Online Dating Profiles, Do’s & Don’ts – Relationship Advice
Before you upload the only photo you have stored somewhere on your computer, and start a profile that begins with “What do I say about me…” Stop!
Lets start with what is a profile?
Most people don’t want to put much effort into their profile and then they wonder why they attract the wrong people. They then give up and say “online dating is a waste of time!” Of course it is! The lack of effort is reflected in the type and quality of the people that respond. It’s like anything, you get out of it what you put in.
So what’s the job of your profile? It’s basically a page where you market yourself to others so they are engaged enough to want to interact with you. Your profile will attract people that share the same or similar goals, want a serious relationship, have similar interests and life values. If you seem like a good fit, then the profile has done it’s job and you can consider either ongoing emails to find out more, a call or meeting to see if you have chemistry with that person.
A little more… As we have already said the profile is a marketing exercisefor you! The first thing an experienced marketer will do is check out the competition. So do the same, find out what the competition is saying and pick the profile structures you like… basically copy them, but with your own information.
Writing your profile.
The best advice is to be “honest”.
Honesty! Honesty! Honesty! Many people don’t ask for what they want because they are worried it will put people off. There are thousands of people on these sites all with different wants and needs. Your job is to put them off so you can only deal with those who are genuinely interested in your wants and needs.
Lets say you are wanting to find a serious relationship with a view to getting married. Then tell them that’s what you are looking for. Yes it’s going to put off many people but that’s good! Why do you want to attract those that are not there to find a partner to ultimately marry?
Talk about your life and what a special partner would mean to you. What sort of person are you looking for and what qualities would that person have to have. For example if you like the “outdoors life style” say that you are looking for someone to share your love of e.g. rock climbing!
Make the reader feel that you are serious about wanting someone in your life and what being in you life would mean to both you and them. For instance, you could love travelling and you could talk about all the countries you have visited. If you don’t say that you want to share these travelling experiences then people reading your profile might think that, they will be left for months on end waiting for you to come back from you next trip and pass you by, so be specific, ask for what you want.
If your going to say I have a (GSOH) “Great Sense Of Humour” then prove it by being funny. Your particular sense of humour will attract those who understand your humour or those who are engaged by it. Many people write the most boring profiles and then tell you they have a great sense of humour. Your audience needs proof!
If your going to talk about a perfect date don’t say “my perfect date is cuddled up in front of a log fire watching a video.” Sure we all like that image but 1000′s of people have written exactly that! So be original. Perhaps it does not matter where you go on your date, because what you want to focus on is the person your with, and not what’s around you. The key is to put yourself in the shoes of the reader, understand what you would enjoy and what would make your date feel special.
Now you can look at the photo.
The photo is the first experience others will have of you, and is a huge part of the process to attract people to read your profile. So get some great photos that best reflect you. Either get a friend to take some shots or employ a professional. Take a few in different situations. Use the photos to tell a story of your life today, a mix of friends, holidays, dinner, anything. Give someone a snapshot of your life!
If all this still feels like hard work or writing is just not your thing, ask your friends to write it for you, or you could take the headache out of producing a profile by employing a professional service.
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