There’s an interesting pattern in internet popularity: what quickly gains popularity, soon loses it. Remember, for example, the Clubhouse service, which suddenly became popular all over the world, so hundreds of thousands of people tried to get an invite to the application by any means. Then after just a couple of months everyone simply forgot about it. You can find quite a lot of such examples.
At one time, a similar fate was predicted for random online video chat. The first chatroulettes, Omegle and Chatroulette, launched in 2009 as something truly new and unusual. They managed to attract huge attention from a novelty-hungry audience — often the daily number of users exceeded 1-2 million people. At that moment, some believed that the popularity of the services sites would very soon fade away. But that didn’t happen.
Yes, there was some decline after the first wave of popularity, but later the Covid-19 pandemic occurred and millions of people around the world found themselves locked inside four walls. For many, it was dating through video chat that made up for the lack of live communication. Chatroulettes came to the rescue. Despite the fact that the pandemic, fortunately, is behind us, the popularity of online video chat apps is not decreasing. Millions of people continue, as before, to meet and communicate on chatroulette, make new friends or even look for their soulmate. The main thing is to behave appropriately.
Useful tips for video chatting
- Make sure you have the right environment
Choose a quiet place with a neutral background for video calls. Avoid noisy rooms, as well as locations that will be distracting or may make you look bad. Dating via video from the bathroom or, for example, from a noisy bar in a large group of friends is definitely not the best idea. But you can videochat, for example, while walking in the park or even while hiking in the wild, if there is a data connection available.
- Conduct technical checks
First, check the stability and speed of your internet connection. Make sure that your camera and microphone are working correctly and there’s no noise in the background that will disturb you. We also recommend using headphones. If sound comes from your speakers, your chat partner may hear themself with a slight delay. This is very distracting and annoying. If you wear headphones, this problem will not occur. Communication will become much more straightforward. Also, this way you’ll know for sure that no one else will hear what your chat partner is saying.
- Combine different online video platforms: Camloo and alternatives
You have access to a huge number of video chat apps with different functionality and search settings for chat partners. For example, you could try Camloo. Here you can use a gender filter, communicate via text or video, or give virtual gifts to your favorite partners, add people to your friends list, and much more. But we also recommend considering alternatives to Camloo:
- Chatki — a popular video service with gender and geographic filters, as well as a search for chat partners based on interests. Just select hashtag interests from the list, and the system will try to select the most suitable chat partners for you.
- CooMeet.chat — a great alternative to Camloo chat, the key advantage of which is an error-free gender filter. Thanks to it, CooMeet connects men only with girls and does not make mistakes. Plus, in addition to a user-friendly website, CooMeet has convenient mobile apps for iOS and Android and excellent moderation — among the best in the video chat sector.
- Camgo — another decent online video chat app with a gender filter, search by interests and other useful settings. In addition, Camgo has an unmoderated section where you can chat about almost any topic without restrictions.
Combine different videochat roulettes to expand your circle of potential acquaintances, find more interesting people to talk to, and increase your chances of success.
- Make eye contact with your chat partner
This sounds trivial but it can greatly affect your communication with a new person. When you communicate with your partner, try to look directly at the camera more often, rather than at the screen. This way, you appear to be making direct eye contact with the person (even though you’re not). A stronger bond is formed between you and it becomes much easier for you to communicate with each other. Looking at the camera may feel weird at first, but you’ll quickly get used to it. Give it a try, it’s not that hard.
- Try to listen to your chat partner more, and not just talk.
There is no need to talk as much as possible and be afraid of pauses in the conversation. Sometimes the best strategy is to allow your partner the space to speak rather than turning your date into a personal monologue. Discuss different topics, ask clarifying questions, don’t interrupt, and don’t try to “squeeze in” between your chat partner’s remarks. Start speaking only after you’re sure that the person on the other side of the screen has said everything they wanted to say. Being a good listener is a great skill. This shows your true interest in the other person.
- If you’re not very good at improvisation, it is better to prepare conversation topics in advance
With strangers, it can be quite difficult to find common topics of conversation and keep the conversation going. Therefore, if you’re not confident in yourself, it would be a sensible decision to first assemble a list of topics that you’d like to discuss. You can even write them down on a piece of paper and keep them in front of you. This will give you confidence and help you avoid awkward silences.
- Don’t be too persistent or pushy
If you feel that your chat partner is not in the mood for a conversation, is bored or showing that they do not want to continue the conversation, there’s no need to insist. Just move on to the next chat partner. You shouldn’t waste yours and other people’s time on small talk conversations that will ultimately lead nowhere.
- Try to stop on time
Remember that not every date in videochat will be successful. You may meet people who are not particularly interesting to you or even unpleasant. There’s no need to try to continue communication if there is no particular point in doing so. Video chat apps are really good because they allow you to move on to the next chat partner with just one click. In this case, it is good form to say goodbye, and not just silently drop the conversation. Though in some situations, the latter option is also acceptable.
Being a video dating expert takes experience
The most important component of successful dating in online roulette chat is experience. At first, you may feel insecure and awkward. But this stage just needs to be overcome so that new dates start to bring you only pleasure, not stress and anxiety.
Remember that other videochat users are just like you. They’re also nervous and can be shy, but you’re on the same page as them. This means you’ll definitely find common topics for conversation and have a great time. You just need to be a little more open, and then successful results will not keep you waiting long. We’re confident you’ll succeed!
