Hot Or Not Review

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Finding a partner for dating or sexual relationships online is not something special today. A lot of people look for having fun outside their marriages or just for a partner to spend their life together. Some use specific dating websites for that, others prefer searching for their lovers on conventional social networks like Facebook, MySpace, etc. Today, we would like to present to you our Hot or Not review. 

Hot or Not is an online platform for meeting new people, be it friends, partners, or colleagues. It was launched in 2000 by two recent graduates of the University of California. Initially, it was a place where users could upload their photos and get to know whether they are hot or not in others’ opinions. Over time, it became a full-fledged social network with millions of users. Still, the website has a few pros and cons that you need to know before you sign up.

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Pros

• a lot of features are accessible free of charge
• reasonable prices

Cons

• your information might be given to third parties
• unwanted charges can be deducted from your card
• high chances of encountering a scam profile

How it works 

When we checked the Hot or Not website for the first time before testing, we did not like how it looks. As we pointed out, it was launched in 2000 and it seems to not have been updated ever since. This is how its homepage looks.

As you can see, the hotornot.com website has a very minimalistic design and only a few buttons to click on. At the top left corner, you can choose the language of the platform. At the top right corner, you can either sign in or browse the accounts of people who are close to your location. You can also take a look at randomly chosen profiles by clicking on the ‘Encounters’ button. 

In the center of the screen, there is a quick registration form that allows you to become a member in a few seconds. You can use two ways for registration: via your Facebook account or by answering a few questions. Let’s take a closer look at the second option. First, you need to choose your sex.

Next, you need to provide further information about yourself.

When you are done, please click on the ‘Create account’ button. After that, your registration is finished and you can start using the website. To proceed, you need to upload a few pictures from either your social network accounts or your computer.

After you have added at least one picture, you will be asked to verify your email address. To do that, you need to check your email from HotOrNot and click on the link you see there. When it’s done you will see the ‘Congratulations’ window inviting you to try out the social network. 

The dashboard of hotornot.com is pretty simple and easy to use. On the left, you have the navigation panel. At the center of the screen, you can see profiles of other members that you can swipe left or right to indicate whether you like them or not.

After you fill out your profile, please add a few photos. The website advises to add six pictures to get more popular. Now, you can start seeing your matches but before you can reach out to the,  you need to verify your account. It is needed to avoid scam activities and confirm that you are not a bot.  Also, a lot of profiles allow only verified users to make contact with them. 

The verification can be done by taking a picture with a certain gesture. When you are ready to do that, click on the respective window in your profile.

Overall, we liked using Hot or Not so far. The website did not crash a single time while we were testing it. At this stage, we can say it is a quite nice network to find new people for friendship or romance.

Audience 

Currently, Hot or Not has about 400 million users from all over the world with more than 160 million from the USA. One million members communicate here every day which makes hotornot.com one of the most visited social networking websites. The majority of members are aged 25-34 years old, and the women to men ratio is 2:3. Due to this inequality, women get a free trial period of three days to check the premium features of the Hot or Not service. 

The profile quality on the website is easy to evaluate since each profile has a rating. It is made up according to the popularity of your profile (the more people visit it, the higher your rating is). The rating of any person can also be seen in the search results. 

Pricing 

Although you can do a lot on Hot or Not without upgrading to premium, there are still a few features that you can get after switching to a prepaid membership:

• removing ‘no’ votes on your profile (those are the swipes of people who thought you were not hot);
• getting on top of the search results;
• being presented to other members more often;
• view others’ accounts in incognito mode;
• seeing who liked you;
• making your messages appear on top of others’ dialogues;
• contacting new users the first;
• chatting with the most popular members;
• sending virtual gifts;
• adding stickers in chat. 

To get access to these features, you need to choose either of the plans:

• one-week premium access for $3.99;
• one-month premium access for $12.99;
• three-month premium access for $31.99;
• half a year premium access for $47.99.

As you can see, the prices of hotornot.com are not high at all. However, this website was not intended as a dating spot, so you may not meet your lover here. Therefore, we advise you to think twice before upgrading your profile to a premium. 

Safety 

The safety of personal information is one of the most important issues for a secure online chatting experience. Hence, we would like you to check on privacy rules and other terms of use of any website before you start meeting people there. Here is what we know about your privacy on HotOrNot: 

• the company does not require to provide any sensitive data like religious views, state of health, sexual preferences, etc. Also, it is not needed for matchmaking so we advise you to refrain from posting it openly;
• the company promises to make your profile invisible to others right after you asked to delete it. All content that you shared on Hot or Not will be removed within a month;
• the company shares your data with several third parties, including their partner companies, software and hardware manufacturers, Internet providers, and so on. It can be used for various purposes, including polls, special offers, etc.
• the company prohibits sharing any abusive content and has the right to ban any user who breaches its regulations and Terms of use;
• the company uses only safe payment methods to ensure the security of your financial data. 

As you can see, Hot or Not tries to do its best to keep your safety while using it. However, a lot of its members reported unauthorized charges from their cards to Hot or Not. 

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Mona Smith

Chief editor

Mona has vast experience in the hookup industry. He’s been working hard for years to make this niche safe for people. Mona checks every review to make sure that a reader will find all the necessary and up-to-date information about an adult site.