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Hi Seagull,
I'm not a pua, it's all a bit too complicated for me, but I do use a few good core principals, and thought I would share.
1. OkCupid is great. But understand what it is, and what you are doing. It is just like your Linkedin profile should be. Like your CV or something, it should just be about a page, that gives enough infomation to get you an interview. In this case, to meet up in person. After that, you're on your own, but to be honest you have nothing to worry about because you are both there for sex. Above all else remember that, you're trying to communicate with a real human being, not just throwing half-arsed sentences into the internet abyss like messages in a bottle hoping people will find them.
2. This is advertising. Decide how you want to advertise yourself. Sure if you want to photoshop your cock into a big bright banner with a star on it with 50% OFF BUY NOW ONLY 99C, COMES WITH 2 FREE GIFTS, and send it to a 100,000 people, you will make some sales, but you will have to send a lot of messages which is a lot of work for low quality customers.
Yes, these two points are good, but do NOT make your profile ANYTHING LIKE A RESUME. And btw, that profile example you give is actually one of the best profile types out there (minus the cock picture)
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3. Target a specific audience, and write your profile 'Ad' to appeal to at least 80% of that audience. Do not lie in your ad, people won't buy a bottle of water if you try to tell them it will make them immortal. You have to be a real person. I'm a post-grad student, so I target artsy girls, who are smart and easy going. This is fortunate because these are the girls I like.
No. This is terrible advice. There is no benefit to filter out who sees your profile and who contacts you. No downside to get more views and more messages.
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4. What does your ad say? My ad doesn't lie, it says clearly that I am not interested in a long term relationship right now, and that I would prefer short term and actually specifically one night of sex. I take great care not to 'miss-sell' my 'product' because the buyer is king. Buyer satisfaction leads to good reviews, and we all want good reviews.
Being honest is good in general, but not this. This is a bad idea. Most girls will have a ONS, you don't have to filter anything. This is a great way to filter out girls who do just want ONS but don't want to appear like sluts (i.e. 90% of girls)
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5. Those dumb-arse questions you have to answer are dumb. But they are also the core to the 'matching' system, and everyone looks at them. Also, there is a 'comment box' which no one ever uses because they are pissed off at being asked whether they want to stick a glove up their left or right arsehole. But to me, that's two sentences of advertising space, where I can explain my views, or say something that will make a girl feel good for a moment. I'm giving her something for fee that no one else is, and I really don't mind because it's only two bloody sentences.
No, only answer if you have a good funny attractive answer. Otherwise, leave it blank. No one cares about them, or the match %s etc.
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6. By doing this within 24 hours okCupid had emailed me that 34 women 'liked me'. About 15 were between 30 and 41, and the remaining 19 were mostly in their early twenties from 21-25. I'm 30 by the way and had specified 8 years either side, so 22-38, and within 10 miles of my area. I don't want some bloody instant messenger relationship I just don't have the time. At this point I hadn't send any messages, but have 10 in my inbox, 2 from girls I think I will like, and a shortlist of about 6 girls I really fancy, with 3 being a 'its a match' status. They are high quality girls - a med student, a training solicitor, drama nimfo, crazy artist, you'd be surprised. Internet dating is a normal and exiting thing for a lot of girls, so don't be weird and bring your own hang ups into it!
This is a good result. Good job!
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