Meeting new people is sometimes a challenge. This is especially the case when someone is new to an area. One option to get to know new people is online and the best part is it is free in some places. Both AOL and Yahoo offer chat rooms where one can go online, create a user name and join rooms that are divided up by interests, area or age. Other options for meeting people are through Skype where
. one can search for people by area and send an invite to start talking. Another option available is through social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. All of the sites offer different options for communication. If just looking to chat then AOL, Yahoo or Skype are probably one's best option as they all have a chat feature.For people looking to find a date or relationship, there are dating websites available online to try. Many of them may offer free trials or allow a person to search for free but when wanting to contact someone, the sites make the person pay for a membership. Two dating sites available that are free are Plenty of Fish and OkCupid. Historically, Plenty Of Fish has been free; recently they added an pay-for-Upgrade feature to improve one's overall profile and search results. These allow a person to create a profile, browse through pictures and send emails to people to start chatting. With OkCupid, one can also take interesting online quizzes and personality profiles to improve matching scores.If using a dating site or other site to try to meet people, even if the site is free, one needs to keep several things in mind. First, like Plenty of Fish's name, there are many people out there so if a certain person one contacts is not interested, there are many other people to look at to try to make contact. Secondly, make sure to stay safe online by not revealing personal information that can get used for theft such as social security numbers, online passwords, credit cards etc. Third, if someone asks for money or financial assistance it is extremely likely that the profile is fake and the user is a scam artist. More reference links: www.pof.com www.okcupid.com
