Comments on: Six-Figure Yentl http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/six-figure-yentl/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren R. Sussman http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/six-figure-yentl/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Darren R. Sussman Wed, 30 Mar 2005 02:20:57 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=243#comment-298 I would imagine that the reason that services like this are so expensive is because of the time involved in making a personal match for someone. It's the sort of thing where you can only handle so many clients simultaneously, so given that and whatever overhead might be involved, it's necessary to charge high rates in order to make the living you're expecting to make off of it. Now, where you could really score with a service like this is finding a way to offer it at a more affordable price, thereby servicing the younger, eHarmony-type crowd. Alternatively, you could target senior citizens, especially with so many aging baby-boomers... I would imagine that the reason that services like this are so expensive is because of the time involved in making a personal match for someone. It’s the sort of thing where you can only handle so many clients simultaneously, so given that and whatever overhead might be involved, it’s necessary to charge high rates in order to make the living you’re expecting to make off of it.

Now, where you could really score with a service like this is finding a way to offer it at a more affordable price, thereby servicing the younger, eHarmony-type crowd. Alternatively, you could target senior citizens, especially with so many aging baby-boomers…

]]> By: Becky http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/six-figure-yentl/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Becky Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:26:10 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=243#comment-297 Hmmm, professional matchmaking. Services like this just give me the creeps, although I'm sure there are a ton of readers out there who've had success with Match.com and the like. Of course, I'm horrible at pairing the right shoes at 6:00 am (I have worn two left shoes at one point!) so maybe this isn't the career for me. ;) Hmmm, professional matchmaking. Services like this just give me the creeps, although I’m sure there are a ton of readers out there who’ve had success with Match.com and the like.

Of course, I’m horrible at pairing the right shoes at 6:00 am (I have worn two left shoes at one point!) so maybe this isn’t the career for me. ;)

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