If the photos don’t cut it, we generally don’t click on the person. But if we make it past the photo, skimming profiles, the first thing you'll notice is the profile tagline.

This little ditty can compel us to read further, or it can cause us to roll our eyes and move on.

There is a myth that you have to be good-looking to get laid with online dating. Even if you haven’t been gifted with a face so beautiful that makes the baby Jesus weep at it’s glory (like me), you can still get laid with online dating.

Even if you don’t do online dating, these principles apply to any writing or storytelling you do, in person or in text. Here’s how: The classic writing advice “show, don’t tell” also applies to online dating.

Typically, the alarm bells start clanging as soon as we see their profile taglines: 90% of these taglines are either typical (overused and boring) or slightly needy.When you’re online dating, you should think of your profile as you would your résumé.It’s the first thing women are going to see, and they’re going to use it to determine if they want to hire you for the job of hookup, date, boyfriend, or husband.Here are 4 online dating profiles examples to attract men as well as some don’ts to watch out for: They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and that appears to be true.Scientists at Barts, the London School of Medicine, and The University of North Texas suggest that looking at other people’s online dating profiles, finding what catches your eye, and then mirroring the good aspects in your own profile will bring you success.Whatever it is, you won’t regret doing your research.Uploading a photo is one of the first steps is to creating your profile.A study conducted by e Harmony and the writing app Grammarly says a man who has even two spelling mistakes in his profile is 14% less likely to receive a positive response from women.Before you finish your profile, run it through a spell checker, have someone else look it over, watch out for the red squiggle, or do whatever you have to do to make sure you’ve crossed your t’s and dotted your i’s.Not only will a good dating profile attract men to you, but a good dating profile will also prompt men to message you first.The 3 most important components are your photos, headline, and text.Using proper grammar and spelling everything correctly are the most important things you could do for your profile.If you’re not going to listen to any other tip in this article, at least listen to this one.The dating profile headline is a one-time lightning-quick opportunity to show a little flair, and highlight something about your personality or a special interest.The tagline can showcase your wit, a love of poetry, sense of humor, a romantic or philosophical nature, etc.