What do you do when posing for your online dating profile? Smile sweetly, put on your flirting eyes, take your shirt off, flash a bit of cleavage?? There are so many options, how do you know what will get you the best results??
Well OKCupid.com have done a little survey to help you on what kind of pics get the best results. The site did a survey on 7,000 pictures posted to the site and found some very interesting results. From the results found we have put together a little tip list for you to have a look at for when you are deciding on your next profile picture.
So lets start with you boys…
Tip 1.
The male “ab shot” which is supposedly looked down on in the Internet world actually works wonders! It does however help if you have the abs to show off, so boys if you have it flaunt it!
Tip 2.
Another thing to take into account is what you have on. If you decide not to flaunt your bare chest, the results showed that men who dress more casual come out higher than those who made more of an effort. So I think the moral is boys, lose the shirt or lose the tie!
Tip 3.
Right then, onto that all important face shoot. According to the survey the best look for guys is to not smile and to look away from the camera. That sounds easy enough hey?
Tip 4.
A pet, posing with one is a huge plus for a guys profile. It’s apparently nearly as good as showing off those abs! So whether it’s your little pooch you pose with or the neighbours cat get a cute fluffy animal involved, they can work wonders for you!
Tip 5.
One final tip to add is to try and do something interesting in your pic. Us girls are suckers for a musician, a pic of a guy playing a guitar for example can make a girl become interested in you without even reading your profile. Always a good start!
So ladies, time for your pointers…
Tip 1.
Lets start with cleavage, the questions is.. to show or not to show?? The results from the survey show the cleavage shot is very successful! So get them out girls.
Tip 2.
The head shot, it’s all about eye contact and flirting! Smiling sweetly does work but is not quite as effective as flirting with the camera.
Tip 3.
Women get great results from “the universally maligned MySpace Shot” the hold your phone above your head and click look. So girls, if you’re looking to get some extra messages the simple “MySpace Shot” is “the single most effective photo type for women”. Get involved girls!
Tip 4.
Finally bringing pets back into the mix, unlike guys girls should stay far away from posing with our furry friends as it can rapidly drop your repossess, it’s even worse then posing with a drink. Ladies, you have been told.
Hopefully these results have given you a bit of help and guidance on what to do for your profile picture. So go get snapping!