Maximise Your Dating Profile
Make a first impression that feels like you, and gives the right people something to connect with.
You have a whole life, a sense of humour, and plenty to bring to a relationship. Getting that across in a few photos and a tiny text box? That can take a little thought.
This free guide walks you through choosing your photos, writing your bio and making the most of your prompts, so your profile shows more of who you are and what you're looking for.
Practical examples, checklists and space to work on your own profile. Start with a few changes and see what shifts.
A Clearer Way to Put Yourself Out There
Photos that show more of you
Choose photos that show your face clearly, feel current, and give someone a glimpse of your life. Use the photo checklist and suggested line-up to bring more warmth and variety to your profile.
A bio that gives them a way in
Give someone a reason to be curious, and something they can actually respond to. Learn how your bio and prompt answers can work together to show your personality, interests and what matters to you.
Common mistakes to leave behind
Move beyond lists of hobbies, negative disclaimers and sharing your whole story before you've even said hello. Make room for the details that help someone get a feel for you.
A simple framework to make it your own
Bring together the different sides of you, a specific interest or conversation starter, and a sense of the connection you'd like to create. Work through the examples and reflection boxes to find words that sound like you.
Let Them Get a Feel for the Real You
Hi, I'm Jiveny Blair-West, a dating and relationship coach, published author and co-founder of Dating For Love.
One thing I want you to remember as you work through this guide: you don't need to write the cleverest bio on the app but you do need to give someone a glimpse of the person they'd actually be meeting.
Your warmth. Your humour. The things you could happily talk about for hours. The different sides of you that don't fit neatly into a list of hobbies.
This guide gives you somewhere to start. Play around with it, make a few changes, and notice both the response you get and how you feel putting yourself out there.
Before You Get Started
Yes. Enter your details and we'll email you the link to access it.
The guide opens in Google Docs. To use the checklists and reflection boxes, choose File, then Make a copy, and save your own version to your Google Drive. Prefer a printed copy? Choose File, then Download, and save it as a PDF.
Yes. You can use it to review the profile you already have, choose different photos or rework your bio and prompts. If you're starting from scratch, the examples and framework give you a place to begin.
Give Them Something to Connect With
Bring a little more of yourself into your photos, bio and prompts.
Get the free Maximise Your Dating Profile guide and start with the part of your profile you'd most like to change.