreciates Call of Duty. Do you play any other games?” Etc etc.

Get my drift??
This is a chatting app, basically. You want to be able to start the conversation off right!

Also, try to steer away from conversation starters that make you come off as a creeper/weirdo. Unless we give you the green light to take it sexual with us, we’re probably going to immediately assume that you’re a douchebag or a psycho rapist or a fake profile. You need to assume that a lot of us are new to the online/mobile dating experience and take it easy on us!

So have I drilled “standing out” into your head yet, Skouts?
Step up that game!

While you may not get a response to every single message you send out, don’t let that discourage you. It’s a bit tougher to impress potential flirts & friends in the online/mobile dating environment in general, so stock up your Skout Profile with pictures and info, start more interesting conversations, and don’t come off as a creeper!

There’s some fierce competition out there. ;-)
Don’t forget to ask questions if you need more tips or advice! Just leave me a comment and I’ll get back to you!

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

Take This Fun Skout Questionnaire!

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Skouts!
While we adore our community so far and love all of the feedback that’s been coming in (many of you have helped steer the direction in which Skout has been growing, and we really appreciate your input!) — we’d love to know a little more!

Below is a short, fun, and easy questionnaire for you to fill out and send back to us. Your voice counts! We want to know:

1. What do you like about Skout so far?
2. What are some things that you don’t like about Skout?
3. Do you have any suggestions for fun features that you’d like us to implement on the app or on our website?
4. Have you met anyone through our app? And if so, tell us how it went!

We’ll be taking the time to read each of your comments and discussing amongst ourselves which ideas we might decide to implement, and brainstorming for some new, fun features for you guys to use on the App.

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

How do I get someone on Skout to notice me?

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Have you been searching through Skout with no luck? Sending out winks and messages only to find yourself ignored or shunned by other Skouts? Don’t give up hope just yet. While you may think you’ve been dealt the short straw, perhaps it’s just time to try a new strategy?

Don’t forget that with the Skout app, you have one very special tool in your dating arsenal that is sure to get you noticed:

Gifts!!

Our research has proven that Skout users who flirt with a gift are 11 times* more likely to receive some sort of feedback or response when using our application! How’s that for motivation?

In fact, we even took the time to craft some extra special seasonal presents to welcome in the holidays. Here’s how to get to them:

From candy canes to christmas ornaments, you can spread the winter fun by shooting over a special gift to your favorite flirts and friends on Skout. What a great way to spend the free points Christian has put in your account, right?

So what are you waiting for?!
Get to giving this Christmas with your favorite dating app. And don’t forget to tell us your success stories — you know how much we love to hear those. ;)

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

*this is a made-up number. They would rather have the engineers building cool new features than running reports. But we eyeballed the numbers and our eyeballs popped. Trust us, gifts work.