Writing a headline for your dating profile is an art form in and of itself. You have limited space to catch someone’s eye and interest and your photo and headline are included among pages and pages pf photos and headlines.

I don’t talk too much about the photo aspect of your profile because most dating services have helpful tips that work well with the photo display options that they use.

Generally speaking the first photo you’ll upload to share with your profile will be the photo that the dating service will show along with your headline in the search results as someone browses through the personal ads and member profiles. Many online dating services also allow you to choose a photo from the several you might upload as well, should you have additional photos that you want to share.

Choose one that shows only you, no friends or others in the photo, to be your main photo. Maybe use your photo editing software to touch-up your photo too. Have some fun with your photo but don’t go too far with it, people do want to see your face.