| On a dating website, your profile is everything. It's | | | | activity that you dislike. |
| the first thing a potential match sees and will | | | | 4.Be honest about what you want in a relationship |
| ultimately decide if they want to contact you. Here | | | | One of the worst things that can happen is when |
| are some tips on how to create a winning profile. | | | | you meet someone you like and you only find out |
| 1.Put up as much information as you're comfortable | | | | later that you're not on the same page. If you state |
| with | | | | what you're looking for and what you're not looking |
| The more people know about you, the better they | | | | for the other members know right up front. It's also |
| understand what you're like and what you want in a | | | | okay to write that you're unsure. |
| relationship. It's a chance to see if your personalities | | | | 5.Location, location, location |
| are compatible or if you have similar interests. A | | | | Make sure you know how far you're willing to go for |
| more in-depth profile could be the difference | | | | a date and limit your matches to that. Meeting |
| between a member contacting you or moving on to | | | | someone you like is wonderful, but you'll go broke if |
| the next match. | | | | you have to drive an hour just to go see a movie. If |
| 2.Put up a good, and recent, photo | | | | you're interested in an long distance relationship then |
| You want to look your best, but putting up a photo | | | | be sure to include that in your profile. But make sure |
| that's ten years old is going to most likely disappoint | | | | that it's clear to your potential matches that the |
| your match should you meet in person and make it | | | | relationship will be long distance. |
| difficult for them to trust you. It's also tempting to | | | | 6.Voice intro or video |
| post a picture that has been airbrushed or photo | | | | Only do this if you're comfortable with it, don't feel |
| manipulated, but that will also be misleading. | | | | as if you have to. If you make the video or voice |
| You'll want to use a photo that accentuates your | | | | recording, speak slowly and clearly. Say something |
| good features. Also, make sure that it's just you in | | | | inviting that isn't on your profile. You don't want to |
| the photo. Posting a photo of you posing with 10 | | | | repeat what you've already stated. This is a chance |
| friends will make it difficult to pick you out from the | | | | for a potential match to see more than just a photo. |
| crowd. | | | | 7.Use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation in |
| Updating your picture is important as well. If you're a | | | | your information |
| natural blonde and you show up for a first date that | | | | You can type your responses in a word file before |
| you've never met before, with your hair bright red, it | | | | adding them to your profile. Not bothering to spell |
| can be surprising and also confusing. If someone is | | | | correctly or punctuate a sentence might make you |
| looking for a blonde then they'll probably skip over a | | | | look lazy and not interested enough in the site to |
| red head and continue looking for their date. | | | | take the time to write properly. |
| 3.List not only your interests, but things that you also | | | | 8.Update your profile information accordingly |
| want to try | | | | It's easy to forget about your own profile while |
| If you love to swing dance then put that up on your | | | | you're looking at everyone else's. Make sure that you |
| profile. If you list other types of dance that you'd like | | | | check your profile periodically and change anything |
| to try, then a member that loves to salsa might | | | | you feel that you need to. Sometimes it's as simple |
| contact you to see if you want to try some salsa | | | | as rewriting a paragraph because you've thought of a |
| dancing on Friday night. | | | | better way to phrase what you want to say. |
| However, you have to be honest about what you'd | | | | Other times you need to update the content. For |
| be interested in trying. If you notice that someone | | | | example, if your profile says that you work at an |
| you're interested in likes to do things outdoors, don't | | | | insurance company, but you then change jobs, you |
| edit your profile and say that you do too if you really | | | | need to delete that section and add where you're |
| don't. It would be disappointing for your date and | | | | currently working. |
| frustrating for you if you ended up taking part in an | | | | Good luck on building your profile! |