Phrases similar to "pleased to meet you"

What phrases can I use instead of pleased to meet you? I'm especially interested in using it as a greeting when chatting to a person for the first time online.

Solution 1:

Probably, the closest in meaning would be pleased/delighted to make your acquaintance (theFreeDictionary).

Also I believe good old how do you do will work just fine here.

Solution 2:

In addition to Philoto's contributions:

• Nice to meet you.
• Good to know you.
• Pleasure.
• Charmed. (Rather old-fashioned, and usually said to someone of the opposite [or preferred] sex.)

On a related note, bear in mind that "Nice meeting you," despite its similarity to "Nice to meet you," is more commonly said at the end of a first meeting, rather than the beginning.

Solution 3:

I am fond of "Well met", although it is seldom used in a modern context.

Solution 4:

I am surprised nobody mentioned glad to meet you.