Hot matches on GenesReunited

[meles]

I've renewed mine today - £9.95 for 12 months.

meles

[downside]

It seems that if you joined early on then you are charged £9.95 per annum, whereas newer members are being charged £9.95 for 6 months.

As it is a paid-for membership site though, it doesn't seem stop them bombarding you with adverts at every opportunity including hot matches.

My original point is that hot matches are designed to expose you to as much advertising as possible.  Most of the hot matches make no sense and you get a consistent amount of them every month regardless of whether new members have added potential new matches or not.

[Evelina]

Just caught this string, have to say I like the Genes site but the hot matches are a pain, the ones with one match only and then its just the date the birth place does not match.

I have connected to quite a lot of  4th & 5th cousins this way and a couple of 3rd cousins.  I never open my tree though i check the details once I have contacted someone or they have contacted me and then exchange info via direct email in the form of reports or GEDCOM's that way you can limit the info you give out.

I used to open tree but people just copied my info and then did not privitise living people so now I never let that happen. Luckily once I mentioned this to the offenders they changed it.

Evelina

[patrish]

I get 1 year for £9.95

I dont get that many hot matches, if you have common names I expect you would get more.

They dont bother me though I just delete them. 

I found a second cousin though Genes. 

[casram]

I contacted Genes Reunited re the cost of membership. Apparently if you renew within 4 weeks of your membership expiring you get a year for 9.95UKP otherwise it is that price for 6 months. Not sure when this came into effect.

Carolyn

[crystalight]

That's interesting Carolyn,

The last two times I have renewed my membership I have paid on or before the due date and only got 6 months both times 

Might have to get on to them......   Bet they will have a good excuse though 

Crystal 

[littleclaire]

I'm on continuous membership and only got six months. 

Crystal you'll have to let me know how you get on

Claire

[crystalight]

Hi Claire,

Ahhh, I think that may be where we are going wrong, come to think of it, I have only had to renew because my card changed numbers.

Crystal 

[elaine447]

I contacted them too
email I recieved read
if you have an annual membership and renew 2 weeks before the renewal date
or up to 4 weeks after it the cost of membership is £9.95 for 1 year
if you upgrade after the 4 weeks the cost is £9.95
for 6 months
if you have a 6 months membership then your renewal will be for another 6 months
I have just renewed and got 6 months
elaine