It is vital that you are honest about everything in your online profile. Putting in false information is guaranteed to backfire on you at some point. Lying in your profile will guarantee failure for long-lasting romance.

Do not place anything negative in your online profile. This will turn people off and cause them to move on. Placing negative comments in your profile makes you appear negative as well. Nobody likes a negative person.

If you want your online profile the stand out, then you need a place as many unique items about yourself as possible. You need to keep the reader interested, so that they will read the entire profile and possibly contact you.

In order to have a higher success rate in meeting somebody online, you need to place as many specific items about yourself and your desirable date as possible. Using general descriptions will appear boring and cause people to move on.

It is a good idea to change your header message as often as possible. This will make your profile appear fresh and show other members that you are serious about dating and are online often. More people will also read your profile.

Rotating through your photos is a good idea as it keeps your profile looking fresh and new. More people will look at your profile and you'll get more responses. It also shows that you are serious and are online often.

Do not put general self descriptive words about yourself in your profile. You may appear that you are bragging, but worse, they may be too obvious, general and overused. Use a unique, descriptive and funny phrase instead.

It is a good idea to describe some of your favorite things, but don't go overboard and ramble on about something like a favorite TV show or rock band. This will cause your readers to lose interest and move on to another profile.

Do not place sexual innuendos in your profile at all. It comes across as childish, superficial and immature and will turn off your readers. Placing funny phrases in your profile is a good idea, but don't use sexual innuendos.

A good profile should contain 150 words about yourself and 100 words about your potential date. Making your profile too short will not offer enough information about you, and making your profile too long may overwhelm your readers.

Sprinkling humorous phrases throughout your profile is a very good idea. Not only does it show that you have a sense of humor, but it sends a positive message and will keep your readers interested. This is a very important item.

It is very important to briefly discuss your career history and future goals. This will open channels of compatibility for potential dates. Saying too little may indicate that you have something to hide, but don't go overboard.

Mentioning your children in your online profile is a good idea. Potential dates will need to know that you have children and should know other general information about them such as their ages and whether they live with you or not.

A good way to spice up your profile is to mention the last few places that you have lived. This is especially true if you have lived in a foreign country as this will make your profile seem very interesting. Don't use too much detail.

Do not simply list your activities or interests in your online profile. This will make it sound like everybody else's and you won't stand out. Instead, explain using a phrase with details, your favorite interests and activities.

Using common overused clichés will be deadly to your profile. This is a big one. Even using one overused cliché will eliminate over 90% of your potential mates online. Avoid them at all costs. If you have any, go delete them now.

This is another critical big one! Having even one spelling or grammatical error in your profile will make them run the other way in a hurry. You need to remove any spelling or grammatical errors immediately from your profile.

You cannot have too many photos in your online profile. The more you have, the more your potential mates will be able to see what you look like and you won't keep them guessing. It is also a good idea to rotate your main photo.

You will want to make your online profile look like a conversation as opposed to a formal business letter. If it is too formal, then your potential mates will think that you are rigid and formal in person and may not contact you.

Never ever use Internet acronyms or capital letters. This will make you appear that you are immature, or have the mentality of a teenager. Capital letters means that you are shouting. This is something that you really want to avoid.

It looks like you're not really serious about online dating. You may be better off hiding your profile until you feel you are ready to date on line. There is no point cluttering the listings if you have no intention of contacting anyone. If you do feel that you are ready to date online, you should write a new profile from scratch. Use a word processor with a spellchecker and follow the guidelines from our quiz. Then go to your profile and copy and paste on top of your old one.

You are probably wondering why you have not gotten any responses from your profile. If you are indeed serious about online dating, following the guidelines in this quiz and giving your profile a total makeover will make a big difference. Remove clichés, false information, sexual innuendos and spelling errors. Remove general lists of words and replace them with phrases full of details about yourself. After you make these changes, you will see a positive change almost immediately.

It is very likely you have gotten very few responses from your online profile. You may be on the verge of giving up online dating altogether. However, this does not have to happen as you can increase your responses with very effort. You will be happy to know that it will only take a few changes to make a big difference. Concentrate on spelling errors and overused cliché's first. Then spice up your online profile using the details given in the quiz below. You will be glad you did.

Your online profile is in fairly good shape, but there is definitely room for improvement. This is actually a good thing, because you can improve your response rate from potential dates dramatically with very little effort. You can use our guidelines below to make your online profile stand out even more than it already does. Go through your profile and look for areas that can be brushed up. Be sure to rotate your main photo and your headline often for that fresh look.

You are in the middle of the pack when it comes to the quality of your online profile. It wouldn't take much effort at all to make your online profile stand out. You probably get responses, but wouldn't it be nice to get even more? One of the most common shortcomings in online profiles is simply listing interests or descriptions about yourself. Make your profile stand out by giving details of your interests and yourself rather than just listing them. Keep up the good work.

You probably get plenty of responses from your online profile. Your profile is of higher quality than average and probably gets more responses than average as well. You are probably busy responding to all the e-mails that you get. You may be happy just the way things are, but you can get even more responses from higher quality dates if you choose to fine tune your online profile using our guidelines below. This is something you could do in very little time and effort.

It is very clear that you take online dating very seriously and other online members have noticed and responded to you. Your profile stands out and is different from the others. This is exactly what people online are looking for. The only downside is that there isn't much you can do to improve your profile any further, as it is already of very high quality. Still, you can go through the suggestions below and see if you can find something that can be tweaked.

Wow, you have one amazing online profile. You probably get more responses than you can handle and most likely think that online dating is the best thing going. You certainly have the technique down and are having fun meeting people. There really isn't much you can do to improve your profile and probably took this quiz simply out of curiosity. You have done a great job and might want to consider offering to touching up other people's profiles for a small fee.

You are probably a professional online profile writer. It is also very likely that you have already met your soul mate by now. Of course he met them online. You took our quiz out of curiosity and pretty much knew what the outcome would be. If you are indeed still looking for a date online, you definitely get more responses than you can handle. You can afford to be fussy. You can also tell a lot about a person from their profile more than others. You will have a soul mate in no time.

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Does your online profile work for you? by Trisha Ellington RSS Feed AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Have you been having terrible luck meeting people online? Do you often go weeks or even months without a single response? Are you ready to give up and forgo online dating altogether? Are you beginning to feel that no one is interested in you anymore? If you are having poor results, it most likely has nothing to do with you, but the way your online profile is written. Since people who are reading your profile cannot see you in person, your photo and online profile have to do all the work for you.

You can take our mega quiz and see where you stand when it comes to your online profile. If your score is low, that is actually a very good thing, because that means there is much room for improvement in your online profile. If you follow the tips presented to you after you complete the quiz we guarantee your online dating experience will change dramatically for the better. Most of the suggestions will only take a few minutes to implement and will be well worth it. You will be getting responses left and right and will have your hands full writing e-mails and meeting high quality people online. Simply answer the following questions as accurately and as honestly as possible. The higher your score the better.

Your results will appear here.


1. How many false (incorrect age, false income...) elements exist in your online profile?

a) There are no false elements
b) There is one false element
c) There are a few false elements
d) There are several false elements
e) My profile is full of false elements

Answer:


2. How many negative (I hate country music, my friends have had bad luck online...) elements exist in your online profile?

a) There are no negative elements
b) There is one negative element
c) There are a few negative elements
d) There are several negative elements
e) My profile is full of negative elements

Answer:


3. How many unique (I enjoy rock climbing, I sell crafts roadside...) elements exist in your online profile?

a) My profile is full of unique elements
b) There are several unique elements
c) There are a few unique elements
d) There is one unique element
e) There are no unique elements

Answer:


4. How many specific (I prefer blondes, no workaholics...) elements exist in your online profile?

a) My profile is full of specific elements
b) There are several specific elements
c) There are a few specific elements
d) There is one specific element
e) There are no specific elements

Answer:


5. How often do you change your header message in your online profile?

a) About once per week
b) About once per month
c) A few times per year
d) About once per year
e) I never change it

Answer:



6. How often do you change your main photo in your online profile?

a) About once per week
b) About once per month
c) A few times per year
d) About once per year
e) I never change it

Answer:


7. How many self descriptive (I am honest, funny...) elements exist in your online profile?

a) There are no self descriptive elements
b) There is one self descriptive element
c) There are a few self descriptive elements
d) There are several self descriptive elements
e) My profile is full of self descriptive elements

Answer:


8. How often do you ramble on about something (favorite TV show, rock band...) in your online profile?

a) I don't ramble on at all
b) I ramble on once
c) I ramble on twice
d) I ramble on a few times
e) I ramble on several times

Answer:


9. How many sexual innuendos (I like kissing in public, swimming nude...) exist in your online profile?

a) There are no sexual innuendos
b) There is one sexual innuendo
c) There are two sexual innuendos
d) There are a few sexual innuendos
e) There are several sexual innuendos

Answer:


10. How many words does your online profile have?

a) Less than 100
b) Between 100 and 200
c) Between 200 and 350
d) Between 350 and 500
e) More than 500

Answer:


11. How many humorous (I melt when it rains, I can't navigate my way out of a paper bag...) elements exist in your online profile?

a) My profile is full of humorous elements
b) There are several humorous elements
c) There are a few humorous elements
d) There is one humorous element
e) There are no humorous elements

Answer:


12. How much do you discuss your career history and plans in your online profile?

a) I discuss it quite a bit with lots of detail
b) I discuss it fairly thoroughly
c) I discuss it enough to get the important points across
d) I only mention my line of work
e) I don't discuss it at all

Answer:


13. How much do you discuss your children in your online profile?

a) I don't have any children
b) I discuss them quite a bit with lots of detail
c) I discuss them fairly thoroughly
d) I only discuss the important elements such as their age
e) I don't discuss them at all

Answer:


14. How much do you discuss where you have lived in your online profile?

a) I discuss every place that I have lived my entire life with great detail
b) I discuss every place I've lived in the past ten years with some detail
c) I discuss the last few places I have lived with minor detail
d) I only mention where I live now
e) I don't discuss it at all

Answer:


15. How many general activities and interests (I like movies, hiking, traveling...) elements exist in your profile?

a) There are no general interests elements
b) There is one general interests element
c) There are a few general interests elements
d) There are several general interests elements
e) My profile is full of general interests elements

Answer:



16. How many clichés (Looking for a partner in crime, equally comfortable in a dress and in jeans...) exist in your online profile?

a) There are no clichés
b) There is one cliché
c) There are a few clichés
d) There are several clichés
e) My profile is full of clichés

Answer:


17. How many spelling and grammatical errors are there in your online profile?

a) There are no errors
b) There is one error
c) There are two errors
d) There are a few errors
e) There are several errors

Answer:


18. How many photos do you have in your online profile?

a) I have several photos
b) I have a few photos
c) I have two photos
d) I have one photo
e) I have no photos

Answer:


19. How is your online profile formatted?

a) very conversational
b) mainly conversational and only partly formal
c) an even mix of conversational and formal
d) mainly formal and only partly conversational
e) very formal

Answer:


20. How often do capital letters and Internet acronyms (LOL, I LUV 2...) show up in your profile?

a) There are no acronyms
b) There is one acronym
c) There are a few acronyms
d) There are several acronyms
e) My profile is full of acronyms

Answer:




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