Monday, September 12, 2016

Online Club review : Swinger Zone Central

This review is going to be a little different than most of our other club reviews. Up until now, all of our club reviews have been for brick and mortar clubs. While this is great for those of us who like to attend clubs in person, there is a sizable number of swingers who prefer to meet other swingers online. There are multiple "online clubs" out there for swingers to choose from. Some are set up in a manner similar to dating sites, while others try to provide a means to meet and mingle with others in the lifestyle in a manner that really is nothing more than an online club. They are all different, and they are not for everyone, but online clubs are worth talking about, so we will start with Swinger Zone Central.


Swinger Zone Central is one of the largest lifestyle website on the internet. In the name of full disclosure, I will say that this blog is signed up with SZC as an affiliate, and we get a percentage of any membership fees generated from people who join their site through our link. If you want to join SZC, we encourage you to use this link to do so, as the kickback will help us cover hosting fees, domain registration, and other overhead associated with this blog. Our participation in this program in no way effects our review of this site. If you want to join SZC, here is our referral link:

SwingerZoneCentral.com

Ok, now that the disclaimer is over, lets get down to business.


Website layout : Like most lifestyle web pages (including swingingtoday.com), the overall look is slightly dated. The dated look of SZC is not a huge issue, but the overall layout of the site can be an issue. The SZC home page can be a bit overwhelming, with lots of information being presented to you at once. Once you get the hang of the layout, its not to difficult to navigate, but until then, there can be a bit of a learning curve. The messaging system is a little clunky, and you tend to get lots of party invites from regional club owners in your mailbox, but overall the messaging system does it job. There is lots of additional functionality on SZC, such as party planning, club lists, user validations, and event listings. Most of these features are pretty easy to use, but some do have a bit of a learning curve.

User base : SZC likely has the largest user base of any lifestyle website. Running a search will likely show numerous swingers in your area. One of the first things you will notice on this, or any online swingers club, is that the single male population is significantly larger than what you would find in a brick and mortar club. The good news is that you can set search filters to only show people you are interested in, so if you are not interested in single men, it is easy to avoid them.

Clientele : SZC has a much more diverse client base than you will find at a physical club. This is good and bad. It is good because you can always find someone who is exactly what you are attracted to. It is also bad because everyone can always find someone who is exactly what they are attracted to. Because of the essentially endless options, many SZC users do not stretch out to get to know people outside of the demographics they typically are attracted to. At physical clubs, you get to immediately know people as an individual, not as a list of stats on a web page. The result is that everyone is judged for who they are, and people are more likely to get to know more people. On SZC, it is really easy to set a filter to only display the stats that you are looking for, but the end result is also that you may miss someone who you would have a great time with. The swinger you are looking for is on SZC, but there is no guarantee that you will find them, or that they will pay any attention to you.


Price : Joining SZC is free, but after a trial period, you will need to pay for continued access to the site. There are multiple membership options, ranging from 30 days to lifetime. The lifetime is the best value for the swinger who will use the site over a year, but it may be worthwhile to try out a cheaper package first, if you still like the site past your free trial, but are not sure you will still use it after a few months.


Overall impression : If you are looking to meet other people in the lifestyle online, SZC is a good place to start. The site is easy to use, the validation system allows for other swingers to verify people on the site, and the prices are reasonable, with a lifetime membership costing about the same as a night out at a club. Its not perfect, and the site has some issues, but in my opinion it is worth checking out, at least for the free trial period.

1 comment:

  1. As a lifetime member of SZC and a user of other swinger dating sites (it's not an online club), I do believe that SZC is one of the best sites functionally. It is very reliable as it's rarely down for maintenance or problems. However, it's mainly a Midwest focused site. If you're in Ohio or Indiana you'll do fine but the pickings are slim anywhere else. The biggest complaint I have is that SZC does not allow people to delete their profile and the system administrator won't do it either. So you have a lot of dead and abandoned profiles getting in the way. There is also no review of pics posted. Let's just say that some are off-topic. Still, SZC is better than other more popular sites like SLS which is always having technical issues. If I lived in the Midwest it would be my go to site.

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