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Author: Nicolette Arden Article source: http://www.fastlove.ca/. Used with author's permission.
Want to increase the number of responses that your dating profile is getting?
There are more than few ways to beef up the attention that your online dating profile is getting. One stands out above the rest. You can easily increase the amount of attention that you're getting online.
Think about it. When you're browsing online for a potential date or partner, what's the first thing that you look for? Do you spend any time at all, willy nilly reading profiles, merely looking at the oh-so-creative nicknames for some idea as to just who or what type of person this could be? Or are you one of the literal millions of people whose attention is drawn to a picture first?
Let's face it, we're a "based in the physical, 'gotta see it first" society, like it or not. The first thing we're drawn to as human beings are looks. No two ways about it. There are those who criticize it, but it's a fact of life. That doesn't mean that one has to be drop dead gorgeous to get any attention, but if you don't want the opposite sex to see what you look like, why should they want to make the first move in getting to know you?
Adding a picture of yourself to your online dating profile is THE best way to increase the attention that your online profile is getting. It doesn't have to be an airbrushed, glossy photograph, suitable for Vogue or Cosmo magazine. Just find, or have a friend take a picture of you the way that you normally look. Don't go out and have photos taken in a studio just for your online profile. Studio photos are generally fairly deceiving. Posting a picture that makes you look like a supermodel, when you look nothing like it on a regular basis is deceptive. Be real.
Unless you're some celebrity, posting a picture with your profile shouldn't be that big a deal. Take a chance. Live a little. What do you have to lose?
Come on people…if you're gonna do it, do it right and upload the picture!
Here's to happy dating!
Nicolette.
Copyright 2005 Nicolette Arden All Rights Reserved. Nicolette Arden was a frequent online dater, who met her "Mr. Right" online. She is a writer and consultant who advises others on relationship ins and outs, and writes regularly about the pros and cons of online dating. Read more of Nicolette's advice at http://www.onlinedatingsuccess.net coming soon.
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