How To Give Your Dating Profile A Makeover
If you want results on dating apps, it's critical to give your dating profile a makeover at least once a month. It's a huge blunder to never update your profile because you want your bio to currently reflect your lifestyle.
Keeping your profile fresh is a great way to grab a woman's attention. Women who bypassed you may connect with you because of a recent change.
An added benefit is that some apps, OkCupid, for example, show you to more women when you often update your bio. There are real advantages to giving your profile a makeover.
Here are 5 ways to give your dating profile makeover, so you can connect with more women.
1. Add new photos to your profile.
Here's a tip - look in the mirror. If you don't look like your pictures, it's time to replace them. It's always a good idea to swap a few photos out at least once a month.
Swapping out photos on your profile keeps it current. Hopefully, you don't just sit at home on the weekends. If you're out and about, ask someone to take a photo.
On a hike? Great, add a picture to your profile. Checking gout a farmers market? Perfect, add a picture to your profile. Enjoying a bbq with friends? Get someone to take your picture!
Every time you're doing something interesting is a great opportunity to add that event to your dating profile. There's no need to hire a professional photographer, just use your phone. You can swap out pictures on your dating app as soon as you take them.
For more photo tips for your profile, go here, What Are Good Dating Profile Photo Tips For Men.
It's a good idea to add new photos to your dating profile.
2. Update your bio at least once a month.
It's important to keep the written section of your dating profile current and fresh. The best way to do this is to update your bio at least once a month. You don't need to rewrite it completely; just swap out a few recent adventures.
You can update anything in your bio; a recent road trip, a job promotion, and achievement. Maybe you finished a half-marathon. Go ahead an include it. Taking a cooking class? Include that in your bio.
Something as simple as a show on Netflix can kickstart a conversation with a woman. I always update my bio with a recent show I watch.
Update your bio with current shows you watch for an added edge.
The key to a great bio is painting a picture of yourself and not just describing it. Most men just write lists, "I like to travel, cook, and work hard and play hard." This is boring. Add depth to your bio, no matter the topic.
I recommend updating your bio at least once a month. Remember, spell check your bio once finished. You don't want any grammar errors because they hurt your results.
For an overview of how to write a good bio, visit my blog post, What Is A Good Dating Profile Example For Men.
3. Check your profile settings.
When giving your dating profile a makeover, check your profile settings. An often-overlooked section of a dating profile is the settings where you indicate if you want kids, have pets, are a social drinker, and what you're looking for.
Most apps have settings you fill out. It's important to give your settings a once over. A quick check can identify any missing answers, so check your profile.
Women look at the answers to your settings as well as use them in their search filters. Also, dating apps use them to match you with women, so it's good to check them.
Check your profile settings when you give your profile a makeover.
4. Get into the nuts and bolts of your app.
Most guys set up their profile quickly and start contacting women. If you do this, you could bypass some of your dating apps features that can give you a boost.
Whatever app you're on, it's important to go through the features of it. Take your time and check out anything that has to do with your profile. You should look at your app's features and use them to your advantage.
If you're confused about anything, look in your apps "help" section. Most do a good job explaining features.
All apps offer something that you can use to boost your results. You can add captions to your photos on Hinge, Match.com, POF, and OKCupid.
Badoo and Clover allow you to write your answer to personality questions (see below). Facebook Dating allows you to add images to your personality questions, which helps your bio stand out even further.
Badoo allows you to fill in answers to personality questions -
Do yourself a favor and take a good look at your app. Check for features that can enhance your profile.
If your profile has anything, as I mentioned above, use them. Little things like this help you stand out.
Adding images to your answers on Facebook Dating helps your bio stand out.
5. Remove any negativity from your bio.
Check your profile for anything negative and remove it. This includes sharing how you're not "here for games or drama," or using the phrase "Don't message me if," followed by a list of demands.
Keep your positive 100% positive. Women aren't on dating apps looking to meet guys with negativity. Dating apps show people with positive profiles get better results.
Plentyoffish found people with positive identifiers in their profile receive 23% more incoming messages. This alone should tell you to keep your positive, light, and funny.
A positive profile will get more messages from women.