Have you ever walked into a bar and suddenly members of the opposite sex threw themselves at you – without you even saying a word? Do people see you and automatically assume you’re a babe magnet? Do you find that you get by on your looks alone?
If you’ve said no to one of these questions, chances are you’ve said no to all of them. So, when you join an online dating site and do nothing but post a profile picture with the words, “if you want to know, just ask”, do you really think that’s enough to get attention?
Always think of your dating profile as an ad. No ad posts a picture of a product then says absolutely nothing about it. Why? Because even though a picture will catch someone’s attention, it’s not enough to keep it. This is true of print ads, TV ads, articles and it’s true of your online dating profile too.
So post a picture then follow up with all the reasons why someone should contact you. As we say in advertising “promote your benefits”. Or, get a professional ad writer to write your online dating profile for you.
