Unless you've been living under a rock, you can't help but hear about the trials and tribulations, successes and failures today's singles face daily when it comes to online dating .

Unfortunately, only a minority of men and women have success when it comes to dating online. In reality, most people (mainly women) give up within one month of joining their chosen dating site through frustration and disappointment.

Before we go on and let you in on a few industry tips to help you succeed with online dating, just remember, the quantity of available men and women is not the problem, in fact, there is a predicted 40 million active singles currently using online dating worldwide, it's how you need to assess the quality of singles and how you need to present your image that really counts.

Becoming disillusioned with the online dating process is what you need to avoid - learn how to conquer online dating with our proven steps for success!

With new online dating sites launching every day, choosing the right one is crucial. There are many offers and marketing techniques out there that usually fail to deliver the message offering little more than hype. It is at this point people become disillusioned with the whole online dating process. As a result many people are put off before than even begin.

Search engines provide the most obvious starting point. Before you start Googling your way to your love destination, decide what type of dating site you're looking for, start the process of elimination. Decide on what it is you truly seek. A long term relationship, just sex, a gay partner, certain ethnic groups, compatible religious singles, older men, younger women, tall men, rich women, fit singles, curious singles, looking for affairs.....get the picture? You want it, cyber space has the answer!

There is no point joining a relationships dating site like eHarmony, for example, if you are looking for a bisexual hook up, or perhaps looking only for singles with Asian Catholic Orthodox beliefs. And believe me when I say this, there is an online dating site out there for every need, desire, fantasy or reality you could ever imagine. Do you like black men, Asian women, perhaps Eurasian, struth I'm sure if you looked hard enough you could Google your way to someone who was purple with pink dots.

Point being, the most important step you will take when dating online, is to be very selective in which site you join - does it fit your mould?