Create the Perfect Online Dating Profile

So you're now officially part of the online dating game. Congratulations! You've officially joined the easiest non-traditional route (but with it being so popular now, it may just be considered traditional!) to a connection and possibly finding your perfect match.

Online dating has been around for a long time for one good reason: It works. But then again, it will work best if you do it right. For starters, there's that online profile that has to be taken care of. This is the first "window of opportunity" for you to make a connection.

Have you figured out how to write up an online dating profile that perfectly sums up your winning personality? And catches people's attention, too? Here are some quick tips:

Make a memorable name: Random letters and numbers are not memorable-or worth remembering. Try something creative and/or witty.

Don't be generic: When trying to describe your likes/dislikes, hobbies and interests, and other pertinent information about yourself, be descriptive, not generic. Go into details (but nothing too personal-more about this later), cite examples, etc. They must be able to draw a "picture" of you.

Sound positive, upbeat, dynamic. No one wants to connect with a person with a huge chip on his shoulder, a Drama Queen, or a sourpuss.

Stick to the facts: It's a horrible reality that some dating sites have profiles that are accurate-about 10 years ago! People now "stretch" the truth or fabricate stories to make them seem more "attractive." How sad is that? Don't be one of them: Be YOU. (And wouldn't it be better if a person connected with you because they found the real you attractive?)

Don't give out everything! It may be easy to get carried away and type away all the information you can think of about you and your life, but remember: This is online dating. As such, it can be viewed by other-and all-online members. And you can't be sure of how honest and/or trustworthy all these members are.

The last two points are actually very valid points to consider, especially at this time when internet crimes and malpractices are growing rampant. Though online dating is fun, if you're not careful, it can be risky.

A dating service that looks after your security would be the ideal, best case scenario. Consider an online dating site that protects your identity and safety through intelligent features. An online profile that's open for public viewing courts risks, so how about an online dating profile that can only be viewed by a selected, invited few? Yes, YOU get to decide who gets to view your profile. No invitation, no access to viewing your profile. You can invite who you want to connect with-even those from other online dating sites. So no creepy creatures whose intentions you're not even sure of.

And ultimately, this is the way to go when creating a winning, attractive, and successful online dating profile: setting it up, writing it, and creating it in an online dating site that makes it easier for you to establish quality, enriching connections.