Before we begin, you may be asking yourself: What makes Michael an expert? What a good question. You’re so inquisitive! I have spent many a night swiping on Tinder or chatting it up on OkCupid. This may be embarrassing to say, but I have been quite the avid user of both of these sites for three years. I’d understand if your initial thought is: Wow, you’ve been on for that long and still no luck? Why should I listen to you? To retort, I shall politely request of you to shut up. The reason why I haven’t found any luck is because I just haven’t found the right guy. Maybe I should date myself. I would be the perfect couple!
But enough about me, you’ve clicked on this article for some helpful tips on online dating. By the end of this article, you will be an expert on how to pick the right profile pic.
Smile! No really, smile. Too often I see picture after picture of serious faces. I hate to quote the Joker, but “Why so serious?” Shouldn’t you be welcoming and inviting? A second tip is to try not have only selfies. It’s great that you have seven consecutive pictures of you in the same pose, but I want to see who you hang out with. How tall are you among your friends?
For all of you visual learners, I have included some examples of unsuccessful photos.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane! Wait, no that’s definitely a bird. I don’t know about you, but I’m not interested in dating a bird. Especially if he’s 19. They get pretty broody at that age. Plus, who names their bird Lucas? Am I right?!?
Ok, if you want to stand out from the crowd this is not the photo for you. Doesn’t he look great? No, I’m actually asking you. I have no idea which one he is. And to make matters worse, this was his only photo. But who am I to judge? I still swiped right!
Now that we’ve seen how we shouldn’t pick photos, let us view arguably the best profile ever.
Woah, that’s me! How did that get there? Anyhoo, my profile pic is clearly the best because there is some tolerable eye contact, it has warm and inviting colors and a beautiful welcoming smile!
If this picture doesn’t tickle your fancy (probably because you are weird) I suggest you look over some other great pictures of myself. Yes, I AM practically a model! Each picture is labeled with a fun tip or theme to include in your profiles.
Location, location, location!
Dress for Success
My last piece of advice is: When in doubt, be more like ME!
Also, tell all of your friends about me because I am desperately single!