Online Dating Service - Why uploading a picture is such a good idea

Released on = April 19, 2006, 10:01 am

Press Release Author = Kathy Jones

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = How photo uploading can affect your personality.

Press Release Body = In the world of online dating, one of the issues that keeps
coming up is the photo issue. Surveys conducted by dating sites have shown that you
are 10 times more likely to get contacted if you have a picture on your profile,
regardless of your looks. Still, many people prefer to leave their photo area blank.
There are many reasons why you may choose not to upload a photo. Some people are
insecure about their looks and think a photo will actually damage their chances of
finding a date, while others are ashamed of the fact that they are looking for love
online and don\'t want their friends or colleagues to find out. Still, if you are
considering trying your luck with online dating without adding a picture to your
profile, there are some very good reasons why you should reconsider.

People will think you are not serious

Most dating sites will require you to register in some way before being allowed to
run full searches. This leads some people to set up a profile just so they can have
a quick look around. If you\'re just having a look and are not necessarily interested
in making contact just yet, you may not want to go through the trouble of finding a
good photo and uploading it. However, if your profile contains little information
and you do not upload a picture, people may assume you are one of those people who
are just looking around, even if you are more serious. If the person looking at your
profile is serious about finding a partner or a date online, they may not bother
contacting you at all because he/she may think it would be a waste of time. It\'s
worth keeping in mind that even if you are only having a look, you will get a much
better response if you upload a photo.

People will think you have something to hide

While there are some perfectly innocent reasons why people may not want to upload a
picture (as stated above) it\'s also quite common for the reasons to be less than
innocent. For example, people who are married or in a relationship often turn to the
Internet in order to find people to cheat with. For obvious reasons, such people do
not want their picture to be publicly available. Many online dating guides advise
their readers to watch out for profiles without pictures exactly for this reason.
Putting up a picture shows you have nothing to hide.

People will think you are hideously ugly

Harsh but true. While different people have different tastes, if you deny them of
the chance to see what you look like, they may end up assuming the worst. Even if
you are insecure about your looks, you may be exactly what the other person is
looking for. Why not let the other person decide for him or herself?

People will not see you come up in the search at all

For the reasons detailed above, many people prefer not to be contact and be
contacted by people who have not uploaded a picture to the site. Some dating sites
offer their user the choice of specifying this when searching for people. This means
your profile will not even show up in their searches, even though you fit their
other search criteria perfectly.

Latest article on online dating is prepared by Suzy Allen and provided by
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