Looking to date the perfect vegetarian? What about a sugar daddy to date or a big and beautiful woman?

Thanks to a crop of niche dating websites, you can find your ideal mate based on very specific criteria. Think: nerd dating, Christian dating, gun lovers dating or millionaire dating,~ the “Niches” are literally endless.

Online dating  is multi-billion dollar industry  with niche dating sites claiming increasingly claiming a large percentage of that business

So how do you Find the right dating website?

Step 1: Determine what you’re looking for

Determine what sort of relationshipyou are looking for before visiting ANY dating site. Are you looking to find the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with, casual dating to ease you back into the dating game after your divorce? Or just fun with no strings
attached?

Ask yourself…“Is it critical that my partner and I share the same interests or culture?
Some people are open to meeting someone who has different interests or culture, some people aren’t. There’s no right or wrong way to do this! This is why there are dating websites that cater for everyone and sites that cater to each of these “niches”.

Step 2: Decide on your price range

There are excellent free dating sites like Plenty of Fish out there and some people feel  that  people who pay for dating websites are more serious about finding love, either way, have an amount you are willing to spend (or not) in mind.

Step 3: Spend time reviewing dating sites

Create a list of online dating services to review. If you can’t think of where to look, start by typing into Google the requirements you previously determined, with the word ‘dating’ on the end. For instance, if you are interested in dog lovers, type in “dog lovers dating” and see what you get. And Google “best dating websites” and read some articles and reviews! (There are lots of websites like 100bestdatingsites that can help you choose the right site that fits best for you)

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

Here’s 4 tips to follow if you want awesome profile pictures!

1: No group pictures with lots of people.

You may be the best friends in the world, but keep them out of your profile picture. Don’t make people work at working out which one is you in your profile picture – it’s a waste of time trying to figure who’s who in a group of friends!

2: Take the time to create a profile picture.

Don’t cut it out from a group picture, and definitely don’t remove an ex from the picture! And don’t use your driving license or passport picture!

3: Keep your face visible

no sunglasses, looking away or hat covering your face! Your picture is how people recognize you from all the other millions of people. (And while looking away from the camera may work if you’re in your teens or early twenties may be good advice to younger people-to look away and try to be moody in your late twenties or older looks posed and ridiculous).

4: Wear clothes you feel confident in

Wear an outfit which has got you the most compliments, and remember that when you feel confident you “project this” in your photos.

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make youronline dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

Most of us have looked at someone online and though “Cute profile pics” and we’ve all heard that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” but what exactly is beauty?

To some beauty is curvy, to others it is thin…

Some scientists say that we naturally find people cute or attractive who have symmetrical faces, A large body of work has been conducted relating symmetry to attractiveness, the theory says that if your face is symmetrical the it is an important indicator of freedom from disease, and worthiness for mating!

Take a look at this cute profile picture and tell me if you agree that symmetry is attractive?

OK, OK I admit, I used Photoshop!

To me mostly everyone is beautiful in their own way no matter what and everyone is totally and completely different! Which is great news, because if everyone were to be the same, it would be an extremely boring world

So, here’s some great tips on how to create cute profile pics and most importantly look and feel beautiful.

Tip 1 Smile:

Ok so some Online dating profile experts have told me that people shouldn’t smile for cute profile pics and I disagree (unless you are under 28 years old! See my blog post for more details http://tinyurl.com/7o6pc3d  ) Smile, feel good about yourself- think of something that made you laugh, and you’ll soon have the best smile ever! Then smile for the camera (even a small smile feels good and gives off good energy!, and people feel this energy)

Tip 2: Dress right

Wear clothing that you like (But find a friend who will honestly tell you if you look bad), we all have an honest (read blunt) friend who will tell us if we don’t look good, find a friend who has a sense of style and then get their opinion and remember, style doesn’t have to be the latest trend, and
“It’s better to wear last years’ clothes with this years’ confidence-than this years’ clothes with last years’ confidence”~ Just saying- Dress right and with confidence

Tip 3: Get enough sleep

I know this sounds simple and obvious, but I’m amazed at the number of people whose profile pictures look awful, yet it’s because they are tired! Get enough sleep. This will help you to look your best-no one looks cute with wrinkles their eyes!

And remember to believe you are beautiful! If you don’t think it, no one else will

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

What secret have professional photographers known for years that will help you on a first date?

(Don’t bother actually asking a professional photographerthis. He or she would just raise an eyebrow, keep their eye on the model and ask why you think they know any secrets to dating.)
But they do know a secret. It’s a secret so obvious that even professional photographers forget they know it!

Professional photographers know that you need to look good on a first date. Shhhhh, now don’t be telling everyone!

It sounds obvious, right? In fact, you’re probably thinking: “Hey, I know that!”

Well, maybe you do. But a lot of people — apparently — don’t. (And if you know one of them, then forward them a link to this blog. They need it!)

It’s obvious, sure. And yet, so many people miss it.

Remember, looking your best doesn’t end with a good profile pic! It’s essential on the date too.

Here are some tips that our professional photographers have given us to help people look good on a photo shoot. They apply for first dates too.

For men:

• A dark blue or black dress shirt will usually work great.
• Wearing a tie and a suit can be a bit much. Keep it dressy but casual.
• No Hawaiian shirts.
• No tight shirts unless you know for sure and have multiple female friends who agree that you look smoking hot in a tight shirt.
• No busy, crazy patterns.

For women:

• Dress sexy but not skanky.
• Don’t show too much skin.
• Avoid dress shirts—they make you look too “professional” and not “fun.”
• No big or busy patterns.
• Soft, dark V-necks look great.

Black always works; white hardly ever does.

Making the effort to look good is important. At the very least, it sends the message to your date they’re important. At the most, it makes the date important.

The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

Whether dating online and offline, women often scratch their heads or roll their eyes and say to
each other that “Men confuse them and that they have no idea what a man is really looking for apart from sex”.

Okay so what is a man looking for?

1: Looking for Love:

Firstly they are looking for love, yes love, now this may surprise a bunch of women, but men need to feel loved too (and yes the sex is important, very, very important) but I’m amazed at the amount of men who will stay in a sexless relationship because of love

2: Trust

Whether they are dating online or offline- just like women men are looking for a partner they can trust, who’s supportive, with a sense of humor, who won’t be a nag

3: Looks do matter

They are looking for a woman who looks good~ if you ask a guy and he says otherwise-he’s lying! But looks aren’t everything.

4: Family

As most men get older they eventually want to make a home.

5: Challenge

Most feel they want a woman who keeps them on their toes (although remember this means many different things to people!)

6: To feel like a man

But here’s the thing men want most, they want a woman who makes them feel like a man! Please reread this sentence at least 100 times!

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so

visit LookBetterOnline and find out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

Did you know that according to Match.com 1 in 5 couples who get married in the USA are met through online dating?

What if you’ve decided to join the ranks of all these people finding love online; You’ve got all excited and posted your profile; For the first month you got attention but now hardly any viewshttp://blog.lookbetteronline.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1074&action=edit&message=1?

What if you’re not getting the results dating online that you’d hoped for?

It can seem like no one is interested in you anymore and that each month you’re wasting your hard earned money paying

subscriptions for dating online and you feel like a lonely dog left out in the rain!

So you decide to change a few words and phrases in you profile hoping that the process will get easier; You post your new updated dating profile and wait for the emails and winks to come rushing in, and  then nothing happens….thats right nothing happens!

The problem is you changed the profile but your photos look the same!

We are all visual creatures here’s the way that it works when dating online:

STEP1: Man or woman sees picture they like
STEP2:  Man or woman clicks on picture and reads profile

Yes exactly like this, they see a picture they like and then click on it to find out more! if you’re not convinced about this then ask yourself, when was the last time you clicked on a profile picture or read a profile of someone you didn’t find attractive!

With online dating you must have a good picture to get people to even read your profile!

So many people have terrible profile pictures and when they don’t get results they blame the online dating website!, they say that online dating sites haven’t got the number of people they say they have (and truth be told, you have no way of knowing)

People with bad pictures often consider using another online dating site and posting their profile there, but the profile picture are the very thing that prevents them from meeting more people.
If  you are not getting the results that you want with online dating then change your picture FIRST!

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find
out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

Here’s a rather Silly video that was recorded for us just for fun- Hope it makes you smile

Click here to view the embedded video.

Well I’m asked so many times that I thought I’d write 10 about our unique flavor here at LookBetterOnline, which will hopefully give you a few tips too!

#1 we ONLY hire the best people

…I hire only about 1 in 20 photographers…this is so important, with the best photographers minimal retouching is needed and we get great dating headshots, and we only pick people who are friendly and approachable~ No one likes to work with a moody-artist no matter how good they may think they are!

#2 We Take the time needed

I recently did a review of how much time photographers take when they create great dating headshots,

now I was amazed many people take just 20-40 minutes maximum, our photographers take 45-90 minutes on shoots…to take less is to rush people-trust me on this one, it takes a little while for almost everyone to relax and almost all the work I’ve seen done quickly shows it! So make sure you have the time- You’re worth it!

#3We only give you the best dating headshots

…OK so what do I mean by this, well in the course of a photo session any normal photographer will take 2-300 photos, now some photographers will tell you that all 300 are worth having, in 99.9% of all cases this just isn’t true, from literally hundreds of pictures we choose just the 12, 18 or 24 pictures that you’ll need…and trust me again, you don’t need more than these!

4#Relaxed yet quality…not “glamor

dating headshots”, a glamour shot is not about The Real You, it’s about the photographer creating the image that they find the most pleasing. The photographer will use heavy makeup, hair styling, unnatural lighting and heavy post production retouching.

The result is a fantasy image, and it fails for online dating headshots on dating sites. People avoid them because they know no one looks like that, or they avoid you after the date because you didn’t measure up to the picture on the profile. LookBetterOnline photographers are trained to stay away from this style of photography. They take natural pictures that reflect who you really are.

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find
out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

In the last post I mentioned that regardless of how cool profile pics can be you might come across two different kinds of deception online: the more common truthful economies that exaggerate positive qualities such as youth or wealth at the expense of complete honesty; and the total lies that obscure a character that likes to stalk, harass or otherwise make life miserable for their unfortunate victim.

When you come across the first type—and there’s a fair chance that you will come across the first type online, just as you’ll come across milder forms offline too—you can decide what you want to do. If you’re dealing with just a mild little exaggeration you might be willing to forgive them their trespasses (just as you might be hoping that people will forgive you yours).

But if you get the feeling that the person you’re dealing with is even close to being on the dangerous side, the best thing to do is cut them out quickly.

Just about all dating sites allow you to block emails from members who are bothering you. Add them to your blocked list and if you’ve managed to keep your identity details secret, that should be the last you hear from them.
Don’t even think twice about it. With millions of people searching for singles online, with such a huge reservoir of people to choose from, there’s absolutely no reason for you to take any risks at all on the Internet even if people have cool profile pics The dangers are just too great and the alternatives too many for you to bother with them.

The moment you see even the slightest hint of a red flag waving, cut, run and move on to the next likely prospect. There are far too many fish in the sea for you to waste your time and your safety swimming with the sharks.

Millions of people have used online dating sites without ever coming across the slightest hint of danger, risk or deception. If you do see a flag, it’s more likely to be the light pink of a couple of years shaved off a birth date than the throbbing red of a Glenn Close looking for a victim. While it’s perfectly possible—and even easy—for someone to misrepresent their qualifications online, it’s no less easy for you to protect yourself from any danger and look for someone more honest.

To keep safe online, and to protect yourself from nasty surprises such as lying Lotharios and deceptive divas, you’ll need little more than common sense and a sensitive nose for the whiff of deceit.

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

On the Internet, it pays to be suspicious. So what do you do when the cool profile pictures look good but something just doesn’t feel right?

The vast majority of the people you meet online will be as honest, direct and truthful — like the people you meet offline. It’s unlikely that you’ll come across many angels who will lay out their entire life histories, warts and all, right at the beginning, but it’s also very unlikely that you’ll be unfortunate enough to come across any axe-wielding psychopaths, stalkers or dogs pretending to be people. (Most of those seem to have run off with Netscape in the early days of the Internet).
The vast majority of fibs you encounter on dating sites tend to concern age, weight, income and of course photo, with ten-year-old graduation photos passing as up-to-date cool profile pictures.
That’s certainly bad enough but it’s not a threat and you can decide, when you uncover the real story, whether the truth has been stretched beyond the bounds of forgiveness.

You can get a feel for when someone’s lying online

Even if you can’t see the way they behave when they’respinning you a story and you can’t hear in their voice that not even they believe what they’re saying. It’s hard to keep a story straight and there are often little inconsistencies the tell you that something isn’t quite right. If someone born in 1974 for example, talks about having been in their current job for twelve years and their

previous job for fifteen, then that should set alarm bells ringing. If a potential date who claims on their profile never to have been married mentions a stay with ex-in-laws, that should raise a red flag. And if someone says they don’t like spending time with the police that should send out a serious warning.

These are exactly the kind of tell-tale signs that tell you that something isn’t quite right. And when you get those signs, it doesn’t matter if he or she has cool profile pictures, it’s always a good idea to trust your instincts.

 

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!

Online dating can be a big challenge if you are a woman and you are 40 years old or older.
USA today says that “Of almost 127 million Americans age 40 and over, more than a third are unattached (Divorced, widowed or never married).

Of these singles, more than 25 million are women, as you can imagine we’re seeing a surge in dating for women over 40.

For some dating a scary journey

Many of these women say “I feel like I’m 19 years old again”, “I feel unprepared for dating after so many years of marriage” and  “I feel that I don’t know the rules of dating anymore since its changed so much since I was in my twenties”, and with a massive increase in online dating, new dating books and advice from the new gurus many of these women feel confused and at a loss for words.
So, here are some tips for those of you who are just getting out of a bad marriage and haven’t got a clue, the good news is that while many of the rules of dating have changed since the last time you dated that some of the important stuff about dating you learned is timeless!

Rule#1 Just because you’re 40 or over doesn’t mean you can’t have Fun!

Most people are dating online because they want to attract the love of their life and that’s great – but we recommend that you don’t make that your primary goal for online dating. Don’t get us wrong, we are confident that you will inevitably attract the love of your life but this is a process that has to unfold naturally and can take days, weeks, or months. The danger is, if you try to rush the process you’re almost guaranteed to have a horrible online dating experience.
If you are honestly having fun with the process, then you literally won’t care about or even notice how long it is taking to attract the person of your dreams. And ironically, you will actually be able to attract that special person much faster and much easier. So we strongly recommend that you take your time and have fun with your online dating experience. The next big question is, “who is responsible for your fun?”

Take responsibility for your own fun:

When you go on a date, odds are you believe it’s the other person’s responsibility to make sure that “you” have a good time (no pressure there…LOL). This is a very common perspective amongst most online daters, and it is also one of the most guaranteed ways to ensure that you’ll have a horrible dating experience.
Truth is; no one is responsible for you having fun except for you! This is one of the secrets that all successful online daters live by. They always take responsibility for their own fun, thus ensuring that they will always have a great dating experience, regardless if they have romantic chemistry with their date or not.

By taking responsibility for your own fun you will also take the pressure off of your date – and you will inspire them to take responsibility for their own fun as well. This will dramatically increase your odds of getting a second date that may eventually turn into a love connection. But once again, even if there is no romantic chemistry you will both still walk away feeling great and thinking “wow, I had a really great time. Below are tips that can help you create your own fun while dating online.

Tips to creating your own fun while online dating…

• Make sure that you are in a fun, upbeat and positive mood before you show up for your date.
• In the beginning of the date let the other person know that you want to have fun – and agree to only talk about fun, positive and uplifting topics.
• Even if there is no romantic chemistry with your date, find things to appreciate like; your surroundings, your food, your dates cologne or perfume, etc.

Rule#2 You are probably more comfortable in your own skin than your younger counterparts

Self confidence in a woman is a big turn on, most men appreciate a woman who is not a shrinking violet, so show confidence, you are probably more comfortable in your own skin than your younger counterparts.. Don’t be afraid to let your humor and intelligence show.
And don’t think “How in the world am I going to compete with some “Perky-boobed 24-year-old”, yes, some men are looking for younger women. But those are not the ones you want
to date. And Besides, trying to look or act younger than you are looks and feels needy, remember unlike “Pert-boobed-Barbie” You know who you are and as a woman over 40 you’re not looking for a man to define you.
Also you’re also probably more comfortable with sex than many young women are (women in their 40s have far fewer hang-ups about sex)

Rule#3 Just because you’re 40 or over doesn’t mean you can’t be open!

When many people over 40 go on online dates their natural tendency is to go into it being very closed and guarded, this is often the case for nervous people who’ve just got back in the dating game after years of marriage!. They do this for a number of reasons; sometimes they are afraid to make themselves vulnerable because they don’t want to get hurt again after a painful divorce; sometimes they are afraid that they may say or reveal something that will turn their date off and scare them away; and sometimes they are just nervous and don’t know what to say or do. Being closed and guarded is also one of the most guaranteed ways to ensure that you’ll have a disappointing dating experience no matter what your age is. If you want to have a wonderful and successful online dating experience that you must open up and make yourself vulnerable on dates. (and yes I did say vunerable!)

Think of yourself as a wonderful and entertaining book with pages and pages of interesting experiences, ideas, and dreams. But if you only show your date the cover of your book and prevent them from experiencing the wonderful content inside… they will get bored and put you back on the shelf.

And if you don’t let them read your book, than odds are they will not reveal the inside of their wonderful book to you either… and they will get bored and put you back on the shelf as well. Everybody loses!

When you are on an date don’t be afraid to open up and make yourself vulnerable. Let your date see what’s inside of you and show him / her who you really are right from the beginning. Don’t pretend to be someone you are not and don’t try to be politically correct. Be genuine, be yourself, and be an open book.

When you are your authentic self that’s when you are the most fun to yourself… as well as to others. This will make your date feel at ease and will encourage them to be their authentic self as well. And even if there is no romantic chemistry between you and your date, at least you will both still have an enjoyable time.

What if they don’t like your book?

If you make yourself open & vulnerable and your date dislikes what they see than don’t take it personally. That simply means that they are not the one for you, and that’s okay. Continue to make yourself open & vulnerable because it’s only a matter of time before you attract online dates that will love and appreciate the authentic you (including your Mr. / Mrs. Right.). And trust us you’ll be glad you did. Below are a few tips that can help:

Tips to help you remain open when online dating…

• Remember that you are being open in-order to ensure that you can be yourself and have a good time.
• If your date is not into you that’s okay, because you would not have been a good match anyway (they did you a favor).
• If you open up you will inspire your date to do the same.
• Remaining open will enable your perfect partner to be able to immediately identify and find you.

Dating online? The most important thing you need to know…

Having a great photo is the single most important thing you can do when dating online, so visit LookBetterOnline and find out why more than 98% of our customers get better dates, and see how we can help make your online dating experience successful and more fun than you thought possible!