ONLINE DATING
TIP #007
PERSONALIZE YOUR FIRST EMAIL
You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. This is
also true with online dating. Make sure that the first email you send to a potential
match is personalized to the person you are trying to meet. Carefully read and
study the profile of the person you are contacting. When writing your email,
ask questions specific to that person's profile and discuss topics that you think
they would enjoy discussing, based on their profile. Don't just send out a generic
email introducing yourself without any sort of specifics as to why you want to
meet this particular person. Quote specific parts of the profile when asking
a question, for example:
"You
mentioned in your profile that you love the outdoors.
Do you get
the chance to go camping often?"
Spend only a small amount of the introductory email talking
about yourself. By focusing your email on questions about
your potential match you give the impression that you are
truly interested in learning more about them rather than
selling yourself. Of course it is important to reveal a
little bit about yourself, but talking only about yourself
may make you seem arrogant or egotistical. And besides,
by focusing on the other person, hopefully they will write
back with questions they want to know about you! (SOURCE:
Online Dating Newsletter - www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com)
