5 Simple Secrets to Getting Replies From Your Online Dating Profile Page

You’re back in the dating game (or you’ve been at this game for a while now and you still haven’t scored… a date). So, what could be the reason why your inbox is still empty? Hmm… you think it’s because your profile page is blah and bleak?

There’s only one thing between you and your next date – your Mingle2 dating profile page. Your first impression is everything! Your profile page is where all the attraction begins. From choosing your best profile picture to how you describe yourself (in writing). Think of your profile page as your car -- you need to somehow get noticed! Let’s make that “car” an attention-getting, red Ferrari…

Without further ado, there are five simple secrets to improving your online dating profile page:

1. Unique = YOUnique

Want to attract more attention to your profile? Generic is boring – Stand up and stand out by being more descriptive and enticing. Here’s a Do and Don’t online dating profile example:

DON'T:

I’m fun, smart, loves sports and traveling

* Yaaaaawn * Booooring. How many times have you read that on a profile? My grandparents are all those things too, but would you want to date them?

DO:

A couple of things I like to do are playing tennis (but watch out, my serves are known to break racket strings once in a while) and collecting cultural art pieces from places I’ve travelled like Bali and Italy

Make your dating profile unique with every sentence you write because you want to stand out above the other thousands of profiles out there trying to get his/her attention!

2. Keep it positive

It takes two to tango, so you don’t want to start out on the wrong foot or else you’ll trip and fall.
You’ll want to steer clear of making your profile page sour and negative. In other words, positivity can go a long way.

DON'T:

I hate liars and cheaters. I’ve been burned too many times.

* Screeech! * I would be slamming on the brakes right there! I’m a male and I don’t like liars and cheaters too, but that doesn’t mean I want that to be the first thing people read about me. If you want to attract positive people you have to be a positive person yourself (unless of course you’re the chronic I’m-attracted-to-the-bad-boy-type… then you’re on your own sister).

DO:

I love all types of music, from Frank Sinatra to Kanye West. You want to be my music buddy?

Have you heard of the saying “garbage in, garbage out”? You put garbage in the ingredients, your result will be garbage. The same holds true with your profile page. We don’t want to attract trashy people, so let’s try to strive for the finer things in life.

3. Picture me this...

Pictures are worth a 1,000 words. Correction… RECENT pictures are worth a 1,000 words.
Yes, you know what I’m talking about. We’re all guilty at one point or another posting pictures of ourselves 5 years ago because we looked oh so good in that photo.

DON'T:

- For your main profile picture, please don’t have a picture of you and five of your best friends in it.
- For your main profile picture, please don’t put a picture of your pet or favorite animal.
- For your main profile picture, please don’t put a bucolic image of a palm tree covered white sandy beach that you’ve never been to before.
- For your main profile picture, please don’t be just a speck on the photo that we can’t even tell if you’re a human or not.

Whether we like it or not, people might judge us by our profile photos. So, why not post the BEST pictures of ourselves? I’m not saying to go out and do Glamour shots, but at least let it be a clear picture of you.

4. Change is good

Changing your main photo and header message often is a good thing.
Updating both on your profile page will keep it interesting and fresh for people searching for potential dates. In turn, this will increase your chances of getting viewed (because I’m sure you’re sick of seeing my office Christmas picture trying to break dance). Here are some DON’Ts and DOs for writing a catchy header message:

DON'T:

- I need a husband now.
- Hello.
- Looking to Meet New People.
- I thought I’d try this out

Avoid using cheesy, overused, and boring header messages.

DO:

- I’m the best singer in my car, how about a duet with me?!
- I’ll jump on Oprah’s couch for you!
- I think it’s fate you’re reading my profile. Try me out. Send me a message.
- Howdy. Shoot me a message. I won’t bite… unless you want me to. ☺

5. Keep it short and sweet

How long should your online dating profile page be?
Your profile should be relatively brief and to-the-point. People have short attention spans (or is that just me? * insert winking emote here * ) and they don’t want to read a long novel about who you are, what you’ve done, and how you’ve done it. By utilizing this advice, you will be ahead of the game. Leave the actual “conversation” for the first date. I can almost guarantee that it’ll make the first date more interesting.

One of the things that is true in life is that there is someone made for you, and there is someone that you are made for. Between now and meeting that someone, there’s a whole lot of dating. Sooo… update your profile! Or, better yet, optimize your Mingle2 online dating profile so you can meet your “someone” sooner.