We are very pleased to announce the launch of YuppieDating.co.uk and DevilsDating.co.uk on behalf of Stewart Turton.

Stewart is a freelance web developer, so he has a great head for eye catching design and development.  He decided to set up a site after meeting the team at Internet World 2007, however left his concept on the back burner for a while, never pursuing this idea into a fully functioning website.

Then after beginning his full time job as a designer/developer, he decided that it was the perfect opportunity to put his new found skills to good use and has now launched his original sites.

YuppieDating.co.uk, with its simple, slick design is aimed at young professionals and is supported on our general database, whereas DevilsDating.co.uk is positioned to target Casual daters.

The sites are already doing very well and we cannot wait to see what Stewart has planned for his next idea with us.

Our very own MD, Steve Pammenter recently featured in New Media Knowledge, an information hub for people working in digital media.

Steve discussed the background to WhiteLabelDating.com, his personal opinion on the path online dating and social networking will take in the near future, and how to profit from niche.

To read the full article please click on the New Media Knowledge link above.

We are very pleased to welcome a brand new partner to the WLD family, who has successfully launched DiorDating.com after approaching us with an idea for a new site.

DiorDating.com is aiming to bring finesse to the online dating industry and with its tag line “It’s Fashionable Dating Online” coupled with a stylish design, the site certainly does achieve that. It was the intention to create a warm, comfortable environment that makes interacting with other members as easy as writing a postcard.

DiorDating.com also has a Fan Club and Group via facebook, another great way of advertising the site.

We are very excited to announce that WhiteLabelDating.com is now ranking as the 6th most popular dating site, according to the latest ComScore Media Metrix numbers.

This is fantastic news as it now confirms WLD as the biggest and best white label provider in the UK.  If our enormous growth over the last 12 months is anything to go by, this can only get better. We are certainly expecting to be putting the likes of Match.com under pressure by the end of the year!

Of course, our huge success is also down to the hard work that our partners put into keeping their own sites up and running. This coupled with the continuous discovery of new partners and in-turn new ideas, we expect numbers of visits to have doubled by December.

We are pleased to announce a brand new partnership between WLD and Neil Stanley, another brilliant success story from Internet World. Neil has already launched a range of sites with us, two of which are a regional sites, BognorSingles.co.uk. and MatchLondon.co.uk.

Neil is currently one of the UK’s most active ‘domainers‘, making a profit buying and selling domain names. After meeting our team at the London Exhibition this year, he decided that it was time to start building some of his domains into functional websites, as this was a more lucrative opportunity.

With a great eye for a good domain name and well designed sites, we are expecting to see a fantastic personal portfolio from Neil in the future.

Internet World may by now feel like a distant memory, but here at WLD we are still seeing some great results from the show:-

We are pleased to announce the launch of AlreadyHere.co.uk on behalf of Paul Watt, who decided to become a partner with WLD after meeting us at Internet World this year, and saw great potential to generate additional revenue for himself.

His idea was to create a site that implies that there are many people ‘already here’ within the online dating community, waiting to be found, and that any potential members should not feel alone in their quest to find a partner. This inspiration came from the desire to remove any stigma that some people may still see as being attached to online dating.

Please take a couple of minutes to check out our improved homepage with our brand new partner testimonial video. Find out what our partners really think about us!

And as they always love to be centre of attention, we have also posted a clip from some of our lovely staff. So if you would like to find out what it’s like to work at WhiteLabelDating.com, please take a look. And remember, if you like what you see, we are still recruiting.

I’m very happy to announce the arrival of the latest member to our development team, Tim Blair, who begins today. Tim’s joining us as Senior Developer and brings a wealth of experience, expert knowledge and hardcore frisbee-throwing skills to the company. We’re all delighted to welcome him.

Tim is the sixth appointment to the development team in just six months, joining (chronologically) me, Nick, Andy, Ian and Glan, and he will be leading development of some of the major new projects we’re beginning this summer.

We’ve also just confirmed the arrival of Jon as Senior Designer later this month, who I’ll post about when he joins, and continue to look for the very best PHP and front-end developers around. If you think you’ve got what it takes and would like to join the team, take a look at our jobs page and get in touch.

Here at WLD we like to pride ourselves at having a pretty special bunch of people working for us, and here is the proof:

Not only has our Technical Operations Manager, Ian Winter, been working exceptionally hard getting our new email delivery system up and running but he has also found the time to throw himself out of a plane at 12,500 feet!

Ian completed the skydive at Weston on the Green on Saturday 28th June to raise money for Diabetes UK. Ian is diabetic himself, so decided it was a very appropriate charity to support.

Here is what Ian had to say about the experience:

“The whole day was awesome and i would definitely do it again. I’m really pleased that I raised so much money for the charity and want to thank everyone who’s donated for their generosity.”

A massive congratulations for his achievement. Well done Ian!

If you would like to Support Ian and Diabetes UK by donating to the charity, please click on the link below.

Support Ian and donate to Diabetes UK.

We are very pleased to welcome Mike Hills on board, a new partner to WhiteLabelDating.com.

Mike already owns an existing online business, Guide4.  He was searching for a way to expand, and came across WLD.  Once realising that WLD could offer everything he needed, he worked closely with his account manager, quickly setting up a personal portfolio of 6 sites.  His sites include Guide4Dating.co.uk, Guide4Dating.info, and Guide4Personals.com.  He also has one regional site, DyfedDating.co.uk.

Mike also owns ChildSponsors.org, a website that aids individuals in sponsoring children that may be suffering due to hunger, war or abuse.

The revenue created by Mike’s 6 dating sites will be used to pay all administration fees for ChildSponsor.org, as well as providing ay extra donations when it can.  We think this is a fantastic idea, and are very pleased to be hosting the dating sites for Mike.