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Before posting a profile: check, check and check again

Like a freshly ironed shirt, your profile should show daters that you took the time to clean up. Before you hit the publish button, run a spell check--and be sure to individually check for homophones. Meet and meat sound the same and will pass the spell check test with flying colors, but if you mix them up you're likely to find yourself with very little response from educated people.

Grammar and organization will go a long way in drawing the reader in. Make sure like ideas are grouped together and have a natural flow. Consider having an "English major buddy" check over your writing.

Your profile should be conversational, but leave those text message short forms such as lol, imho, bf, etc. for your cell phone pals. Also, make sure you are using words correctly. It may be a malapropism. Examples of a couple of famous ones are Dan Quayle's: "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child"
and Christopher Moltisanti's "Why not? Play captains against each other, create a little dysentery in the ranks." ROFL.

That's it! Go out there and make a good impression. And have a little fun in the process. That's what it's all about anyway.

• Profile pictures must show pizazz
• Showing good face: the ins and outs of taking good shots
• Writing a catchy header message hooks readers
• The most important profile section: the self summary
• Sticking out from the crowd: focus on what's unique about you
• How to write like a movie star--and avoid listing pitfalls
• Say it like it is: let others know what matters most to you
• Changing things up: combating profile fading
• Size matters: answering the question of profile length
• Before posting a profile: check, check and check again

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