Be Honest, Yet Draw Them In

You can do this by giving a general description of what you've done but not give up all the details.  For instance, say you enjoy music, "Love Music", instead of saying exactly what kind, or if you want to be specific you can of course say, "Love Hip Hop", this way you narrow down who clicks on your ad, or you can name an artist or musician you love. 

However, if you get too specific you may exclude a number of people that might be right for you.  Another example of how you can arouse people's interest is by saying you enjoy traveling, you can say, "Been to five different countries in one trip," instead of listing all of the countries you visited right off.  Along the same lines you might say, "Speak love and two other languages."  Here you are kind of incorporating all the different levels of a good ad, clever, fun, sparks an interest, and gives someone a sense of your personality.  Another example could be, "Professional Recreational Sports Star."  This is a heading that is somewhat funny and may get people to ask what sport do you play recreationally/ professionally.

Another way to get draw people in and get them curious about your ad is to ask a question or give them a riddle to decipher:

"Get up and have a coffee or get up an have juice?"

"Write to me in two languages."

"Just finished school.  Finish this sentence:  I want to have___?"

These give a hint at your personality and at the activities you enjoy as well as make the initial dating process interactive and fun.

Get Specific

Be specific when describing yourself.  Most sites will have a form to fill out to list your physical characteristics.  As was stated before, the truth always comes out, so in the beginning be truthful and you will be rewarded down the road.

Positivity

Be polite, sincere, and positive.  Say what you want rather than what you don't like, instead of "hate drunks", say "Can party without cocktails."  Try to give people the sense that you are open to new things and willing to try new things.

Express Yourself

There is almost nothing more fulfilling than creating something and expressing yourself clearly and sincerely all the while having fun doing it.  Also, the fun will only increase once you start receiving feedback and prospective dates start lining up in your inbox.  So create that amazing or funny Nike, Bud, BMW, Amazon or Super bowl advertisement right at the matchmaking site.  Of course, you can always improve upon it too, cutting and adding things as you begin to get responses and feedback.  It's not set in stone, your online personal ad is more like clay and yours to sculpt and mold.

Personal Ad Mistakes

As was stated earlier, don't list everything you enjoy doing like a shopping list.  State a few things you like to do and expand upon them.  You may feel like giving people a glimpse in on how you came to love doing this or that.  For example, you may love tennis because you like to challenge yourself individually or you may like playing basketball because you enjoy the team camaraderie.  Or you may have fallen in love with playing soccer because you used to play basketball but weren't tall enough and switched to soccer.  Have fun with it but also try to give a little history behind the hobbies and sports you enjoy.

Don't mention past relationships right off, or keep it short and sweet if you do.

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