How to Write a Good Personal Profile

Romance could be found with a good personal profile.

Finding the words to describe yourself to a prospective love interest seems daunting. Do you boast or are you better off being modest? You can find the right balance and project that in a personal profile. The profile is your key to meeting someone on the Internet for friendship and dating. You can create a profile that helps you put your best foot forward and attract responses from great people. Your profile could open doors.

Instructions

1. Read the dating site's guidelines and tips. Sometimes they will give you questions to prompt you to find creative ways to describe yourself, but don't limit yourself to just those responses.

2. Keep the profile an appropriate length. Readers will lose interest if the profile seems rambling and self-indulgent. A profile that is too skimpy will leave out important information.

3. Inject a little humor in your profile. There is no better way to attract someone's attention than through laughter.

4. Select a username that is catchy. Avoid putting dates or telephone numbers in the username, which gives away personal details too soon.

5. Add a recent photo that shows you happy and in a relaxed setting.

6. Edit the profile if you are not attracting the types of individuals you want. Think of the profile as an evolving document and fine tune as needed.

Tips & Warnings

• Have a friend read the profile and give you honest feedback.

References

• Writing a Great Personal Ad or Profile