Picture Painting
How to post the perfect picture on an online dating UK website.
A Picture Paints A Thousand Words
When thinking about posting your picture on your chosen online
dating UK web site consider the following facts:
Guys are 14 times more likely to look at a profile with a photo.
Girls are 8.5 times more likely to look at your profile if you
have a picture.
A recent study showed that members with photos get up to 15
times more attention than those without one.
The research is clear, if you accompany your personal profile
with a picture or two or three you will get significantly more
attention and will meet many more people. So what sort of
picture should you upload? Here's our quick guide to uploading a
great photograph!
Those who study how we interact with others now know that when
we first look at someone we first notice their eyes, followed in
order by their smile, their face and their hair. So don't hide
away your features, make sure that your face and head can
clearly been seen. Blurred shots and those taken from two miles
away will reveal nothing about you and may even put some doubts
into other people's minds. Be brave and post a clear head and
shoulders shot of yourself that is recent, no shots on the beach
from 1996!!
Smile!! You are trying to meet someone special, a great
new friend, so why look glum? Polish those nashers, pucker the
lips and dazzle them with a big friendly smile.
Make sure that the photo is well lit - You do not want to appear
to live in the castle's dungeon. Take the photo outside on a
sunny day or in a well lit room.
Once you have started dating online you will be amazed how many
people have photos with other people in them. It's very
confusing when you see a photo of five guys on a beach in
Tenerife or three girls on the hit and miss in Newcastle when
you cannot make out who it is that you are talking to. Take the
photo on your own and don't send in any with your
ex-boyfriend/girlfriend's head torn off - You are trying to meet
people and create a good impression not scare the living
daylights out of them!
Think about how you present yourself and your dress. Stuffing
your rugby socks down your Speedos and posing semi-nude to show
off your once a fortnight gym muscles and tattoos saying "I Love
My Mum" may at the time be a good idea but they are unlikely to
attract anyone who your mum would actually approve off.
Similarly showing off your well washed and slightly off-white
Marks and Spencers Bra, G-string and Stocking Combo set will
attract a certain sort on interest in your profile. Interest
that may be unwelcome. Think carefully about how you want to
portray yourself and dress accordingly.
Do not place any text or fancy colour effects/borders onto the
picture, the dating agencies will refuse to allow them. Keep
photos simple, friendly and clear.
If you can, crop the image to remove any additional background
and keep it below 100K (kilobytes) in size or less. The best way
to ensure this is to scan the photograph at around 150dpi or
take a digital shot on the automatic settings. Save it as a JPEG
file onto your computer and upload it using the instructions on
the website. If this is all too technical for you, contact the
site's help desk and they will be able to help you.
Be brave. Adding a photo of yourself feels awkward to many of us
and is quite a personal thing. But a picture will enhance your
profile hugely and will help you to meet that special person.
About the Author
Ivor Conway is the Managing Director of http://www.neuchi.co.uk/, a UK Search Engine Marketing and Optimisation company that promotes the matching of client's products to interested and ready to buy online customers.
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