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Tips and tricks: Use the brand-new Archived tab to use eHarmony very efficiently and productively

The new Archived tab can be very useful in saving you time and becoming efficient and productive in eHarmony. Go try this a new “task flow” and see how much stuff you get done in the least time. :)

Note: For best results, follow the sequence. So if you run out of time in the middle of #3, then log out; that’s okay. But when you find time for eHarmony later, don’t resume #3; please do #1 and #2 first.

1. Log in. Switch to the My Matches tab.

2. Start with the Communicating tab. Open the first match. If your match’s reply is a dealbreaker, Close the match. Otherwise, move communication forward as far as it can go, and then, finally, Archive the match. This will move the second match to the first spot, so open that and repeat. Repeat all this until the Communicating tab is empty.

3. Switch to the New tab. Open the first match. Make a decision: Initiate, Photo Nudge or Archive the match. If you initiate or nudge, Archive the match too. This will move the second match to the first spot, so open that and repeat. Repeat all this until the New tab is empty.

4. Congratulate yourself for getting everything done. If you still got time, proceed!

5. Switch to the Home tab. Look at the Match Updates stream. Open the first match who recently updated his profile or uploaded a photo. Make a decision: Initiate, Photo Nudge, Nudge or Close the match. If you initiate or nudge, Archive the match too. Go back to the Home tab and open the next one.

6. Don’t bother with Who Has Viewed Me.

7. Switch to the Archived tab. Sort it by Recent Activity. Scroll to the date that is at least seven days ago. Open the first match whose last activity was more than seven days ago. Make a decision: Initiate, Photo Nudge, Nudge or Close the match. If you initiate, Archive the match again. Open the next match and repeat. Repeat all this until the Archived tab is only up to seven days old.

7. Log out.

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    Comments 10

    1. ScottK wrote:

      Any questions?

      Yes.
      Why are you Archiving everybody, even Matches you are communicating with?

      Is it so that your Communicating tab remains clean?

      Or is there something more, something that I am missing that it gains you?

      Thanks.

      Posted 24 Apr 2010 at 8:15 am
    2. Will wrote:

      I’m confused. Why are you archiving everyone? I feel like archiving is the new closing. I want to keep those people communicating — not moved away to never-ever land.

      Posted 24 Apr 2010 at 4:05 pm
    3. selkirk wrote:

      Gotta be honest, I wish I could turn off the new option. It creates a lot more work when closing a match, since I now have to first move her to the Archive tab, then re-open her profile to close it.

      Posted 24 Apr 2010 at 7:14 pm
    4. eharmonyblog wrote:

      What this does is eliminate all the small things you tell yourself to remember regarding your matches. The human brain can only remind itself of so much.

      You know, like, “I’ll keep Janice open until next Sunday at least to see if she completes her profile.”

      Also, your New and Communicating tabs become your to-do lists. Nothing there is waiting for a reply or an action on the other end — because it’s unproductive to keep track who replies back and who doesn’t, because honestly it’s out of your control. All this tracking is why some people say, “I got tired of waiting.”

      What this does is give you a sense of accomplishment each time you finish everything in your New and Communicating tabs.

      Posted 25 Apr 2010 at 5:38 am
    5. Will wrote:

      I think you’re wrong, blog writer. This new method gives me real cause for concern. First of all, I liked being able to give reasons for closing communication. Pretty much the only time I close is when they don’t communicate or live too far away. I want to be able to say those things in hopes that they re-open if something changes.

      Further, I am no longer able to send final messages after having been closed. I usually sent these because I thought it couldn’t hurt to do my best to communicate with a profile that I knew was real and active. This has worked at least twice and gotten me to open communication. Seeing it taken away is really a disappointment.

      Overall, the changes made recently are big let downs. I don’t know why people are closing me. I can’t tell women why I’m closing them. I can’t send a final plea after being closed. It’s a downright downgrade of services from eH.

      Posted 25 Apr 2010 at 12:31 pm
    6. April wrote:

      Is there no longer any way to IMMEDIATELY close a match??? As if i want to archive a person, then go find them again in the archive and open the profile again to finally close them! What a pain in the ass!

      I think on that pop-up that asks “do you really want to archive,” there needs to also be the option of “no, just close the match completely!”

      This is frustrating me to no end….I have 300 matches still to go through and archive one by one, then open those 300 again one by one to close them???

      Posted 25 Apr 2010 at 4:01 pm
    7. eharmonyblog wrote:

      April, see http://eharmony-blog.com/1925 , item #8.

      Will, I think that the change will please the majority of subscribers. You said, “Pretty much the only time I close is when they don’t communicate or live too far away.” Good for your matches. I think for the majority, people don’t have clear-cut reasons why they don’t like someone – which is why people use “Other” so often — too often. Also, if lack of communication (or incomplete answers) is the reason, then Archive is the new, better thing to use.

      How many Final Messages have you sent (except those that are really just ‘complete your profile’ or ‘post a photo’ nudges) vs. those that actually reopened? I think that for the majority, Final Messages don’t change people’s minds. I think that for the majority, people would rather spend time with their new matches than spend time reconsidering those they’ve already told off.

      This is just my opinion. Only EH has actual usage data to explain why they removed these things.

      Posted 25 Apr 2010 at 7:30 pm
    8. Will wrote:

      I send lots of final messages, and getting two to reopen was a success, in my opinion. It’s not even the result of being re-opened that being lost that bothers me, really. I miss just having the opportunity to send the final message after being closed to make sure the person closing me knew I was interested. It’s a courtesy thing.

      I really don’t see how a “majority of subscribers” are going to be content with functionality of the service being taken away. It’s harder to close matches, I can’t let matches know why I’m closing them when I do, and I have no idea why I’m being closed! This isn’t some minor improvement, it’s an overhaul of the way communication works, and it only feels discomforting and heartless.

      Posted 26 Apr 2010 at 11:43 am
    9. this_sucks wrote:

      This new feature sucks! Apparently some people got their little feelings hurt when they realized the reasons they were being closed on or even the fact that someone closed on them. If you can’t stand someone not being interested in you, maybe you are not ready for the real world. Most of the time I just initiate as many communication as possible but sometimes there is a girl I’m really interested in and would be interested in and would anticipate a reply from her. If she closed, I would ‘move on’ but with this new system it just leaves you in limbo. Anyways, I’m talking to this nice lady (been on 2 dates, kiss and all) so maybe it wouldn’t matter for me what eharmony does after all!

      Posted 28 Apr 2010 at 7:23 am
    10. eharmonyblog wrote:

      Hey guys, be sure to vote in this months poll http://eharmony-blog.com/1928 about Close reasons and Final Messages. Let the world know you want them back… or good riddance.

      Posted 04 May 2010 at 11:39 pm

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