Secret Benefits

Lots of beautiful women but I'm suspicious if there is a kick back to the girls for getting you to message them or unlock their private photos (nothing special). Smallest credits package is 200 credits for $89 (about 45 cents per credit). 10 credits for unlimited messaging to a user or to open private photos. Do both and you're out 20 credits (or $9). Women message you and when you reply, you never hear from them again. Some will converse a basic sentence until you also open their private album and then you never hear from them again. One was kind enough to reply and even agree for a date to meet, and then disappeared. May be they are just looking for a billionaire but there must be some type of incentive to get guys to pay to read their generic/general message in the meantime.
UPDATE:
Shortly after this review was posted, Liz from SB Support contacted me with some possible explanations for low response and tips (I wasn't aware they even had support). SB also credited me my last purchase and encouraged me to give it a little more time. Rating is updated from 1 Star. May do a follow up to this one.

I've been on SB for couple years now. I have met a few interesting women but not long term. Some women think very high of themselves and I'm sure some guys are obnoxious as women have told me. I tend to be older and selective so I may not be best judge. There are many different choices if you live in high population area.
I do often wonder why so many women say hi but never respond again even after you keep trying.
Many more misses than hits but isn't that true about dating in general?

The structure of payment strongly encourages fakes, meaning, you pay to contact a woman, even if she's only on the site for one day and then vanishes. That happens all the time. You'll see a cute new girl, you reach out (which is how the site makes its money), and the next day she's listed as "no longer active." It just feels like a lot the people I write are set up by the company, and it makes me wonder if they should be investigated. I could be wrong. And there ARE real girls on there, too, I've met some really nice ones. It just feels like I should get a bunch of credits back for all the times I write someone who's on the site for one day and then is gone.
One more thing -- it's kind of fun and diverting. I have my system set to log on regularly, it's kind of like a coffee break. If I find a real girl -- there are some -- great. If not, I lost some money to a bot scam, but what do you expect, it's a sugar daddy website, I can't find a single one that gets good reviews. All the same, it'd be nice if they refunded credits wasted on girls who pop up for a day and then vanish.

There are lots of guys on here but they should do a better job of screening them. I had one guy ask for my bank info so that he could pay me before we met. I guess that works with some girls but no way am I giving out my bank info to anyone. Other guys just want you to send them nude pics and some are just looking for sex but I've met good guys on here too and am currently seeing one a few times a month.

First off, the site functions just fine. I think I gave it a good try, but ultimately, I can't get used to sugar dating. I found that I am way too shy to ask for help financially without feeling weird about it. I've always struggled financially and thought this would be an answer to my prayers, but the guys I've dated don't put themselves out there to help, so I know I need to ask for their help first, and I just can't manage to do it. Sugar daddy dating is sadly just not for me.

"The recipe is simple. Lots of cute girls will contact you regularly with short messages, like"hi, hun" or "what's your hobby?"

You send a reply, they grant you access to their secret photo album. All of these clicks cost money.

At no point did I ever get a real response, always just trying to get you to buy more credits.

I'll bet the positive reviews are plants or bots"

Ok, that was my original review. The company, to their credit responded quickly in an honest manner that suggests that they are legitimate and not some overseas scammer. They refunded my money and even gave me more credits to try the site further. Because of their good customer service, I moved my rating from 1 to 3 stars.

THAT SAID, my experience thus far with lots of credits... I quickly fired off 20 messages to women, a mix of ages and stages in life, ALL of whom had previously sent me a message. No cold calling from the blue. I got 3 responses that seem to be from real people. I think. Of those, one has actually written back and forth to me, likely not a bot.

So what can you expect? It is likely going to cost A LOT MORE than you thought to make contact with a real woman. It is possible that they are sophisticated scammers, knowing that I've been critical, or it is possible that many of these women are either not real or just not very interested. What I think is most likely is that these women are being coached to behave in a way that increases value to the site. Send a one word message to a many SDs as possible, whether interested or not. Take one picture and make it a secret album and give them access first. Be coy.

It's likely going to cost you a lot to find a connection. I am pushing through with it to try to prove to anyone reading the review that it is or isn't a scam. If I do in fact meet a real person, I will update my review to 4 stars, not 5 bc it really is a very expensive version of similar matching sites.

More to follow.

Will

Overall good, but most girls will not reply to your messages, which you have to unlock with credits.

Met a couple girls but having to pay to write them a message seems kind of lame to me. I'd rather just purchase a subscription instead of messing around with credits just to talk to someone. The girls I've met were hot though so it's not a total disaster, I just don't like having to be selective with who I contact. An all-you-can-eat subscription, even if more expensive would probably do well.

I came across SB surfing the web. Thought I would give it a try. Turns out I am not cut out to be a sugar baby. Way too awkward for this lady. They send you emails to try and help explain and normalize the experience, but it's just not in me, there's just something about it that doesn't sit right. I can't really provide any further comment as I noped right out of there

My first date came together last night from Secret Benefits. It wasn't terrible, but I would not see him again. The main reason is that he was a total bore, kinda snooty, and I highly suspected he might be married. I can't blame the site for this, and I will give it a couple more tries. I do like the site concept, it is free and easy to use, so I hope things work out.

My experience so far has been some guys that claim to be sugar daddies really are not cut out for it. Just because they think they have money doesn't mean they like to spend it. Took me a bit to find a legit daddy that liked to spoil me. Not everyone or everywhere will be the same, but just beware there will sugar daddies and salty dogs on every dating site you try. This one found be a legit man after taking some time, so be picky and don't rush it!

After the site gave me 200 credits, I decided to keep on trying and see what happens. As normal with this site, a lot of women here are 1 timers. They make a profile, use it for a week then disappear, they may have found someone or decided being a SB is not for them, who knows. Most of my messages under "new members" go unanswered, with some never showing to be read. Again, seems like a lot of girls get on this site, and move on. So my next plan was to only contact women who were "online recently", I actually did have 4 girls contact me back. So there's a start. Unfortunately, 2 of them never came back online. So, after 2 months and almost all the credits gone, I have yet to meet anyone, and have 2 girls that just want to text. SB is a real hit and miss, at-least in my area, maybe it will get better with time, one thing I would like to see as far as sending messages - if they go unread don't charge me for them. That would actually give me back about 100 credits.

So you have the ability to see the girls, but it is really rare to have them actually contact you after you have spent the money (a few bucks a pop) to open up the ability to write them. I have noticed that when a girl shares her photos, or likes me, she will often disappear from the search results, and I will have to dig into other parts of the site to locate her again. With such a low response rate, I wonder if I am disappearing for the girls as well. I mean seriously, it is maybe one in 10 that responds to an initial message. Also Secret Benefits is pretty bad about nickel and diming you for things like getting to see the hidden pictures if a girl shares them with you (another 10 credits which equates to a few bucks), read receipts (another set of credits), etc etc. I did an initial credit buy and have a few left, but have not had near the amount of luck I've had on their competitor's sites... Like it isn't even close. Sugardaddymeet seems to be the best value for the money especially now that Seeking Arrangements has bumped their monthly fee to 99 bucks a month.

I'm totally on the fence with this site and sugar daddy dating in general. I've been on SB for several weeks, and I'm not having much luck. I am kind of picky, and I would rather just find one sugar daddy to see on the regular, but none of the guys I've gone out with have really matched the bill. I'm hesitant to put everything I really want on my profile because I don't want to come off a certain way. Maybe that's what people really have to do with sugar dating? I dunno. Maybe I'm over thinking it. Glad to see others are having some luck.

I've been on a few similar sites to sb and this is definitely one of the best ones. A site like this is only good if there are a lot of active guys on it and honestly this is one of only two sites where you aren't scraping the bottom of the barrel just to get a response from someone. In general the guys I've messaged with have been polite. I'm pretty busy with work so I've only had one date so far but it went really well.

Well, as a guy you do get messages from potential sugar babies. But that's where it gets strange. About 90% write a 5-10 word phrase (or less) that shows very little imagination and you as a male subscriber have to pay to open each message. Then you reply with a nicely worded reply--sometimes within an hour or so--and never hear back from the potential sugar baby. At first it seemed unusual and as time goes by I never became comfortable that the process is legitimate. I can't figure out why you as a sugar baby send a message and don't reply. Perhaps there's some reason that explains that behavior. But it makes the users seem very shallow. Some people may be but SB makes it look like it's 90% of the user base.

After my first review I've been contacted from secretbenefits on this website and they helped me in reactivate my profile. The only problem is that my profile keeps having all the time the same problem. Beyond that, I found a great sugar daddy and after trying various websites I can say this one is my favorite, even if it frustrate me with the problems on my profile.

I've learned not to have big expectations, but I was bummed when I went on secretbenefits.com to find a sugar baby, and I didn't find any of the women in my town to be very attractive. I looked outside my area in a couple of the larger cities that were closest to me and there is a handful of women that looked interesting. Might give it a try if I feel like traveling, but not very convenient for a guy as busy as I am.

I have been on this site for 2months and have gotten 2 admirers but the 1st one wanted a threesome and 2nd.one, we talked back and forth for 2days and he wanted a topless picture of my boobs and i haven't heard from him since. But other than that. Nothing! Haven't had any real dates

Not really sure what I'm supposed to put in here but it is a legit site that I keep going back to. I met a guy on it and we now see each other once a week, I stay active on the site because honestly, the money is always nice and I could probably fit one more guy into my schedule

It's been a whole week waiting for my account to be verified it's still locked I've sent email after email after video verification and nothing

Depending upon where you are located is going to dictate how many possible Daddy's or Baby's you'll have in your local area.

I live an 1.5 hour ferry or 20 minute float plane ride from a greater city of 2.6 Million.

Thousands within a 100 mile radius.

Unfortunately, if you're not going to them or bringing them to you the number may vary considerably.

Within my local area of 30 miles there are, at the time of this writing, 210 SB's and 31 SD's.

Taking into account the last year and a half of rising interest costs, SD's have dropped to a 1/3 from last year and SB's have over doubled.

Needless to say, play money is drying up for SD's and SB's are having financial difficulties!

There still is a variety of SB's but many have the experience of being renumerated the same as last year!

Although, I have found some SB's that are more willing to negotiate they're rate.

Do you're research by opening an account and not funding it until you have a good idea of what you're getting into. Disable the account when you're not on it so you're not tempted to fund only to find out that those individuals have been on the site for a very long time. Or, there are only a few members on the site in your local area.

Good luck!

Update:

Should add that I've had several Baby's since December 2022.

You'll have to be patient with them. Some will waste time and effort. But, if you do score a chance, like I have, I've had great, good, ok, not so good and not a chance!

Secret Benefits has been more productive than Ashley Madison or Seeking Arrangements.

For my local area AM is a complete waste of time over the last 3 years and SA, although I'm still in a two plus year arrangement from that site, if has been a blow out since last year.

I'm not sure if I just know how to pick them or my luck is just really this bad, but I have not been able to land a solid date with any of the guys I've been chatting with since I signed up a couple weeks ago. It's like this hot and cold they keep playing and it's totally discouraging to me. I really like the site as far as getting on and using it and there are plenty of men to choose from, but c'mon. Something has to give. Not sure if it's because they are married, or shy, or busy, or bad timing, or maybe it's just me? This is my first online dating experience so I'm not really sure what to expect but I would love to find a good guy on the site that would commit to a time and place.

Nothing really wrong with the site. The support is good. But I have not had luck. I messaged a ton of interesting guys, but I rarely get a response. Too much effort for little results. Maybe it's different for others but I'm about ready to give up.