Broadly speaking, most matches go nowhere and that is normal rather than a failure — it is not complicated, it is just easy to skip. In my experience, progress is better measured in conversations than in matches — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today. Are there free dating sites for bisexual females specifically?
Broadly speaking, the same platform can be excellent in one city and dead in another — it is the single change that made the most difference.
From my side, it depends heavily on your city and how active the user base is — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.
Having tried a few, the slow approach tends to produce better outcomes than the volume one — others here may have had a different experience.