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1. USE DATING WEBSITE FREE TRIALS
   Try different dating websites free trial and see which one works best for you.    
   Click here to link to page with over 20 dating websites with Free trials.

2. GET A GOOD ONLINE HEADSHOT
   A good headshot, it is the main thing people judge you by online. Use a recent head shot taken within          the last year if possible. Don’t try online dating without a head shot no one will click on you. A bad                headshot will mean fewer people click on you or respond to you.

3. SAVE MONEY TAKING YOUR OWN HEADSHOT
  You can use a point-&-shoot camera but need to know how to zoom the lens to the beauty setting, use       soft light, with a natural pose and engaging smile. We suggest our Headshot Makeover Class for best          results. (Avoid taking naked photos that can be embarrassing later on)

4. YOUR ONLINE PROFILE
   Create an interesting profile of yourself, your interests and what you are looking for. Don’t make up             things to look good, it can come back to cause trouble if they are found to not be true.

5. PERSONAL INFORMATION
   Be careful in what you share with people online in your profile and e-mails. Don’t give clues where                people could find you. Example: I go to church is okay, I go to the Baptist church on 45th street could be    used to find you.

6. E-MAILING VS TALKING ON THE PHONE
   Keep communication to e-mail if you are not sure about the person. Don’t talk    on the phone unless you    are comfortable with them because they can usually    look up your address and where you live using          your phone number.

7. FIRST MEETING
   Choose a public place. A day time coffee or lunch date is suggested and having a friend call during it is       okay. Invite them to join you and your friends.    Don’t have them pick you up, go to their place or a non       public place. This is a meeting to check them out, you can make a second date if you want.

8. 50% TALK – 50% LISTEN
   Ask questions and listen to them at least half the time as well as talking about yourself. Don’t talk about       yourself the whole time which will bore you or let them talk about themselves the whole time which will       bore you.

9. LEAVE THEM WANTING MORE
   Plan for a half hour to 45 minutes for coffee or an hour for lunch. The first meeting is used to get the first    date. Don’t have an open ended date that wears on and you run out of things to say.

10. HOW TO REJECT SOMEONE NICELY & HANDLE REJECTION
   Do compliment them first that they are a great person but you have to be honest and say you are not          interested. Don’t string them along with excuses hoping they will get the hint. If you get rejected don’t       get angry and call them names, how you handle the rejection can say a lot about you to them, and they       may have friends you might want to date.

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