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Photos
for Internet Personals: Top 4 Reasons Why Your
Must Have a Photo
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by: Elena
Solomon
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Copyright
(C) 2005 Elena Solomon
Any online dating site will tell you that
uploading your photo can increase your chances
tenfold.
Why should you have a photo in your personal ad
online?
Here are top 4 reasons:
1. You get more responses to your ad
2. People are more likely to answer your messages
3. You appear more credible
4. You can influence people’s opinion about you
Now let’s consider those four points in more
detail.
1. YOU GET MORE RESPONSES TO YOUR AD
Most members only view ads of members who have
photos in their profiles. If your profile does not
have one, you are not even in the search results.
Some online dating sites also send newsletters to
members with ads of new members who joined
recently. If your ad does not have a photo, you
may not make it.
2. PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO ANSWER YOUR MESSAGES
Good-looking people (who obviously have photos in
their personal profiles) receive lots of mail. If
you are writing to someone attractive and don’t
have a photo in your profile, your message is
likely to be ignored.
3. YOU APPEAR MORE CREDIBLE
When you do not have a photo in your personal ad
on the dating site, it looks like you are either
hiding something or you are too lazy to have one
taken. Either way, it’s not good for your
success on the dating site. If you are concerned
about privacy, you can take a photo in sunglasses
or from a distance, this will be better than
having no photo at all.
4. YOU CAN INFLUENCE PEOPLE’S OPINION ABOUT YOU
This is the biggest advantage of all. When people
view personal ads online, photos are the most
interesting part, both for men and women. Men
mostly look for beauty, women for personality
shining through.
People try to figure out your personality by
looking at your photos. If you appear happy,
easygoing, open and warm, they will be naturally
drawn to you. If you appear stiff, reserved, timid
and insecure, they will feel repulsed. Look at
your photos from this point of view, and if your
photos don’t flatter you, get new pictures.
You can use a webcam or take a photo of yourself
with your mobile phone camera – this will only
take you a couple of minutes. This is what most
people do.
But if you want BETTER than average results, then
consider going an extra mile - this always pays
off.
Spend a day to get the right photos, and you may
set up your love affair for life! Don’t you
think it’s worth it?
Get a friend with a digital camera to take a few
hundreds of photos of you in different settings.
Make sure you are dressed neat and stylish, and
use open body language (no crossed legs or arms,
no barriers between you and the viewer, relaxed,
comfortable pose, and a lovely smile).
Choose a dozen or so photos where YOU like
yourself the most, and then show them to your
friends of the OPPOSITE gender. Usually there will
be one or two favorites: use them in your Internet
personals ads.
Having the right photo in your online dating
campaign is crucial. It can make a difference
between choosing from dozens of people competing
for your attention and not having a date for the
Saturday night.
Update your photo in your Internet personals ad
and check the difference – it can be staggering!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Elena Solomon has been involved
in online dating since the early days of WWW. She
is the exclusive dating consultant of
Soulmades.com.au – Internet personals for
singles seeking love, romance, relationships and
fun.
Elena is the author of "12 Simple Rules for
Success in Love, Life and Online Dating". For
a limited time, you can get this popular e-book
absolutely FREE at http://www.soulmades.com.au/freebook/
(normally sells for $49.95).
Get it today – the offer is limited!
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