Author	Thread: Can somebody please help me with my profile?
brentdsouza View Profile History	Can somebody please help me with my profile? Posted : 23 Jan, 2012 10:31 AM I don't seem to get many messages, and responses to my messages seem few and far between. What can I do to make it better? Thanks, Brent Post Reply
bcpianogal View Profile History	Can somebody please help me with my profile? Posted : 23 Jan, 2012 04:28 PM Hi Brent! First of all, you aren't alone in the "receives few messages and gets almost no responses to sent messages" camp. There are a lot of "dead" profiles on here (the people no longer log onto the site, but haven't deactivated or deleted their profiles). Also, if someone doesn't intentionally log out, this site tends to automatically log that person back in when he/she connects to the internet. That makes the "online now" and "online today" notifications somewhat useless in determining who is active and who is not. (I found that out when I kept getting notifications of IMs that I'd missed...when I hadn't even been on the site!) :rolleyes: I looked at your profile. It's not horrible, but I will admit that I probably wouldn't respond favorably to a message from you. Here are a few suggestions. The first paragraph is FULL of cliches. "Words are cheap," "Actions speak much louder," "Lay all my cards on the table," I'm a horrible liar," etc. don't tell me much about you, other than that you perhaps aren't very original. Oh, and don't tell girls that you prank call people...though that's a really good way to stay single, if that's your goal. :goofball: The second paragraph is better, but I'm a bit confused about that charity you sponsored. Did you sponsor the entire charity, or make a one-time donation, or sign up to donate on a regular basis? Maybe it would be better to just say that you donate to a charity that helps children in third world countries, and you would like to sponsor an individual child as well. And what sort of cool ideas are you looking for? Something to do with charities? Or just cool ideas in general? I think I'm confused by that. :dunce: The last paragraph is decent. Overall, be very careful of your grammar and spelling. I think the spelling was mostly ok, so just double check it. Remember, when you write your profile, you are basically trying to "sell" yourself. Show a girl that you are worthy of the time she'll spend answering your message. Show her what makes you stand out in the crowd. Show her what you have to offer. I hope this helps a little! Hanging out here in the forums is a great way to meet people as well, and you'll get ideas on how to write a profile, what types of pictures to post, what makes a good first message, etc. Good luck! Post Reply
brentdsouza View Profile History	Can somebody please help me with my profile? Posted : 24 Jan, 2012 10:14 AM Wow, that seems like pretty sound advice. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to respond. Means a lot. God bless, Brent Post Reply
View Profile History	Can somebody please help me with my profile? Posted : 25 Jan, 2012 07:54 AM I would take a look at your pictures and take out those that do not specifically show you standing up, as if you intentionally want to have the picture taken. Post Reply
marikashome View Profile History	Can somebody please help me with my profile? Posted : 27 Jan, 2012 10:01 PM I agree with iheartdogs... I'd at least cut the one where it looks like two women were cut out of the picture. The "guy taking a picture in his bathroom mirror" is typical here (so is "guy in the car" though you don't have one of those) and so it doesn't catch my eye. The one that made me laugh was the one of you in your bedroom, laying on your bed. It's an untypical pose... and a kind of messy room--I was going to say you might delete it until I read your first paragraph. It's so fitting with your description of yourself that I'm still smiling about it. Looks like you may have rewritten a few things since you posted this. The profile isn't bad. A couple other things you might try: glance through women's profiles in your age range-no winks or anything, just glance through. When they glance back, then you might send a wink or short message thanking them for looking at your profile and saying something nice about theirs. Also you might broaden your age range. Sometimes no response could mean the person just turned 24, when your profile is set to 23. Post Reply
june23 View Profile History	Can somebody please help me with my profile? Posted : 29 Jan, 2012 03:09 AM I like that you're honest about yourself. For me though, you may have said too much about yourself? Girls like a little bit of a mystery. :) Post Reply