Online Dating and LinkedIn Profile Writing Advice
I regularly critique excerpts from random dating and LinkedIn profiles (for anonymity). By pointing out dos and don'ts from actual profiles, you too can look at your own with a critical eye and improve on your personal branding.
Online dating and fear of failure.
When I was in high school, I considered countless activities to be more compelling than attending class. Helping Faye Cotton pluck her unibrow was endlessly fascinating. Imitating my French teacher’s pout until my best friend urinated was highly entertaining. Another distraction was sitting in the cafeteria crushing oreos cookies, adding them to milk, then drinking it all down through a strawberry Twizzler (ingeneously transformed into a straw). In my defense, I was a teenager. I’ve intellectually evolved since then. My… read more →
Online Dating Profiles. The Agony, Part 22.
Another week, another installment of Online Dating Profiles. The Agony. Once again I feature some of the most outrageous online dating profiles that I’ve seen while scanning dating sites. Often the ones I feature are filled with rants. This week, they’re just all harmlessly nutty – though really nutty… deliciously nutty actually. Before reading further, I’d just like to assure you that I scanned dozens upon dozens of profiles, from all across the states, before landing on these. In other… read more →
How to Write a Dating Profile: Tips 12 and 13.
I post blogs twice a week. At the beginning of the week, I post a blog that critiques excerpts from two (anonymous) dating profiles that I’ve found on dating sites. The blog is specific to dating profiles, however the critiques are based on my 20 years of experience as an ad writer and marketing expert. At the end of the week, I post a more entertaining blog with a broader focus on self-promotion. So check back for that one on… read more →
Online dating and the Shannon Tweed syndrome.
I was watching Chelsea Handler the other day as she interviewed Gene Simmons. Actually, it wasn’t an interview. It was verbal castration. Because of his infidelities, she went for his jewels with the ferocity and grip of a pit bull. I loathe Gene Simmons. I loathe his tongue, his tight, self-satisfied mug, his disposable use of women, his celebrity, his TV show (and his fans who’ve kept that “reality” show on for 6seasons), and the fact that he has a… read more →
How to Write a Dating Profile: Tips 10 and 11.
At the beginning of every week, I post a blog that critiques excerpts from two arbitrary dating profiles that I’ve found on dating sites. The blog is specific to online dating profiles, however the critiques are based on my 20 years of experience as an ad writer and marketing expert. At the end of every week I post a blog with more emphasis on self-marketing. It’s written in a way that both informs and entertains. So do watch for it… read more →
Online Dating Profiles. The Agony, Part 21.
I don’t understand the uproar over Anthony Weiner. For one, he’s a politician – a scandal is as predictable as David Caruso’s acting. More importantly, his name is Weiner so it’s fitting that his particular scandal involves his wiener (no that’s not a typo, that’s how it’s spelled). Besides, Weiner is a name that begs for wiener jokes not jokes about funds misappropriations or weapon selling (although cracks about missiles could be pretty funny especially in the hands, so to… read more →
How to Write a Dating Profile: Tips 8 and 9.
At the start of every week, I post a blog that critiques two excerpts from online dating profiles that I happened to come across while scanning various dating sites. As a marketing expert and ad writer, I’m trained to know what works and what doesn’t when it comes to marketing yourself with written word. I hope my feedback helps you in your own efforts. For a blog that’s both helpful and entertaining, be sure to check back this Friday when… read more →
Online dating profiles? Talk about drama!
People say words hurt. Certainly this was true during an incident many years ago when my words had near-fatal consequences (for me). It happened on dark and stormy night in a deep, deserted forest. Okay, actually, that’s not true. It was a bright, sunny summer day and I was on a rooftop catching rays with three other woman, but still – drama and danger lurked as surely as it would have had I been a nubile cheerleader using an outhouse… read more →
How to Write a Dating Profile: Tips 6 and 7.
Usually, my tweets and blogs provide self-marketing advice that gets doled out with a fair bit of humor. As such, both singles and couples can enjoy them. The more entertaining blogs get posted on Fridays. At the start of the week, however, I post more straightforward blogs that critique two excerpts from random dating profiles that I’ve come across. Though specific to online dating profiles, the blogs nonetheless provide insight on how (and how not) to market yourself online. Here… read more →
Online Dating Profiles. The Agony, Part 20.
I scan online dating sites all the time. I read countless dating profiles by sincere, well-intentioned people whose only challenge is that they don’t know how to market themselves. I also have the good fortune to deal with the nicest clients imaginable – genuine and interesting people – who enhance my life every single day. As such, I need balance. I need – nay, I crave – the Agony Series the way Elvira craved camp and hairspray. I love that,… read more →
