All posts tagged with online dating mistakes

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 →

At the start of every week, I critique two excerpts from random dating profiles that I’ve found on various sites. At the end of every week I post a funny dating blog that, nonetheless, offers solid advice on how to write a dating profile based on marketing techniques. Because it’s entertaining, both singles and couples can enjoy the read. So for a concise blog specific to online dating profiles, I hope you enjoy this one. For broader marketing techniques in… read more →

Having revamped my site and added more services, I’ve also decided to revamp my blogs and add more value. For those single or not who enjoy the humor of my blogs – first, thank you – you can still read them here at the end of every week. You can find entertaining tips in every one of my tweets, which are posted on both Twitter and Facebook. For those who want matter-of-fact marketing tips on writing online dating profiles, I’m… read more →

It’s back. After a teeny break (I’ve been swamped and can’t thank all of you enough for sharing my blogs and making my business grow), the next installment of Online Dating Profiles. The Agony is ready to entertain you. Years ago I saw one of the funniest condom commercials ever. I happened to see it again the other day and realized that everything, from the scene to the cautionary message at the end, makes me think of certain crazed online… read more →

When it comes to radio ads, it’s a copywriter’s job to write a script and then hire an announcer to read it in a studio where it gets recorded. At some point in a copywriter’s career, if not at several points, a studio engineer will inevitably play a recording of Orson Welles reading a script about frozen peas where he goes into one long, surly, condenscending rant. It’s both shocking and entertaining.   Though announcers are usually decent, friendly people… read more →

I once worked with an Art Director with whom I tried to bond by applying all the usual techniques common among humans. If we both liked an activity, I’d say “I like that too.” If she recounted an experience that I had shared as well, I’d say “That happened to me too.” If she had an opinion I agreed with, I’d say “Me too.” Despite my efforts, the more I tried to bond through similarities (though few and far between),… read more →

It’s Easter, the time of year when people fill their tummies with sweetness and joy. Well, most people. In some parts of the world – specifically dating sites – some people prefer a more sour approach. Truth be told, as one who tends to be sweet (my blog, my choice of adjectives), I find the more sour, the more fascinating.   So, on that note, I bring you the 16th installment of “Online Dating Profiles. The Agony” where I feature… read more →

I admit that crazy, rage-infused conniptions fascinate me. Meatloaf’s meltdown on Celebrity Apprentice left me aflutter. Charlie Sheen, though sad, kept my attention forever. And Chris Brown? His window-breaking, shirt-ripping episode on Good Morning America made me so giddy I could have kissed him! Well, blown him a kiss…from a safe distance.Point is, lunatics are entertaining, which is why my series “Online Dating Profiles. The Agony” is getting some attention. (On that note, thank you so much for sharing my… read more →

Spring is here. Birds are chirping. Flowers are blooming. Even crows seem a little more melodic. And yet, on online dating sites, people are going all Charlie Sheen on us! Anger, depression, bad spelling – it’s entertainment at it’s most dramatic. On that note, I present “Online Dating. The Agony, Part 14”.   Before you begin, let me reiterate that these excerpts do not represent the norm. Most people are genuine, earnest, and doing their best. They just need help… read more →

The other day on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart showed a clip from one of Sarah Palin’s riveting speeches. Say what you will about her, but she’s an inspiration. The woman indefatigably uses her mouth despite overwhelming evidence that she should stop. Blithely she spouts and never, ever, lets good judgment get in the way. Naturally, this brings to mind certain online dating profiles that I come across while scanning dating sites every day. Like our Sarah, some people filling… read more →