Online Dating Tips

• Try to make the first move! Don't wait for other dating club members to send you a message. Making the first move demonstrates you are a go-getter and will improve your chances considerably.


• Reply promptly to emails. A quick replying shows good manners.


• Display a photo with your profile. Often members will only respond to profiles with photos. When choosing a photo, use a good, clear, head and shoulders' shot that shows you looking happy. In personals, as in real estate, photos sell.


• Make sure your personal profile is accurate and correct. Your personality and physical description should be accurate and sincere. Your profile should be interesting. Try reading it back to yourself.


• Before you begin sending emails spend some time writing your email in a word processor program such as "Word" or "Notepad", you can then easily cut and paste it into the dating site emailer saving you time typing it out again and again.


• Avoid abrupt replys and lines like "You sound nice, can we meet up?". Tell them about yourself, your hobbies and interests, make yourself sound interesting, don't just say "I have a good sense of humour and like a laugh", write something funny and show them you really do like a laugh.


• Read the profile of potential dates and try to choose people who are compatible with your interests, life-style , and hobbies.


• Be honest, lying will get you nowhere as you will be found out sooner rather than later and will most definitely loose any chances of a relationship at the same time.


• Don't mention sex or imply you are just looking for sex, that is a big turn off and will make most people run a mile!


• Don't send out dozens of emails all at once, send out a few at first and if you don't get the desired response take another look at what you are sending out and what you have written on your profile - do a rewrite if necessary.


• If you are going to invest time or money in using a matchmaking website, you should pay close attention to writing a personal profile that will get you maximum response. Most people will not be interested in emailing you if you do not do something to make yourself stand out from the crowd of people usingpersonal ads.


• If your going to participate in a dating or matchmaking web site then take the time to fill out a personal profile and be creative! Don't ask people to "Email me for details" or use wording like "looking for a nice person."