But as work picked up (“I was working 60+ hours a week,” he said), he had less time to date online.
“I found a writer on Craigslist and paid him to send my messages for me,” said Valdez. “I had him do the icebreaker messages. When I saw he was doing a good job, I’d have him handle the back and forth. We had a lot of success.”
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Soon, friends and family were begging to use his assistant too. So in 2009, he launched Virtual Dating Assistants.
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The founders say they’ve already seen “a lot” of interest from major online dating sites that want to integrate their offerings.
“Traditionally, dating coaching was considered a luxury of sorts,” said Geno. “[Dating online] is becoming one of the primary ways to meet people. People need to know how to navigate it.”
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