HELP! What should I write in my profile?

So you've decided to try online personals. Well you've come to the right place. Here are tips for writing attention getting profiles.

Most online meetup services ask standard questions about yourself. It's great to get the particulars of yourself out of the way, but the key to a good personal ad is what you write in the description & headline fields. Think of your personal ad as an advertisement for yourself. The goal is to draw people in with your headline and keep the reader's attention by writing an interesting description of yourself.

Your Headline

The headline for your profile needs to be catchy enough to get someone's attention in just a few words. You can easily do this by using keywords that best sum up your personality. If you're funny it should show in your headline. There's no need to include details about yourself such as your age since that information is listed along with your headline. It's also important not to say anything that makes you sound desperate like in these examples:

Lonely Guy/Girl
Sick of being lonely
Desperate for party mates
 

Remember, you're essentially trying to sell yourself and your positive qualities. So avoid negative statements in your headline and have fun with it! It's also a good idea to include phrases like "click here" or ask a question like "Are you a movie fanatic?" When you ask someone to do something or to answer a question you're more likely to get results.

Your Description

Now let's talk about the Description for your ad. This is your chance to say in your own words what you're about. It's not enough to answer a bunch of generic questions. So GO FOR IT. Let your personality show and don't hold back. Keep in mind there are hundreds of profiles just like yours that say the same things. So say something to stand out from the crowd and make the reader curious to find out more about you. Talk about things that are interesting to you and stay away from clichйs. And please, please avoid making up things about yourself. You're only wasting your time and someone else's by being dishonest. I suggest writing enough to convey what you're about but not revealing everything about yourself initially. A good rule of thumb is to keep your description within 200-300 words.

Good luck!!