Dating Personals: Finding the Best Ones

If you run a business, you can't exist without the help of an advertisement. Similarly, in online dating, you can't expect to meet people without putting some of yourself out there for review. Just like in business, you need to sell yourself through your ad copy, though the rewards are quite a bit different.

Unlike business ads, personal ads shouldn't be that hard to write. But the quality of your ad, along with your selection of a dating personals site, will determine if you get positive results or not.

Before we get to some tips on how to write your personal ad, take a look at some important characteristics of dating personals sites.

Dating Personals

Choose the service feature that is most important to you.

I'd like to find a service with a huge selection of singles and personal ads

While selection is important, I'm more interested in finding a service with verified users

I'm looking for an inexpensive service with a free trial period

I'm looking for an abundance of usage and search tools

One or more of the above

Select an option above and then click this button

Tips for Writing Your Personal Ad

1) You must become a master of headlines. Your headline must be compelling enough to draw people in, or else you'll get no readers. Of course, you can always respond to others' ads, but it's much easier to find what you want with your own ad. Any copywriting resource or site will have headline tips that you can use to spruce up your dating personals.

2) Be honest and forthright when describing yourself. It's not worth the effort to build a relationship based on anything other than facts. Be wary of exaggeration and hyperbole, as that will likely scare any potential matches away who think that your profile is phony.

3) Photos and especially videos can make a huge difference in your dating personals. Video gives great insight into your personality, and will increase your ad clicks dramatically, not to mention that you'll probably find better matches.

The bottom line is that, like business ads, your dating personals should contain a careful combination of words, pictures, and values. If you are able to successfully combine these elements, you will likely make quite a few new friends!