ALT has plenty of options, which makes their site a little complicated to use, not so straight forward, and feel more like a video game to get into rather than something simple like Tinder. It seems like members who do sign up for Gold and Silver would be heavily immersed in the culture of this site and would develop successful online and real life relationships. As mentioned earlier, the heavy amount of features and access into the alternative sex community turns ALT into a rabbit hole of online sex. This is probably an appeal for most users.
Sign-Up Process
Signing up is initially easy, but the more in-depth questionnaire on your profile takes a very long time to complete. However, the mixture of one-answer and lengthy, open-ended questions are all very specific to help make sure other users know exactly what you want sexually, which makes perfect sense in a community like this one. While there is a free profile option available (the access if very limited), it’s recommended that new users pay for the Gold or Silver packages to gain full access to all the site’s features.
Members & Messaging
ALT’s messaging center is in-depth and filled with options to cater your inbox and instant messenger to your liking. Users can set up an auto reply (which comes in handy as many users complained of receiving a massive amount of seemingly fake messages when not signed up for a paid package). On top of that, members can easily block annoying users, they can be notified when someone has read their message and they can use the Member Center Filter system to reject messages from users who do not meet their interests. Lees verder