The perfect online dating profile

I spoke with the lovely Elly Klein this week – a professional writer with a passion for relationships. She was the author of the thoroughly humorous book Men are like a Box of Chocolates, and amongst many things, she is also a successful online dating profile writer. She was kind enough to share some of the do’s and don’ts for creating the best profile and help increase your chances of finding love!

Don’t be negative 

Be positive about life, love and online dating – show that you’re excited to find love. Don’t infect your profile with lines like “I don’t usually don’t do this kind of thing”. After all these days, a third of marriages are from finding love thanks to the web!

Fill out your profile properly 

People want to see you’re committed, so a half completed profile is not going to help. Answer all the questions and upload your best profile photo!

Let your personality shine through 

If you’re funny, don’t just say that you are, actually BE funny. If you’re spiritual, show that you are by listing yoga or meditation as one of your hobbies. Love to travel? Then post up your favourite travel photos… Getting your personality across in words can be tricky, so make sure what you say gives a potential love interest a good idea of the kind of person you are.

Stay away from the clichés 

Everyone loves walking on the beach at sunset and choc tops at the Tuesday night movies! Stay away from the clichés and be original and true when it comes to talking about what you like to do. If you like to hike through national parks on your weekend, then say it!

Or simply get an expert like Elly, to write it for you – she loves helping people find love! Click here to get in touch with her.

You can listen to my chat with Elly and the full episode of Weddings, Parties, Celebrations here.