Does that sound overwhelming? It does not have to be. Now that you have done quite a bit of the writing for your profile, your next step will be to add pictures to your profile.
Pictures? No way!
Before you run off and hide, adding pictures to your profile is a sure way to get more people to read and see that profile. If you want them to actually come to your profile and email you, you are going to have to lure them in. Pictures allow you to do this easily.
In order to insure that you get the right pictures on there, though, you will need to read through all of this. Not just any pictures will work for you. There is a fine line of what will and what will not work and that’s what you will need to understand to actually benefit from pictures.
What Pictures Say
Pictures are another essential element to the successful online dating profile. The pictures themselves will speak many, many words. They allow people to see who you really are. Believe it or not, people are not necessarily looking at your beauty and your waist size but rather they are looking at who you are in those pictures.
Important Tip:
Always make sure that the pictures you place in your profile are ones that show who you really are, not something that you are not.
To do this, you will first want to get together a whole group of pictures and decide what they can offer to your profile. Here are some picture qualities to look for.
• The picture should show you happy or at least in a good mood.
• The best pictures for a profile should show you doing things that you enjoy.
• Good pictures are those that show you with friends and family, having fun.
• Pictures of you do not have to be full body but they should be natural, not really posed pictures unless they are enhancing to you.
• Natural pictures allow others to see who you really are rather than what you look like posed.
There are plenty of things to think about when it comes to pictures for your profile but you should not get overwhelmed by it.
Do not focus on what you look like and if your hair is perfect. Remember, natural pictures are the most ideal choices.
You should choose pictures that show you doing things that you enjoy too. If you like to hike, why not include a couple of pictures of you and your friends hiking? If you like work in an office, you can show a picture of you taken at work, as long as you are happy at work.
The pictures that you place in your profile can be added in many ways. Always include those that are clear and are well done and not ones that are hard to see as this will just confuse those that are trying to look at them. Make sure that the picture at the front is the very best one of you.
Picture Warnings
Pictures are another first impression element again. With that said, you already should be taking a second look at your profile’s pictures. They should show you being true to yourself, not posing doing something you hate to do.
• The picture should not provide any negativity in them as these will not enhance your profile or draw others to you.
• Keep sad circumstances out of the pictures that you put up.
• Do include some pictures of you alone rather than just of you and friends. If you always include a friend, the person reading your profile may think you just do not have enough time for them in your very business, friend dominated life.
• Embarrassing pictures should not be included in your profile.
• Keep the sexy poses out of your profile too. You do not want to give the wrong impression. Believe it or not, this will push people away from you!
