{"id":12408,"date":"2016-03-28T02:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datemixstaging.wpengine.com\/?p=12408"},"modified":"2024-07-18T07:00:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:00:49","slug":"dating-profile-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/online-dating\/online-dating-profile-tips\/dating-profile-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Dating Profile Headlines: Ideas and Examples to Get Noticed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask any journalist and they\u2019ll tell you that headline writing is an artform. Headlines are the first, and sometimes only, impression you make on a potential reader. When it comes to online dating, dating profile headlines work the same way\u2014they\u2019re your first impression and one way you can help yourself stand out from the crowd. So what can you say in your dating profile headline to get noticed?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We looked into the secrets behind what makes some newspaper and magazine headlines more enticing than others&nbsp;and found&nbsp;three surprising strategies that will help you write dating profile headlines that&nbsp;get major clicks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<b style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.8;\">1. Be Ambiguous<\/b><br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0378216608002798\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show that readers are more attracted to headlines that are creative but somewhat uninformative. That means you want your headline to reveal a little bit about you, but not too much. One of the reasons clickbait headlines are so enticing is because they encourage people to read more without telling them\u00a0what\u00a0they\u2019re going to read about. What makes clickbait headlines\u00a0so compelling is that we naturally start to crave the information that\u2019s left out and just have to click to find out more. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll Never Guess Why I Moved to San Francisco<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Might Be Surprised By What I\u2019m Looking For<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Taste In Men Isn\u2019t What You\u2019d Think<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Like Italian Food But What I Really Love Is\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>2. Try a List <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People love lists. They\u2019re short, easy to take in, and in a format we all recognize. Numerous studies have shown that people enjoy reading content in lists because they save time, are easy to scan, and fit in with our&nbsp;natural instinct to group things together. Using lists in your&nbsp;dating profile headlines can also pack a real punch because having a number mixed in with all that text can help&nbsp;you stand out.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Things You\u2019ve Never Read In a Dating Profile<br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Reasons I\u2019m Like Nobody You\u2019ve Ever Met Before<br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 Things We Already Have In Common<br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 Things You Won\u2019t Learn from My Photo<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>3. Use a Quote<\/b><b><br>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes other people can explain something better then you ever could. It\u2019s one of the reasons quotes can be so effective and easy to relate to. In an online dating profile, quotes can be a good way to share more about yourself in a genuine and natural way, without having to be the world\u2019s best writer. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live What You Love <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When You Come to a Fork In the Road, Take It<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When writing any part of your online dating profile, it\u2019s always good to remember that taking a little extra time to get things right can go a long way. According to the popular dating site <a href=\"https:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ddm\/clk\/306955822;126561327;i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoosk<\/a>, people who have more of their profile filled out get more messages than those with empty boxes and not much to say.&nbsp;Dating profile headlines are one&nbsp;way people get to know each other&nbsp;and decide if they\u2019d like to know more. Think about what you\u2019d like to see in someone else\u2019s profile and what attracts you, then make your own profile shine. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to write a clickworthy headline for you dating profile. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[890],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online-dating-profile-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dating Profile Headlines - Ideas and Examples to Get Attention<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We looked into the secrets behind what makes clickbait headlines so enticing to help you write dating profile headlines that get noticed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/online-dating\/online-dating-profile-tips\/dating-profile-headlines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dating Profile Headlines - 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