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Best Face Forward: Seven Secrets to Online Profile Pic Success

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I’ve spent a considerable amount of time perusing profiles and checking out photos (as I am sure you have). And because I consider myself a pretty helpful person, and since online dating is a great way to rack up Fantasy Dating points, I thought I’d share my short list of handy hints that I’ve come up with for selecting good shots for one’s profile. If followed correctly, I envision that this list will improve all of our lives considerably, and maybe even bring about world peace and an end to poverty. 1. ABSOLUTELY include at least one photo. One that shows that pretty face of yours so your momma will be proud. A non-photo profile is a non-viewed profile, and you do need the guys to actually click the profile open if they are going to learn about how great you are. 2. Oh, button your shirt back up for goodness sake. If a guy wants to see you without clothes on, which of course he does because he’s a guy after all, he can certainly wait until you’ve met in person at least ONCE. There’s good marketing and then there’s being too obvious, don’t you agree? 3. Do not use the bathroom mirror reflection shot. Unless being done ironically, this shot simply suggests that you have no friends and/or don’t know how to use your camera’s timer function. Either way, that makes me feel sad for you. 4. Don’t even consider scanned passport or driver’s license photos. Pretty much anything else would be better, considering these are notoriously unflattering sources. So maybe consider pretty much anything else. 5. Clarify babies. If you happen to be holding a baby in a photo (and I do agree they are generally adorable), do take a moment to indicate in the caption if it’s yours or somebody else’s. Just a real handy tidbit of information for the viewer, who will immediately assume it’s yours (not that there’s anything wrong with that) if you don’t proactively indicate otherwise. 6. Don’t use a pic of you getting all cuddly with your ex (of all people). In fact, now might be a good time to go ahead and throw those pictures out! Time for a good ol’ fashioned healthy purge. Go ahead, there. I’m proud of you. 7. Smile! Nothing’s sexier or more inviting than a genuine smile, and nothing’s scarier to a guy than a woman with 10 photos in which all she does is scowl at the camera like a petulant and potentially clinically depressed supermodel. Cheer up! Life ain’t so bad, especially since you are about to meet the love of your life. So…spill it, Fantasy Daters. How will you improve your online dating photo? -Aimee Firestone

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