How to Use the Hinge Algorithm to Meet Women
Mastering the Hinge algorithm can significantly improve your chances of getting more matches with women and meeting compatible partners. Optimizing your profile and engaging with the app are a few ways to increase your visibility on the app.
This post shares 7 tips for men to get better results on Hinge. Use the algorithm on the app to your advantage by following these easy tips:
1. Complete your profile.
The more complete your profile is on Hinge, the more likely you will appear in women's feeds. Hinge's algorithm prioritizes profiles with complete information, so having a complete profile can increase your visibility and likelihood of matching with women.
Fill out all prompts, upload high-quality photos, and add personal details to your bio. A complete profile consists of the following sections on Hinge:
- Photos - Hinge allows you to use up to 6 pictures, which you should use to showcase different aspects of your personality, interests, and lifestyle.
- Prompts - Put effort into your prompts. These balance out your profile by showing your interests beyond your photos.
- Voice prompt - Adding a voice prompt can give women a better sense of your personality and vibe.
- Prompt poll - This is a fun and interactive way to engage potential female matches. A prompt poll allows women to answer a question with a single tap, which makes it easier to start a conversation.
- Profile traits - Don't overlook the My Vitals/My Virtues/My Vices sections. These include questions about your hometown, if you drink, smoke, pets, etc. - all giving women a more accurate picture of who you are and what you're looking for.
- Video prompt - This feature gives women a better sense of your personality. It also shows confidence because you're willing to make a short video about yourself.
- Instagram feed - This allows you to showcase a wider range of photos and content about yourself. It gives women more insight into your lifestyle.
Why is a complete profile important on Hinge? Women are looking for someone who can connect with them on a deeper level, and a complete profile can help convey your interests, values, and personality traits.
Incomplete profiles can make you appear disinterested or lazy, which is a major turnoff for women. Creating a complete profile can greatly improve your chances of finding a meaningful connection on Hinge because the algorithm rewards men who put effort into their profile.
A friendly prompt poll helps get matches on Hinge.
2. Be selective with your likes/icebreakers.
The Hinge algorithm is designed to show you more profiles similar to the ones you've liked/messaged in the past. You must be selective and only like or comment on profiles you're genuinely interested in.
One of the biggest mistakes on Hinge is blindly liking every woman's profile or sending generic messages. The app may see you as less serious, which can decrease their chances of matching with high-quality women.
On the other hand, if you take the time to read profiles carefully and send personalized messages to women, you're more likely to receive engagement from them. Being selective with your likes and comments improves your chances of matching with women.
By selectively choosing potential matches, you help your profile stand out among the sea of other profiles on Hinge. The app's algorithm shows profiles with high engagement to more potential matches, so being selective can help you stand out and increase your visibility on the app.
3. Engage with your matches.
Your behavior on Hinge influences the algorithm. The app's algorithm prioritizes profiles with high engagement, so by regularly communicating with your matches, you are more likely to be shown to other potential matches also.
How do you engage with women on Hinge? By starting conversations, responding promptly, and asking thoughtful questions to them.
Writing "hello" as an icebreaker isn't very engaging, and you're not likely to get a response to your messages. Instead, putting effort into your opening message boosts the likelihood of a response.
Example of an icebreaker on Hinge.
Besides impacting the algorithm, engaging with your matches can improve your chances of establishing a connection and ultimately building a meaningful relationship. That's why you're using the app, right?
If you put a half-assed effort into messaging women on Hinge, you'll get half-assed results. Playing games and screwing around on the app will only hurt your results in the long run.
Getting responses to your icebreakers and comments on your photos or prompts results in a higher match percentage and influences Hinge's behavior towards you. High activity on your end signals the algorithm that you're an active and engaged user.
4. Avoid ghosting women.
Ghosting, or suddenly cutting off communication with a match, may negatively impact your standing with the algorithm on Hinge. If you're not interested in someone, it's better to politely end the conversation or unmatch them rather than leave them hanging in your Matches inbox.
As mentioned above, Hinge's algorithm prioritizes profiles with high levels of engagement, such as frequent messaging and liking of other profiles. If you let conversations end, it may signal to the app that you aren't serious - leading to fewer women seeing your profile.
5. Use the "We Met" feature.
The "We Met" feature helps Hinge learn about your dates to provide better future recommendations. It lets you give us feedback on your Hinge dates so you can get out on better dates faster.
You should use this feature to signal to the Hinge algorithm which matches were successful and which weren't. It helps the algorithm better understand your preferences and suggest more compatible matches in the future.
Conversely, when you report negative experiences, the app can adjust its algorithm to avoid making similar recommendations. The feature is a great way to improve your future matches on Hinge.
The We Met feature helps Hinge get you better matches.
6. Mix up your prompts.
Hinge allows users to answer a variety of prompts, which can spark conversations and provide insight into your personality. Mix up your prompts regularly to keep your profile fresh and interesting to the algorithm.
Here are my recommendations for which prompts to choose on Hinge. Following the tips below can help you get better results:
- Prompt 1) About you - Choose a prompt to showcase your interests, hobbies, and passions. Cram as much as possible into your answer. I recommend using My simple pleasures, I go crazy for, and I geek out on prompts.
- Prompt 2) About her - Select a prompt describing what you want in a partner or paint a picture of what dating you is like. The Together we could, Green flags I look for, I want someone who, and I'm looking for prompts.
- Prompt 3) Free to choose - Double down using a prompt to add more about yourself, what you want in a partner, or any other prompt to showcase your humor, personality, and interests.
The key to success on Hinge is a balanced set of prompts because it makes your profile more engaging and attractive to women. It helps to create a more well-rounded and authentic profile that reflects your personality and lifestyle.
For example, a guy who uses all three prompts focusing on himself may not give the impression he's not serious about finding a relationship. Women viewing his profile don't know what he wants in a partner, reducing his chances of finding a match..
A balanced set of prompts helps create more matches with women on Hinge. You'll attract a wider range of potential matches by following the recommendation for your prompts above.
Women respond to prompts that show effort.
7. Be active on the app.
The more active you are on Hinge, the more likely you will appear in women's feeds. The app is designed to prioritize active users over non-active users.
You'll increase your visibility to potential matches when you're active on Hinge. So, don't log in once a week; otherwise, you risk the likelihood of poor results on the app.
Set aside time daily to start conversations, respond to messages, and engage with your matches. The more active you are on Hinge, the more likely you will receive likes and comments in return.
Updating or changing your prompts and photos at least once a month is also recommended. If you have been using the same prompts for a while, you may find yourself having the same types of conversations with women.
A good tip is swapping out prompts or photos with little to no likes or comments. Replace the underperforming ones with something new.
Constantly interacting with your matches and updating your profile shows Hinge you're an active user. The algorithm may reward you by showing your profile to more potential matches.
Final Thoughts
Mastering the algorithm on Hinge requires a combination of active engagement with women, consistent use of the app, and completing your profile. Following the tips in this post can increase your chances of getting more matches and meeting compatible partners on the app.
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