Hello. We are a team of Marketing Majors from Bryant University, and we have some advice to offer. One main area to work on would be your Facebook page for your dating website. Many young users who utilize dating sites are also on Facebook. Your page is somewhat empty. Try to encourage members of your dating site to "Like" the corresponding Facebook page and have them make comments about their success on the site. You can use the page to advertise new additions to the website or upcoming events. Also, a Twitter page where your website members can again share their successes would be beneficial. You could also encourage members to invite friends by offering small rewards per person gained.

For your gossip site, see if you can get magazines like Glamour or Cosmopolitan to post advertisements on their web pages. Again, an active Facebook page and Twitter feed can help draw in more people. On Twitter, you can post catchy tag lines and direct interested parties to your site to find out the whole story.

For both sites, e-newsletters can help keep your members up-to-date and reminded about the existence of your site.

Sincerely,
Dynamic Consulting