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Five facts about Alt

• Signup is easy and can be done singularly, as a couple or as a group
• The site offers members a free live video chat facility
• You can access blogs, groups, and magazine features
• View adult movies on a pay-per-minute basis
• Most active members are aged 25-34

The Idea Behind Alt.com

Alt.com is less a dating site, more a community, specifically aimed at individuals with more 'Alternative' desires. Typically, this includes people who might be curious (or obsessive) about Bondage, Dominance, Sadism, and Masochism (BDSM), role-playing, kinky sex or various forms of fetishism. People can sign up quickly, as individuals, couples or a group. This Alt.com dating site review will examine the key aspects of the Alt.com experience.

The Pros of Alt

• Excellent search facilities
• Many opportunities to interact with other members in this community

The Cons of Alt

• For newbies, the range of stuff on offer can seem a little daunting
• You need to subscribe fairly early on to take full advantage of the resources

Member Structure

The site claims to have between 35,000 and 40,000 members in the UK alone, with a worldwide membership running into millions. Upwards of 12,000 members are active every week. The majority of site users are males (80%), and of this demographic, the most popular age-bracket is 25-34 year-olds.

Registration

Registering to become a member of Alt.com can be achieved in a few minutes, and is offered as a free service. The task of creating your unique login requires to complete five steps. You can input your details as a man, a woman, a couple (man/woman, man/man, woman/woman), a group or TS, TV, TG (transsexual, transvestite, transgender.) During the registration process, you are provided with a sneak preview of some of the videos that you'll have access to once you complete the process (there are over 250,000 member videos available, 3,910 member webcasts and nearly 11,000 active members near your current location (Although these can be as far apart as Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth, at opposite ends of the UK.)

The next step is to input your birthday, country and county. (A further statement indicates there is currently a total of 962,925 members online.) Now you input your email, then choose a username and a password (at least five characters and case sensitive.)

Now a little more information is required – sexual orientation (straight, gay/lesbian, bi-sexual, bi-curious,) body type (ample, athletic, average, BBW/BBM, a little extra padding, slim/petite,) race (American Indian, Asian, Black, Caucasian, East Indian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Mixed, other,) marital status (prefer not to say, single, married, divorced, separated, attached, widowed,) and role (prefer not to say, dominant submissive, switch, not applicable, unsure.)

The next part of the profile is to state more about you. Write an introduction title (at least 10 characters.) Then there's a textbox where you can tell others about yourself. If you need inspiration, there's a handy link entitled 'writing ideas.' Lastly, you click on the validation link sent to your email address and agree to the terms and conditions.

Functionality

Search tools

The main search tool is accessible from the horizontal navigation bar at the top. Here you can search through online members, members on instant messaging, new matches, members near you, VIP members, hot or not (you thumbs-up or thumbs-down profile photos – hot members are added to your hotlist), advanced search, kink search or browse. When you browse members by country, you get an excellent overview of all the members in a certain area. For instance, in Massachusetts, there are currently 40,874 members online. Click on this total and you'll see these numbers broken down to couples seeking men, men seeking groups, and so on. A further search box allows you to narrow your parameters even further, according to age and 'interested in' (anal, candle wax and numerous other options.)

Making contact

Clicking on the profile of other members allows you to make contact in various ways. You can flirt, add them to your friend list, message them, or add them to your hotlist. You can customize your message center, adding new folders, or checking out the various categories – active, important, Cupid matches, Ambassador, Friends, Hotlist, Flowers/Gifts, VIP, Gold Members, Others, Pending Conversations

The App

There's no app version of Alt.com.

Special Features

Alt.com offers several interesting features. You can send other members gifts or tips. You can participate in HD Member webcam chats, as well as using Instant Messenger to keep your interactivity on point. A Hotlist allows you to save your favorites for future reference, as well as allowing you to see who has added you to their Hotlist. If there are certain members you have indicated to be your Favorites, you can keep up with their online progress with an Activity Feed. A What's Hot option will present the latest in hot videos and photos, as well as a chance to check out member albums and look at the members featured.

Pricing Plans

List of Alt.com pricing

Silver Membership

• 1 Month: 19.95 USD / Month-19.95 USD
• 3 Months: 11.99 USD / Month-35.97 USD
• 12 Months: 8.33 USD / Month-99.97 USD

Gold Membership

• 1 Month: 29.95 USD / Month-29.95 USD
• 3 Months: 19.99 USD / Month-59.97 USD
• 12 Months: 12.50 USD / Month-149.97 USD

Common questions and their answers

Summary – do we recommend Alt.com?

With a worldwide membership running into some two million or so, with strong customer bases in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, and many other countries, Alt.com is a terrific site for single (or otherwise) seeking someone more erotic than generic online dating.

The membership fee certainly won't break the bank (sign up for as little as $8.85 a month). When you have completed the registration process, you are presented with a treasure trove of possibilities.

The profile questions you are asked allow you to be very specific about the type of sexual experience you are seeking. You can describe your favored role (dominant, submissive, switch, and if you're simply not sure at this stage, you can indicate this from the outset and see where things might go from here.)

As you compile your profile you'll be asked around 10 questions about BDSM fundamentals, the types of scenes and play you enjoy, scene fantasies and preparations, sexual activities ad extracurricular activities. So what does Alt.com do with your answers once you've been processed? Simply. According to this Alt.com algorithm, the lower the score on a scale of one to 100, the less 'deviant' you are. There is a fun element to this sort of self-assessment, but it does illustrate how seriously the site treats its customers.

To make the most of Alt.com, you need to be considering upgrading to a silver or gold standard membership. This will give access to an incredible array of functionality and interaction with the other site users. As a free member, you can certainly browse through the galleries and excite yourself with glimpses of all sorts of naked flesh and attractive-looking individuals who are up for a good time. But once you've subscribed you contact millions of other members, check out multiple photos, pore over their steamy video introductions and other intimate details.