How Online Dating Has Changed Over the Years: Internet Personals Profile
Singles Internet Personal Ads Profile in the Early Cyberdating Days of Computer Dating
Internet Dating continues to change since the early Neanderthal days of cyber-dating when singles really were doing the web equivalent of blind dates. In those early cyberdating days of online dating, we simply did not have the technology to upload and easily share photographs of ourselves to make a romantic match.
Internet Dating Profile Photos for Singles During Cyberdating Days of Computer Dating
Even once the technology existed at the internet matchmaking dating sites to host photographs in the early days and months of that technology for internet personal ads, as a single seeking a relationship, you used to have to take a physical photograph, a print or yes those dreadful DMV ids, to an office store like Kinkos before it became Fedex Office, scan the puppy, get a digital file, pay for all that plus the time and effort, and then take that home and go through additional steps just to upload it to your internet computer dating profile.
Many single women online simply didn’t bother.
How Single Women Think in Internet Dating
Our thinking was, “Dude, too much time and effort. Just meet me for a coffee and you’ll know in 5 minutes.” We were so much in demand in the world of online dating sites that we couldn’t be bothered to go to all THAT effort just to get a photo posted to our internet personals profiles.
Now we pretty much all have multiple digital cameras, 1 on our smart / cell phone, 1 in our pocket video camcorder, and another simply in a good quality digital camera itself. We can take digital photos, upload and share them all with incredible ease at this point in internet history.
How Easy Digital Photo Sharing Has Changed Online Dating for Singles: For Better or For Worse?
That very ease with which we can both now take digital photographs and then share them has made for new obstacles and challenges at the internet dating sites for the singles who are actually serious about looking for a relationship online.
Your dating profile is not like a Lakers game.
Los Angeles, CA sports fans know that in basketball, it’s all about throwing the ball, nothing but net, and balls on hoops and balls on net. You are tossing those puppies up all the time. “Shoot the ball,” is a basketball players motto as part of the fundamentals their coach is drilling into them.
Singles who just toss their dating profiles up online in 5 minutes with no advance thought are making for a plethora of Dreadful Dating Profiles and clogging up quality internet dating sites. LA based single women complain about Los Angeles area single personal ads from guys which show minimal effort. “April, when his profile is that short, I don’t know what to say to him to respond to his dating site email. What should I do?”
You can recognize those Dreadful Dating Profiles which they tossed up in an effort to get Nothing But Net. The dating profile is 3 sentences, “I’m terrible at describing myself. I don’t know how to talk about myself. If you want to know more, hit me up.” Men and women are posting like this. Which then leaves all the heavy lifting of creating conversation for you to do. And the internet dating profile photos feature their reflection in their bathroom mirror. Nothing screams more loudly, “Too lazy to figure it out.” And “I don’t care, but I sure want the results,” than these Dreadful Dating Profiles.
Los Angeles, CA Lakers Basketball Team Example for Your Internet Personal Ad
The LA Lakers are a great team. Basketball is a fun, fast-paced and exciting game. It makes for great dates later in your dating life. However, what makes the Los Angeles Lakers be a winning team not a good metaphor for singles to emulate for good quality dating profiles.
I’ll share more in the next few days about the metaphors you do want to leverage for a quality dating profile seeking to attract a long term love relationship.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
Dating and Relationship Expert
As seen in Dating for Dummies, 3rd Edition
Eva Palmer says
August 21, 2011 at 12:39 AMInternet dating has changed so much in the last few years. Now everything seems so much easy, but still, you need expert advice, to know how to play well.
John Moulder says
August 22, 2011 at 2:42 AMYou certainly need to plan your moves . I have seen some terrible photos on Facebook . People don’t seem to get how to use their profiles to an advantage .
Kevin Bettencourt says
August 22, 2011 at 1:22 PMInternet dating profiles are tricky for those who have never done them. It’s great to get internet dating profile writing tips but first timers especially should seek out a internet dating expert to have professional online dating profile writing.
How to sell more by being coachable says
August 23, 2011 at 10:40 PMApril, one of the reasons that people compalin is becasue they get bad response. The bad responses come from lack of planning. Thanks for the expert dating advice on how to write a online personal.
Scott Sylvan Bell
How to sell more by being coachable
Now go implement!
Clare Delaney says
August 24, 2011 at 4:41 AMGreat post April – a lot of people definitely need help in the Profile department if they want to be successful at online dating.
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Tim Van Milligan says
August 24, 2011 at 12:45 PMIt is a great thing that there are good relationship coaches like you April.
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Sonya Lenzo says
December 10, 2011 at 9:17 AMApril, “Dreadful Dating Profiles” is a pretty funny name but it is sadly true….some dating profiles and some pictures are really really dreadful!!! Thank goodness there is someone like you to help those who are “profile impaired”!!!
Sonya Lenzo