Coffee Meets Bagel
  • Home
  • Careers
    • CMB Culture
    • Open Positions
  • Blog
  • Help Center
  • Press
  • Terms, Privacy, & Copyright
  • Menu
You are here: Home / Date Tips / For Her / The ONE Profile Picture You Cannot Do Without.

The ONE Profile Picture You Cannot Do Without.

October 15, 2014/in Date Tips, For Her, For Him /by Guest Blogger

“Make sure you have a wide range of pictures to show your personality!”
Probably something you’ve heard before.
I don’t know… the concept of the picture checklist –

  • a social picture to show that you’re not a shut-in
  • an outdoorsy picture to show your sense of adventure
  • an activity picture to show your physical fitness, etc.

– is so… 2011, for lack of a better term.
Now that online dating is slightly out of its infancy, we’ve learned a little bit more about what actually works and what doesn’t.
And what works in terms of your profile pictures? All things equal, you only need to one picture on your checklist– attractive pictures of yourself.
The simple truth is that handsome and attractive beats active/funny/other positive adjective 98% of the time.
I’ve never heard a woman say “WHOA that guy has a picture of himself with 2 friends, I’m quivering.” or “OMG that guy hikes? Sending him my number ASAP.”
 
Read more from Patrick at Patrick King Consulting, and check out his best-selling CMB-focused online dating book on Amazon.
What you DO hear is just variations on “Whoa, that guy is HOT.”
So don’t worry about putting a picture of you traveling, eating food, being social with friends, hiking, other things that you think a woman might want to see you do (okay maybe have one with a puppy, even I can’t resist those).
Too many times I see people trying to pander to this checklist, which typically results in sweaty-ass, unattractive pictures in hiking gear. If they happen to be during an activity or event, all the better, but don’t focus on that aspect. Just show yourself in the most handsome light possible.
If you don’t have any on hand, grab a couple of different shirts, promise a friend that owns a DSLR a pizza, and head out to the park for a quick photo shoot. There’s nothing wrong with putting a tiny bit of effort into your profile pictures – it’s just smart.
Of course, feel free to have a little variety in your attractive pictures. Don’t stand in the same pose and use pictures from the same angle every time a la Zoolander’s Blue Steel. But the world we live in is a shallow one, and let’s embrace it by using our most attractive pictures. Next up, that pesky profile.
P.S. What about the shirtless selfie?! Just say no. If you’ve got a rockin’ bod, there are so many more tasteful ways that you can showcase it.
For more on how to create a great dating profile, contact me!
 

If you liked this post, check out The Purely Functional First Message.


Fill out my online form.

About Coffee Meets Bagel (CMB): CMB  is a free dating service that helps members make meaningful connections. It’s designed for busy singles who want to find something real with little or no effort.

App Store
Get it on Google Play

Share this entry
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on Pinterest

Categories

  • Blog
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • CMB 101
  • CMB Experiences
  • CMB Says
  • CMB Updates
  • Date Ideas
  • Date Stats
  • Date Stories
  • Date Tips
  • Dating for Men
  • Dating in LA
  • Dating in NYC
  • Dating in SF
  • DC
  • For Her
  • For Him
  • From the founders
  • Funny & Videos
  • Home
  • LA
  • LGBT Dating
  • list
  • moments
  • News
  • NYC
  • Product
  • SF
  • Stats
  • Stories
  • Tips
  • Tips on CMB
  • Uncategorized
  • Virtual dates

Get the app

Get the App for iOS
Get the App for Android
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • Press
  • Help Center
  • Privacy & Terms

Join the app

Join the app on iOS
Join the app on Android
© Copyright - Coffee Meets Bagel - Enfold Theme by Kriesi
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Meet a Real-Life Bachelor: Dave Gutierrez Dick pic Dick Pics: What Makes Men Think We Want Them?
Scroll to top

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

OKLearn more

Cookie and Privacy Settings

How we use cookies

We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our site functions. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website.

Google Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. If you do not want that we track your visist to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here:

Other external services

We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

Google Webfont Settings:

Google Map Settings:

Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

Privacy Policy

You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. privacy-policy