All posts tagged with online dating mistakes

Improve your online dating profile. Tips for California singles.

This is the second blog to feature an excerpt from the dating profile of a single online dating in California. I pick the dating profiles arbitrarily and change them slightly to keep the anonymity of the writer. I then critique an excerpt based on my years as an ad writer and marketing expert – skills that I’ve since transferred to writing online dating profiles. Feel free to check out my bio and online dating samples of my work. Even though… read more

How to write a better online dating profile. LA Singles Edition.

Thus far this week, I’ve posted two excerpts from online dating profiles that I’ve read on dating sites catering to LA singles. I’ve then critiqued the excerpts and offered profile writing tips based on my experience as an ad writer and marketing expert (you can check out my bio here). This third excerpt is the last one from LA. Next week, I’ll move on to California in general then I’ll expand to each State. In the meantime, I hope the… read more

How to write your online dating profile -profile writing tips for Los Angeles singles.

This week, I’ve been scanning random dating profiles written by LA singles. Thus far, I’ve written one blog post where I shared an excerpt from one of the dating profiles. I then provided a critique with profile writing tips based on my expertise in ad writing and marketing (check out my bio). Today’s blog features this excerpt from a single woman in her 40’s followed by my critique. Tomorrow, I’ll post another blog about singles in LA and then I’ll move… read more

Online dating profile writing tips for Los Angeles singles.

I decided to scan some arbitrary dating profiles in the Los Angeles area this week. Over the next few days I’ll post excerpts from some of them and then critique them while providing profile writing tips based on my expertise in ad writing and marketing (check out my bio). Here’s the first excerpt from a man in his 40’s followed by my critique: If you can’t make time to meet after emailing/texting for a week…then you’re not the girl for… read more

Online dating profile writing tips for New York singles.

This week, I’ve looked at a number of dating profiles written by single men and women who are online dating in New York. Thus far, I’ve written two blogs where, based on my marketing expertise, I critique an excerpt from an arbitrary dating profile (though I do change it slightly for the sake of anonymity). This is an excerpt from the dating profile of a single woman in her late 30’s: LIVE LIFE LOVE Hmmmm…..I’m fun love to laugh ..… read more

Online dating profiles of New York Singles.

This is the second of three blogs where I critique excerpts from arbitrary dating profiles written by New York singles. The insights I share are based on my marketing expertise. Please feel free to check out my bio, as well as the online dating profile samples of my work. This is an excerpt from the dating profile of a single man in his early 50’s: I am a nice, fun, faithful guy looking for the same in a woman. I… read more

New York Singles and Online Dating Profile Tips.

Over the next few days I’ll critique three excerpts from dating profiles written by singles in the state of New York. The profiles were picked randomly from various websites. I’ve changed them slightly for the sake of anonymity. Here’s the dating profile of a man in his late 30’s: I am looking for friends first and then to see where things go. I am responsible, reliable, secure, and I have my act together. Looking for someone in the same situation.… read more

Why “you” deserve love more than anyone else.

I write online dating profiles based on marketing techniques I learned over many years working in ad agencies as a writer.  As an online dating profile writer, I now put a positive spin on people rather than products. Check out my samples of online dating profiles and see the difference marketing makes. Best online dating advice: be yourself. In advertising, it’s common for agencies to pitch a client’s account. Essentially, a pitch is the equivalent of a job interview. For one,… read more

Online Dating Profiles: Tips 22 and 23.

Sometimes the best way to learn something is by seeing it in practice. As such, I hope the following online dating profile tips will help you. I’ve chosen two excerpts from online dating profiles that I found on two popular dating sites, and I’ve provided a critique of each one. As an ad writer and marketing expert, I’m trained to make you stand out on everything from dating profiles to LinkedIn profiles and professional bios.  For those who don’t or… read more

Online Dating Profiles. The Agony, Part 23.

If you’ve ever seen Sir Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs, you’d know that crazy people can be really really funny – on a movie screen – or,  in the case of online dating, on a computer screen. With that in mind, I bring you the next and long-overdue, installment of the Agony series. Here I feature excerpts from the craziest online dating profiles I’ve come across while scanning dating sites. Please take heart – I scan countless of dating… read more