Sunday, June 26, 2011

Keep it simple - It works


The best dating profile tip to success if rather simple: “Keep it Short and Sweet!” You don’t need to write a novel or a long narrative about your life story. Of course, you might think that writing a nice novel type profile will give the reader a chance to see how you write, understanding why for example you don’t eat a certain type of food anymore or fly on planes anymore, your emotions, and anything else. However, isn’t this better talk for a first date anyway? Besides, who will have time to read your entire novel?
With today’s attention span of online daters, you can be sure that no one will have the interest in reading your entire novel or long narrative on your profile. You should keep it, again, short and sweet. On the other hand, you also need to know how to write a short and sweet profile. Listing your qualities is also not recommended. Such as, “Nice guy, loves to sail, has one kid, loves cats, has a cat” and so on. This is boring and shows that a person lacks personality.
The idea is to find something in between the above mentioned examples. You want to have a short paragraph, but a condensed narrative. It is more like writing a small email or letter instead of a text message. You need to have flow and interest combined in the narrative and leave out useless information. Make sure you include the information you only want people to know initially.
Profile writing can be a difficult task, especially when making your personal description. Just remember, you can always go back and edit it. Re-read your profile and if it seems boring to you, it will definitely be boring to others.