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- 3 Most Important Parts of the Online Dating Profile - May 1, 2012
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With the ever growing trend of online dating increasing at such a rapid pace, it’s becoming more common for people to meet their next mate or spouse online, but many of these people fail because they are not putting enough work into their online dating profile.
Some people have tremendous success with dating on the internet while others fall short and give up within a week. So if you’re stuck trying to make your dating profile stick out from the rest, or just aren’t getting good results with what you’ve been doing, here are some tips that will be sure to make your online dating profile better. These are the parts of the online dating profile you should pay particular attention too.
1. The Online Dating Profile Photo:
It all starts with the profile picture. This is the first thing members look at, this is your very first impression that people are going to get of you. So you have to make it count. You could be writing and sending emails and some may not even be getting read, simply because you chose a bad profile picture.
When choosing a “online dating profile picture”, make sure you are getting a clear shot with a good quality camera. A mirror shot with your 3 megapixel cell phone camera is just not going to cut it in this situation. Try to upload at least 5 photos, and make sure they all tell different stories. For instance if you are someone that likes to fish, upload a photo of you holding the fish you caught, or if you like dogs, upload a picture of you with your dog.
Do not however, upload pictures of just your dog, or 5 different pictures of you hanging out with your dog, just one will suffice and get the point across that you like dogs. Also this should go without saying but some people like to stretch the truth. Keep your photos up to date and recent, there’s no point of putting up a photo of you when you were 22 years old when it’s 5 years and 40 pounds later. Just saying.
2. The Online Dating Profile Headliner:
This is usually the 2nd thing that people are going to look at. This is the selling point, if they like your profile picture the next thing is the headliner. Try to make it original, humorous, positive, and also less than 10 words. If you are stuck and need a better idea of a good headline to use, you can find hundreds of good ones by simply using the search term “good dating headline examples” or something similar in your favorite search engine.
3. The Online Dating Biography:
This is the closer in the dating profile. Should someone take interest in your main profile picture and headline, there’s a good chance that they are going to be interested in you, if they can make it through your biography.
Keep it short and sweet. No more than 300-400 words. This is the resume part of the dating profile and you have to make this stand out also. Avoid using too many adjectives to describe yourself, instead tell short stories about what interests you and makes your motor go. As always adding humor always helps the cause also.
Make sure to save some room in the biography section to also tell everyone what kind of partner you are looking for. What kind of qualities you are seeking in that person. Last but not least ensure that you are completely honest also, if you are lying before you are even in a relationship, how long do you think it will last when you are in one? Again if you need some examples of a “well written online dating profile“, use your favorite search engine to find them and build from there.
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Hahah! Profile pic actually matters man! Or else, if that person wants to meet you in real, he/she might get a mini heart attack for sure!
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Sincerity is the operative word. Don’t try to sell yourself in your Bio
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Is it good to include age and birthday in the bio ?
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Sorry for interrupting brother, but I would say yes
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Hey Bharat,
Being honest in an online profile and your Bio IS important.
While there’s many people who might think it’s safer to hide ‘stuff’, if deception is discovered when you do actually get a date, lying is going to kill off your chances for anything further.
Start a relationship that is built on honesty and transparency as a foundation – that makes it so much easier to continue along that path if she/he turns out to be the right partner for you.
Do you understand the value in that?
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I like the photo part, it could be very awkward meeting someone when you are using an alias photo, just imagine you’re a gorgeous 25 year old on your profile and saying I will be the one with the rose in my hair, then turning out to fat and 50.
Ha ha ha! wonderful post is here..The profile pic part is very nice,i agree that.but so many of them did not use their own pic as their profile pic,then some peoples use girls name for getting more fb friends and twitter followers..these are the very bad things present in social websites… so we have to contact with only known peoples…
cheers..
Ajith…
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When it comes to online dating profiles, my opinion would be that one must be as truthful as possible, if they want to have a truthful and meaningful relationship with another person. After all, what truly brings two people in a relationship together is the existence of “trust”.
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So so true Syvlia.
Trust is the first foundation and communication is the glue that binds a budding (or existing) relationship together so it can move ever forward.
Why some people feel compelled to fabricate stories and pictures about themselves in profiles is beyond me. There are thousands of ‘perfect’ partners for us all in this world. The mission is to find them.
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good article
and yes pictures are a big point/issue
even though its “whats on the inside” that counts etc
the first thing someone using the site will do is select an appealing picture of course
so it needs to stand out some way or another
thanks
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Online dating must be a tricky thing, and that’s way you should make the right impression but still to be yourself! Your tips were great and humorous I must say
Thank you for sharing!
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The biography, according to me, is what matters a lot! Apart from that, all one needs is a great looking photo which resembles the current personality!
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Honesty is the best policy. Unless the person in question is not serious, all those three you mentioned are most probably be significant for their online dates.
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The profile pic makes a BIG difference. It should be about personality but… the photo catches people’s attention and so does the headline. It’s all about marketing yourself!
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Life is about marketing. I certainly do ‘get’ the reasoning behind marketing and an online dating profile but I feel the mindset to it all needs to run much deeper.
Often times, the marketing aspect takes priority which is why people end up falsifying their Profile information and doctoring the photos. That’s just not what a dating profile should be.
There needs to be an underlying current of honesty as well as transparency – if you can’t do that in a dating bio, I think you’re never going to get what you’re on the dating site for, in the first.
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I know this would probably go with biography, but I think dating profiles should have a separate section for “Passions.”
I think listing those things we are passionate for would help others connect with just the right person. It would also be a quick way to eliminate many people.
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great points thanks for sharing i m going to use these 3 points.
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These are all very true statements! I must say the idea of online dating has always intrigued me and I find it very interesting. But I found my guy the old fashioned way.
I agree with what Sylvia said. Without trust, even the most simplest of relationships, such as being friends, would not even exist for two individuals.
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Ha Yes It’s important not to have a creepy profile picture!
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Online dating facts
1. People alway use fake Profile Pic
2. Cheat about place and age..
Am i right?
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Good suggestions, these are must haves in the online dating world. I think the most important aspect of online dating is honesty, just like you said.
“I am a professional Irishman. I open beer bottles with my mouth, and I enjoy micro-fleece blankets.
Hïpster SMASH!: (noun) a man demonstrating superiority to all others in matters of masculinity, sensual dominance, ability to paralyse with his stare, and general awesomeness. See also: “the guy about whom your mum warned you”.
Sample sentence(s): That guy is so cool that he makes me wet my pants. He is a total Hïpster SMASH!.
I also enjoy the colour pink.”
That right there was my bio on Plenty of Fish when I, “Hïpster Smash!”, was active on that site. By far the most successful “About Me” format I ever used.
One thing I have learnt about online dating is to read what the sites tell to do you in their “Ways to Succeed on X-Dating-Site.com”…then forget you ever read it, and create your profile for yourself. Have fun with it. This will show YOUR personality. Because when you are looking for women, you should never ever be trying to be what they want. You should be being yourself and having a great time doing so.
In this respect, I love Dave’s point about photos. A picture of you fishing is brilliant if that is what you are into. I am a musician, so rather than say in my bio “I play piano in a rock band, and I’m famous”, I include a photo of me rocking out to my band’s hit song “To Write Love On Her Arms” in a concert venue. I describe my similar technique for crafting the online dating profile in my own entry: http://www.evolvewithevo.com/online-dating-profile/
Ultimately, I think online dating is very similar to real-life dating inasmuch as there is one overarching precept that can determine whether a woman finds you intriguing and attractive or just a try-hard. Show, don’t tell.
So thanks for the great post, Dave! I have a couple mates who are interested in expanding their online dating reach…is your site strictly for residents the US, or do you include the UK and Europe as well?
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online profile photo and headline makes an image in eyes of viewer and if they are great will leave a great impact ….your article is real.
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An informative and insightful article, most of which I’d agree with. The secret to successful online dating is in the profile, no doubt about it.
A photo says more than you could ever explain in a paragraph. Be sure to make a good match of your photo and the biography. remember the first impression…