Extreme Profile Maker For Men LMAO!

A different kind of Extreme Profile Makeover! How’s this for getting creative with a Party Invitation?

I have to admit – this is creativity at its finest. Any of my readers want to take a bite out of this little froggy?

I’d love to see somebody actually use the 5 Steps to Toad-Proofing and Online Dating Profile like this … Hmmm … Do I hear a CONTEST in the works? Stay tuned …

Online Dating Bootcamp Extreme Profile Makeover II

Extreme Profile Makeover Unveiling! I do hope you all enjoy, and feel free to ask me any questions you may have about your own profile …

Recap: Our dear friend Ms. Dyna had an upbeat, young profile that was attracting the younger, less mature Toads – let’s just say Tadpoles. She is ~40 years old and wants an energetic partner with whom she can explore the Eurpoean Continent and all of its beauties. But with the adventurous spirit, she also needs maturity and depth.

To attract this type of partner, she needs to write to him – not to his son. The biggest challenges with her initial profile include:

  1. Heavily weighted with younger humor: Being funny is different than being witty, and and too much humor from a woman is a turn off for a man
  2. Minimal content around true hobbies and interests: She asks for someone with like interests, but she lists her interests as superhuman feats. Too distracting to know what she really wants.
  3. Too heavy of a Pet warning – While I normally say to leave the pets out of the essay, Dyna is an exception. Her puppy addiction is extreme, so it needed to be addressed. We left in just a hint of the furry friends, but we put the strong emphasis back onto the gorgeous lady.

Let’s see if we can give her a bit of sophistication while maintaining her youthful glow. We won’t lose all of her elements of Marvel Comics – that is simply a true part of who she is.

The New and Improved DynaMo

Edgy Canadian Secret Agent masquerading as an unassuming, Italian village-dwelling dog lover. Loves all things sweet in contrast to the salty wit and humor that comes from a love of writing. And while my perfect ideal Match may be a mad-scientist striving for the greater good for all humanity, I’d also like to meet a few simple Super-Heroes or Mutant à la X-Men.

Outdoor, scenic exercise like hiking and running help me maintain a healthy lifestyle on every day but Sunday. On Sunday, I celebrate “The Feast of a Canadian’s Sunday Brunch” which we Canadians hold sacred no matter what country we happen to be in. After such feasting I simply don’t have the motivation to leap tall buildings let alone run a marathon.  Perhaps a cozy couch and a good film-noir, indie, or foreign film on Sunday afternoon instead.
 
I’ve fallen in love with Italy – actually with Europe, so I ‘m not permanently ‘nailed down’ to my Italian village. I’d welcome corresponding with men in other European or other foreign regions, and I’m open to travel for the right connection. Who knows where life can take you, right?

While my quiet village is home at the moment, I also love the chaos of the big city. It fuels my energy and fascination with art and culture, and it inspires my writing. I’d love to meet someone who can cut loose at a rock concert but who would also enjoy a quiet stroll through a museum or a picnic/hike in the country. 

Last little note – My English Setters may shed their fur all over your trousers so I do keep a lint brush close by. The right man for me will appreciate that my dogs act as my wonderfully loyal confidantes – a necessity for any secret agent worth her weight in salt.

My question for you, if I were to offer to be your sidekick, which Super Hero would you be and why?

We’ve actually taken Dyna’s personality and heightened it by understanding how she lives her life. We’ve created an Invitation for her many suitors, and included all of the party details necessary to know if it is one that her Prince Charming might enjoy.

She also updated her photos to be flirty and trusting with just a hint of intrigue. She removed photos with sunglasses and she added in a few charming smiles.

So what does everyone think? Will she knock those Toads out of the way to make way for a few nice guys? Let’s hear from you and show her a little support! If we are nice enough, perhaps she’ll give us an update every so often!

Tell us what you think :)

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Online Dating Bootcamp Extreme Profile Makeover I

YourTango Bootcamp guys and gals – this one’s for you! An extreme profile makeover!

Online Dating Profile still tricky no matter how many tips you read? Do you need an example of how a fun, flirty profile gets designed?

A favorite client of mine, lets call her Dyna(mo) was struggling through the Wonderful Online Dating world that I lovingly call The Toad Kingdom. She’s a fascinating woman with so much to offer. BUT … she was attracting all the wrong men.

Men still wanting to be breast fed …

Men still living in Mom’s basement

Men seen on last night’s America’s Most Wanted …

She asked me to take a peek into her profile and help her figure out what she could do better (she even said I could share it with you – WOOT!).

Ms. Dyna is a lively, comedic young woman of barely 40, so she wanted to attract a man with a great deal of passion and energy in his life. Thinking that meant younger, she wrote towards Generation-Y. Nothing at all wrong with that, but if you are looking for James Bond he was a bit older. 

As you will see from the profile, the handsome Gen-Xers and borderline Boomers were missing out on a fabulous broad based on misperception of immaturity …

Ms Dyna writes …

I live a quiet life in a small, village in the mountains with my 2 dogs (it’s my cover, really)… As being in the big city fuels my energy and and fascination with art, culture and above all: CHAOS!    (btw… I am not Italian, I am CANADIAN)

See, I hope to meet someone active with similar interests, for cultivating a friendship and maybe one day a good relationship. BUT OK, in all honestly if you are a mad-scientist (or similar) striving for the greater good for all humanity, carrying the torch with Amnesty International, riding the waves with Greenpeace, a simple Super-Hero, or at least a mutant à la X-Men (I LOVE X-Men), then we shall get along fabulously. As I am “super loyal” and would make an awesome side-kick/partner in crime (the Robin Hood variety), and an edgy kind of accessory to your infinite coolness. But YOU HAVE TO like dogs – specifically my English Setters, (even if they shed their fur all over your trousers, and super-hero gear), because they are MY sidekicks and I love them to bits.

I like to keep active ie. leaping over tall buildings, hiking, running semi-regularly, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important to me… (although Sundays I will make an exception as “The Feast of a Canadian’s Sunday Brunch” is sacred.)

I ‘m not permanently ‘nailed down’ to my location so welcome corresponding with Super-Heros of foreign lands – OUTSIDE ITALY, as who knows where life can take you, right? (One sec, I’ll grab my jet-pack.)

As you all see – she cracks me (and herself) up. But we needed to find a balance between the comedic elegance that she actually offers up.

Over the next week, we will examine her  her humor and her goals as well as her human-to-dog ratio. This time next week, she’ll have a shiny new essay to support her gorgeous photos.

Stay tuned …

And if you would like to see another mouthwatering Extreme Makeover – check out the end of my eBook

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And for a peek at my own journey through the Toad Kingdom, enjoy the first chapter of my memoir – The Art of Toad Kissing - here on the website. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it …

xoxo

Heidi Lee

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Little White Online Dating Lies: The Princess and the MLB Player

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who was searching for her Prince Charming in the Toad Kingdom of Online Dating. At least she said she was a princess – whether any of the frogs or toads actually believed that she was a 4th cousin 3 times removed from Prince William is a tale for another time.

Across the pond from this princess was her one true frog – her handsome prince. But the two had passed each other on their Online Dating site several times without saying hello. He would peek at her profile to see if she was interested, but his winks fell buried in her inbox under flashy pictures of deceptive Toads.

The princess and the frog searched long and far for each other - suffering many bad dates and broken hearts. And just when the beautiful princess decided to give up, her frog did something drastic to save her. He changed his profile picture from a frog to a Major Leauge Baseball Player, and he caught her eye.

Wait … What? Seriously Heidi Lee, I thought you were joking when you said your Prince Charming (PC) lied in his profile

All true, dear ones, PC had his own little white lie but it worked. And although he never stated he played in the pros - I led myself to believe that since he posted his primary photo up-to-bat while wearing the Milwaukee Brewers uniform. Well, what would you think?

A picture says a thousand words, and this picture screamed Hottie Hitting a Homer! I finally noticed him because he took it upon himself to catch my eye. I emailed back, and he turned from frog to Prince Charming after our first kiss. And we lived Happily-Ever-After.

Did he play for the Brewers? Yes, actually he had – at Spring Fantasy Camp. The trip had been the vacation of a lifetime for PC. He was coached by some of his heroes in a game that he loved. And fortunately for us, he had some wonderful pictures that demanded my attention. He made himself interesting.

The lesson, then, for my Citizens in the Toad Kingdom – be interesting. Catch someone’s eye with a picture or a statement that invites conversation. Use action in your pictures and your writing to give your suitors something to talk about.

Do you have a picture of yourself in a tiara? Maybe you could strike up that conversation of royalty … My friend Rosie did which you can see in my free eBook on How to Toad-Proof your Online Dating Profile. Check her out, and see what ideas spring to mind to create interest in your Online Dating Profile.

And if you’ve got a quick question, just ask. Send me an email - I answer all questions in the Toad Kingdom personally.