Over40Connect.com

The idea for an Ottawa based dating group for adults over the age of 40 was conceived by the client, Ottawa based clinical therapist, and talk show host, Sue McGarvie, to give the Over-40 dating population a safe space to connect. Through McGarvie’s experience as a relationship therapist, she realized that dating applications (apps) catered to a younger audience therefore were difficult to navigate and unsafe for middle aged couples and singles. As a result, McGarvie created a private group for this demographic on the Facebook social app designed to connect curious individuals and couples for them to explore sexuality in a safe local community environment.

Facebook has been an adequate starting point for the Over-40 Connect community however, the community has expanded beyond the popular social applications’ ability to meet its functional needs. This project is a members portal designed to meet McGarvie’s business needs which included a solution that provided the ability to accept payment, manage subscriptions, exclusive access to events, relationship tools, and education using a .Net Framework and WordPress.