I was surfing the net today and I came across an item written by Andrew Johnstone which states: research shows that 97% of all men give up on online dating within 3 months of starting. That number really jumped out at me, and after giving it some thought, I have to dispute it.

As I’ve outlined before, internet dating involves a lot of work up front to make the entire process successful. Once you eliminate the pool of people who are only using free dating sites, I think the number of people that fail is significantly smaller than what Johnstone states.

People that reach into their wallet and make the decision to pay for a service are much more committed to making the process work. They are essentially prequalified leads (to use a sales term).  That’s a proven fact!

The article lists the many reasons why so many men feel they fail. The most common theme he kept coming back to was that most men weren’t properly prepared before joining a site. This immediate lack of results discourages both men and women alike.

Most of this goes back to a lot of the things I’ve addressed in previous blog articles on this site. The top five items Johnstone says that internet daters need to address are the following:

1. Use a good photo of yourself.
2. Compose a catchy headline
3. Write an informative profile that has the reader looking for more info
4. Personalize each email that you compose, make it unique
5. Be yourself and enjoy the process

Follow these steps as well as some others I’ve outlined previously in this blog and I can guarantee that your online dating experience will be a success.

Posted: 03|6|08 at 12:35 pm. Filed under: dating, online dating, online dating getting started, online dating men.
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