10 Winning Profile Tips

By Liz H. Kelly
Special to Yahoo! Personals

Liz H. Kelly In order to help you boost your numbers, ego and odds, here are 10 quick tips for how to get the best results from your online dating profile.

Based on interviews with hundreds of active daters, these winning profile tips are guaranteed to increase attention to your profile. Your mailbox will fill up much faster and your chances of finding a connection will jump sky high.

10 winning profile tips:

Write a unique and friendly introductory line: "Looking for hiking partner" or "Seeking a Shipmate for Sailing and More"

Post at least two current photos: Photos significantly increase responses! Try at least one close-up and one full-body shot for the best results.

Use a positive tone: I love to learn and meet new people. Life is an adventure and I would like to share it with someone special.

Keep it simple: Keep your descriptions light and avoid demanding checklists in your essays. Try listing only three things you desire in a mate.

Write short essays versus a book: four or five sentences is a good goal. Save the details for your dates.

Add a little humor: I can laugh at my mistakes. Are you a Letterman or Leno fan?

Include a fun hobby note: I need someone to distract me from the piano. I love to travel and tend to take too many photographs.

Add your marketing pitch: What makes you unique? Try listing only three things and make them catchy (everyone is smart, outgoing, and fun - how are you different?)

Show interest in the other party: Enough about me…tell me more about you.

Be confident versus boastful: When you show confidence in being you, it is the biggest turn-on. The trick is not to be boastful in your delivery.

Liz H. Kelly is a dating coach and author of "SMART Man Hunting: The Fast Track Dating Guide for Finding Mr. Right (or Ms. Right)." Her proactive dating strategy has been featured on such shows as FOX News, BBC Radio, Dick Clark’s “The Other Half” and Lifetime’s “Speaking of Women’s Health.” Her dating tips have also appeared in Cosmopolitan, Glamour, USA Today and the Chicago Tribune. Look for Liz online at smartmanhunting.com.

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