• What are Interest Groups?
• How to Search for Interest Groups
• Browsing Local Interest Groups
• Browsing Topical Interest Groups
• Browsing by Top Keywords

What are Interest Groups?

The Interest Group section is a forum where members can get together to discuss topics of shared interests. Interest Groups are sorted into two main categories:

• Local Interest Groups are used to find members within the same region to discuss common interests.
• Topical Interest Groups are used to find members with common interests based on topics of discussion.

There are many ways to find members that interest you. You can use your Cupid Reports, the Who’s Viewing Me page, and the Search and Browse pages to name only a few.

Browse is a ‘general’ function that lets you check out other members by state or country while searching allows you to ‘target’ very specific locations or body types, even things like last visit date and willingness to relocate. The most powerful searches are available to Gold members.

How to Search for Interest Groups

To search for interest Groups hover over the “Community” section in the navigation bar and select “Groups”. From here you can browse groups by Location (Local Interest Groups) or browse by Topic (Topical Interest Groups) do a Search by following the instructions below:

1. You can search for Interest Groups by typing the Group Name in the search field. If you are viewing the Interest Group page in list view the search field will be located in the left pane towards the bottom of the page. If you are viewing the Interest Group page in Group view click on “Search Groups” at the top of the page.
2. Enter a Group Name and click on “Search”.
3. You can also search by topics and keywords by clicking on the “Advanced” to expand the search criteria.
4. Enter the group name, topic or keywords in the appropriate fields.
5. Click the “Search” button to display a list of groups that meet your search criteria.

Browsing Local Interest Groups

1. To browse groups by location click on “Browse by Location” at the top of the Interest Groups Page. You will be taken to your local Interest Group page based on your profile location.
2. If you’d like to search for interest groups in another region click on the appropriate navigation link located under the navigation bar. You can start by clicking on “World” then narrow your search by clicking on a Country.
3. A map of the Country is displayed in the upper right corner. Click on a region within the map to narrow your search to a specific state or region.
4. You can narrow your search even further to a specific city or region by clicking on a location displayed on the map in the upper right corner.
5. Once you have found the desired region you can click on any interest group listed in the left pane.
6. Clicking on a group will bring you to their group page where you can join the group and participate in discussion boards.

Browsing Topical Interest Groups

1. To browser for groups by topic click on “Browse by Topic” at the top of the Interest Groups page. You will be taken to a page that lists the main topical groups in alphabetical order.
2. Click on a link to a topic you’re interested in. You will see a list of groups created under the topic you selected.
3. Clicking on a group will bring you to their group page where you can join the group and participate in discussion boards.

Browsing by Top Keywords

1. To search for interest Groups hover over the “Community” section in the navigation bar and select “Groups”.
2. From here you can browse groups by Keywords by clicking on the “Browse by Keyword” link.
3. You will be presented with the list of Top Keywords being used on the community groups.