If you’re about to sign up to a new dating site, or you already have and you want to improve your profile to get more hits then you’ve come to the right place. There are a few basic guidelines to keep in mind when you’re writing your profile:
First things first; your profile: Your profile needs to attract attention, giving enough information about you to interest the reader, but not so much that there’s nothing left for them to find out about you after reading it. Think about what you’d like to know about someone when you’re reading their portrait and then use this when writing your own profile. Alternatively, read a few profile and see what catches your eye, what you like and don’t like about the way they’re written, rather than what is said, and use that as a guide to help.
Be creative: When writing your profile try not to write a boring list of interests and so on that says nothing about your personality; think about who you are and what you most want people to know about you and try writing a little section on yourself and what you want in life. You need to stand out from the crowd to be sure that your perfect date gets the opportunity to read your profile and is then interested enough to want to know more.
Keep it simple: You don’t need to get over-complicated here. Potential dates will be scanning through matches to find someone that catches their eye, so keep it short, simple, yet interesting. An old English teacher of mine once said that a story should be like a girl’s miniskirt – long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep it interesting. I think this is also a good philosophy for writing your profile (forgive me if you find this a little sexist).
For goodness sake, don’t lie: Please don’t be tempted to exaggerate the truth or lie about yourself; it’s just not a good philosophy in the long run and not a good basis for a relationship. |
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