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Capture the Attention of Women with These Four Tips on Writing an Outstanding Profile Header
By David Roy | Published on Apr 20, 2010 | Category: Online Dating Tips
The competition between men online is intense. In fact, most dating websites count as their members more men (approximately 60%) than women (approximately 40%). Consequently, as a man dating on the Internet, you must be more creative and must really work at finding a way to grab a woman's attention.
One way to do this is to write an attractive header. A header is the one-sentence phrase that usually shows up first in your online profile ad, often above your photo. You'll have a greater success rate if you improve that header by making it more attractive, both honestly and creatively. Here are a few tips on how you can achieve that.
1. Be positive. Avoid writing a negative header. Being negative is a turn-off for people in general, and for women in particular. For example, instead of writing: "Cheaters, stay away," go for something more positive and attractive, like "Being faithful is the most important thing."
The goal here is to get women intrigued enough to go ahead and click on your profile and contact you. Being negative won't attract them even if, for instance, they too want cheaters to stay away. Negativity does not attract women. So make sure you put only positive phrases in your header and in your profile description.
2. Be creative. Do not include general information that does not say anything about yourself or that is used by many other men. You can go ahead and browse other profiles to find out what phrases are overused. So many are alike and are used often, such as "Are you the one for me?" or "Am I the one for you?" or "Looking for love."
Be creative. You want to catch a woman's attention by writing something creative, unique, and not boring. Show off your sense of humor if you can. Compare the examples above with headers like "Salt of the hearth" or "I am willing to share the remote." These have a much greater chance of grabbing a woman's attention than generic, overused subject headers.
3. Share something about yourself. You should include in your profile header something about yourself, something that really describes you and reveals a bit about you.
For example, if you run marathons, you might consider writing this: "Active runner looking for someone who can go the distance."
Or if you are a man who loves cars and anything mechanical, your header could be: "Women, start your engines."
That way you can grab the attention of women online, and you may also meet someone with the same interests.
4. Be clear about what you are looking for. One good use of a header is to present a criterion that you consider a deal breaker. For example, if you absolutely don't want to meet a woman who smokes, your header could be: "Please, this is a nonsmoking profile area." It would be very clear that smokers needn't bother to apply.
This is a way for you to weed out unwanted people or poor matches. This small step will improve the quality of the women who contact you, and will help you avoid wasting both your time and hers.
What's important is making your header honest and unique. The main goal is to grab the attention of the right women and to get them to read the rest of your profile. Take some time to write a good header—put some thought into it. Browsing other people's profiles will give you some ideas about what to write and what not to write, and may also give you some inspiration.
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