I'manonlinedatingcoachbasedinNewYorkCity!Mymissionistohelpyounavigatethedatingappsandreinventyourprofile.
IgotmystartatCoffeeMeetsBagelindowntownSanFrancisco,helpingthousandsofusersoptimizetheirprofiles.I’venowspent5yearslearningtheinandoutsofeverydatingapponthemarkettodayandcoachedhundredsofhappyclients.
We’llconstructyourprofilewithyourbestphotos(andvideos!)captioned,Hingepromptsanswered,andafewalgorithmoptimizationstogetyoumorematches.I’llalsohelpyouchatwithyourmatchestobuildconnectionquicklyandplangreatdates!
Iofferone-on-onecoachingsessionstogetyouontherightappsandhelpcraftyourprofiletosetyouupforsuccess.I'veseenwhatmakesagreatprofileandwillhelpyouwriteadescriptiveandtargetedprofilethatattractsthekindofpersonyouwanttomeet.
Ialsooffercoachingonsendingtherightmessagesthatwillhaveyouquicklyconnectingwithyourmatchesandgoingoutondatessoonerthanyouthink.I’llevenhelpyouplanafew!
Tinder,Bumble,Hinge,CoffeeMeetsBagel,OkCupid,Match,Feeld,Grindr,PlentyofFish,JDate,ChristianMingle:Chooseyourweapon!Therearesomanydatingservicesoutthere.WhichoneshouldyouuseWell...thatdependsentirelyonwhatyou'relookingfor.Iknowtheinsandoutsofeverydatingapponthemarket(andevensomecurrentlyindevelopment).Icanhelpguideyouthroughtheetiquetteofeachoneandnavigatetheirtrendsandnewfeaturesastheychangeanddevelop.
Eachapphasitsuniqueadvantagesanddisadvantageswithdifferentusersandintentions.Thefirststepischoosingwhichapp(ormultipleapps)isrightforyou.
We'lldiveintowhatyou'relookingforandchoosetherightonesforyou!
Photosandvideosarethemostimportantaspectsofyourprofile...period!Yourprofilephotosshouldbeawindowintoyoursoulforyourmatches.Mostprofilesareanamalgamationoflow-qualityphotos,awkwardlycroppedgroupshots,selfieswithanimalears,andsomedon'thaveanyphotosatall.Agreatsetofhigh-qualityphotosandvideoswithasetintentionbehindthem,andarelevantcaptionwillhelpyoustandoutfromcrowd.Videocontentisstandardin2023andreallyhelpsaprofilestandout!
Don'thavephotosorvideosthatyoufeelgreataboutIfyouliveinthegreaterNewYorkCityarea,Icanusemycameratoshootsomehigh-qualityphotosofyoutomakeyourprofileshine!Wewillhighlightyourbestfeaturesandshowcaseyourpersonalitytoyourmatches!
Yourbioisachancetotalkaboutwhoyouareasaperson.Contrarytopopularbelief,itdoesn'thavetobeacheekyone-lineroralaundrylistofyourinterests.Agreatbioshouldestablishwhatkindofpersonyouare,whatyouliketodo,andwhatyou'relookingforinapartner.Itshouldalsoreadasfriendlyandhelpyoustandoutofthecrowd.
Thesedaysbioscomeintheformofvoiceprompts,pollprompts,essaysandquick150characterphrases!I'llworkwithyouonhowtotranslateyourinterestsandpersonalityintoawelcomingbio.
Sendingtherightmessagesisarguablythehardestandmosttimeconsumingpartofonlinedating.AtCoffeeMeetsBagel,whenanalyzingthefrequencyoftypicalfirstmessages,Isawthatavastmajorityofmens'firstmessagesjustsaid"hey"or"what'sup"Whilethismayworkatabar,yourmessagesonlineshouldbethoughtfulandprovokearesponsethatwillhelpyouconnectonamutualinterest.Thiscanbeanythingfromsomethinginterestingyouseeintheirphotos,awittyjokeintheirbio,orasharedhobby.
I'llcoachyouindeliveringtheperfectmessagesthatwillstartmakingthingshappenforyou.
Thelaststepisactuallyplanningyourdates!Thetypeofdatethatyouplancanhaveamajorimpactonthechemistrythatyoubuildwithyourmatchwhenyougoout.We'llworktogethertoplandatesthatareuniquelyyou!
I'llgiveyousomesuggestionsforsomegreatunconventionalandconventionaldatesdesignedtohelpbuildchemistryandconnectionandminimizethoseawkwardmomentsonfirstdates.Asayoungpersoninmy20’sI'vetriedallthewackydatesfromAlcatrazonAcidtocheckingouttheZebrasintheZoo.I'llgiveyoualistofatleast3-5greatideasforeachdatelikelytosparkchemistry.
Free(Phonecall)
Let'sfaceit,mostpeoplewon'tevenpurchaseaburritowithoutdoingabitofresearchfirst.Let'sscheduleacallandgettoknoweachother.
We'lldiscussyourdatinghistory,thingsthatdidanddidnotwork,yourrelationshipgoals,andwhatyou'relookingtogetoutofcoaching.Everyonehasquestionsthey’vebeenhesitanttoask.Myroleistodiscussandanswereachoneandhelpbuildyourconfidencethroughtheentireprocess.
$300(Remote)(2hours)
Inthisworkshopwewilldoadeepdivetocreateandpolishyouronlinedatingprofilestosetyouupforsuccesswithmatching,messagingandgoingondates!
Onceyousignup,you'llbeaskedtofilloutashortsurveysoIcanbetterunderstandyourpersonalityandhobbies,yourcurrentdatingstrategies,andwhatyou'remostlookingtogetoutofcoaching.I'llusethisinformationtopersonalizetheworkshoptobestfityourneedsandstartbrainstormingcontentforyourprofile.
Together,we'llworkthroughmy5stepstodesignyourprofilefromthegroundupuntilwereachapointwhereyourprofileaccuratelyrepresentsthebest,mostapproachableandattractiveversionofyourself.Then,we'lltalkthroughstrategiestochangeyourapproachtoonlinedating.saveyoutimeandenergy,andmaximizeyourpotentialforsuccess.
We’llfinishbyreviewingyourphotosandaddingcaptionsthattellastoryandprovidemultipleconversationstartersYouwillcomeoutofthisexperiencewiththeconfidence,tools,andstrategiestofindandbuildmeaningfulconnections!
Thisexperiencewillinclude:
($150)
Don’thavetimetomeet1:1You’llsendyourprofiletome,alongwithsomephotosandvideos,andIwillchooseyourbestphotos,addengagingcaptions,andanswerHinge’stextandpollpromptsbasedonyourinterests.Turnaroundtime:48hoursIncludes:
($150/hr)
Likemosthealthyrelationships,Ihopeourrelationshipcanbemorethanjusta"oneanddone."PerhapsyouhavesomeadditionalquestionsaboutyourdatinglifethatneedsomeextraloveDating(andonlinedatinginparticular)canbeacomplexandconfusingendeavorandI'mheretoansweranyquestionsyoumayhaveandgoindepthonawidevarietyoftopics.
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I’mgrowingmyteam!MeetmyteammateandMatchUp’snewestonlinedatingcoach,Gordon!GordonisanexFacebookandTwitterUXDesigner,withakeeneyeforprofilelayoutanddesign.Heknowshowtomakeaprofilestandoutfromthecrowd–andhasdatatobackitupForalimitedtime,Gordonisoffering35%offprofileworkshops.Getitwhileyoucan!
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