CREATE THE PERFECT PROFILE!*

Do you find it hard to describe yourself?
One of the first rules of online dating is writing a fantastic and open personal profile.

Unlike most online dating sites we provide profile help and advice for FREE of charge. We feel that if you have the perfect profile you are more likely to attract the perfect person for you, if you meet the perfect partner then our site is the success we all want it to be.

There are several elements that go into creating a profile that people will want to click to read. The main one is your photo, another is your username, and then there's your profile text.
Finding your perfect match doesn't have to be an up hill struggle.

Avoid Boring and Overused Introduction

This is where you can let the real you shine through. Tell a joke, describe yourself and your dream date, or highlight the most interesting things about yourself.

Some people are unsure of what to put in their profile text and usually end up with a generic text like, "I may be the perfect match for you" or a simple "hello", which doesn’t give other datees an idea of who you are as a person.

It's vital that you use the profile text space to create a profile header message that grabs a datees attention – something insightful, funny, clever or that will make a datee want to click on your profile and read on.

Examples of good profile text intros, try not to use these, be original

"We make a perfect couple: I've got the brains and you've got the body!"
"Ok, I'm here. Now what's your other two wishes?"
"Bright spark looking to ignite shared paths"
"Just like a new job, I offer excellent benefits."
"Strangers are friends waiting to be made."

Examples of not so good and overused intros

"Hello"
"You May be the One I'm Looking for"
"Looking to Meet New People"

Try to show off some of the qualities you want people to notice. The more honest you are the better. Adding your favourite joke to your profile can say a lot about who you are or a humorous comment will have far more impact than just saying 'I'm funny'.

Try and state the obvious. Something intriguing, whether comic, sweet or poetic, will interest people... and keep them wondering what you mean.

Highlight key elements of your character. Are you passionate about painting? Do you hate rock music? Remember, it's the quirky things that make you stand out from the rest of the other datees.

Decide what you want. Whether you're looking for love or simply friendship, say so. This will help attract people with the same priorities.

Check your profile through before you post it. Check spelling. You don't want to end up like one unfortunate dater, whose profile proudly proclaimed: 'This member is averagely bilt and attracktive, and he is a Public Survice.' Any offers?

Try and revise your profile text as many times as you need to, if you not attracting the right type of datee. This is all about you, so tailor it to produce the type of responses you want to get.

Look at other successful datees profiles, see what they have got to say and how they say it. Be honest, do not copy and paste other peoples profiles, this will be noticed and reported.

IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

The most important item in your profile is your main photo, this is the one that everyone will see when doing a search and it’s the first image that appears in your profile. Here are a few tips to create the perfect image.

When taking the image, make sure that you are in the centre of the frame and that you are in lots of natural light, not in a dark room that’s got the curtains shut. Now I know that may sound obvious, but trust us, we have had images submitted that are almost black because of those variables.

Try and avoid group shots, datees aren’t interested in what’s going on around you, they are only interested in you and what you look like, so try and be the only subject in the shot and that includes, pets, children and/or past partners.

For the image to appear perfectly on the site and in your profile and if you are able to use photo-manipulation software, create and image that is 250px wide by 350px high and is a jpeg at 72dpi. Most modern digital camera will create a jpeg image at 72dpi, so all you have to do is resize and upload to your profile. Make sure the image is no larger than 1.5mb in size or the site won’t accept it.

If you are no able to use photo-manipulation software, don’t worry – our automatically resizes the image, but bear in mind it won’t centre you in the frame, it won’t cut any other subjects out of the image and it won’t cut you out so you are the only subject in the picture, so pick your image carefully – like we say “image is everything” and with the correct one you can attract more suitable partners.

If you would like to download software to manipulate your image, there are a few pieces of software on the internet that are easy to use and provide all the capabilities you are going to need. Here are some links:

Google Picasa – simple and great for organising and manipulating large images

Photo Plus – good replacement for Photoshop and for intermediaries

IrfanView – great for resizing images

If you would like further help and advice on using these pieces of software, there will be help files associated with them when you have installed them to your computer.

Examples of good and bad images:
Bad Image	Bad Image
Too much going on	Can't see full face
Bad Image	Perfect Image
Too pixelated	Perfect
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
We will de-activate any images that we feel are in appropriate and are not a true representation of you and your profile. Please do not put any images on your account with any of the following content or your account could be de-activated:
Naked, Lude, Nude or Rude images Images of Children (will immediately be deleted and accounts de-activated**) Images of Film Stars or Celebraties

*By using our profile help and advice we cannot guarantee that you meet your perfect match, these are just guidelines and advice to get you started.

** For obvious reasons, this is an 18+ Site and we will not and cannot disply images of anyone under the age of 18