I have met several people online including my current partners, I would recommend video chat or at least phone calls first to avoid a lot of disappointment and messing around.
Being a shy person, online dating allowed me to be me without the nerves. I was following my now wife on Deviant Art and YouTube. One day, she posted a video saying she was looking for a BHM, so I plucked up the courage to say hello. The rest is now history as they say! We chatted for many hours on MSN before agreeing to meet for the first time. Thankfully we have a lot in common outside of feederism.