Humor and Finding Your Perfect Match
By John Kinde Recently, someone I know created a web site to meet Ms Right. Inhis site he shared in great detail who he was and what he waslooking for. A great idea and nicely written with lots of humor. After reading it, the humor side of my brain started askingquestions. If I were designing my own personal web site, would it beappropriate to include Google Ads. Reasons for listing Google Ads. 1. If readers were bored with my biography, they would have convenient placesto go. 2. If readers loved what they saw and they sent their friends tothe site to check me out, their friends could shop for weddinggifts while they were there. 3. If the site got no responses, at least I’d make a few bucks onthe side. Reasons for not listing Google Ads. 1. The ads might be more interesting than my biography. 2. They might run ads for someone else’s personal web site. 3. They might run ads for divorce attorneys. That got me thinking about seven years ago when I was creating myown internet personal ads looking for the right person. Did youknow that when you tell people you’re looking for someone withthree eyes, people with only two eyes will respond to your adanyway? I also discovered that a generic ad, maybe 25-50 words, usuallyreceived no response. So I experimented with a long-form ad, over 1000 words. And would you believe that I included lots ofhumor? Every time I posted the longer ad, I received around 50replies. I’m not sure whether they were attracted to me or to mywriting! In my ads I included an Online Personals Dictionary with dozens of convenient translations of typical ad phrases into real-worldlanguage. This was a tongue-in-cheek “public service” to helppeople understand what personal ads were really saying. Here are a few samples: In shape = Round is a shape. Swimmers build = A whale swims. Honest = Will immediately stop chatting with you once you tell them your age. Open minded = Brains fell out years ago. Good looking = Able to look at things really well. Handsome = A quote from his mother. Educated = Will treat you like an idiot. Masculine = Looks like a caveman. Age is relative = Looks like your uncle. Athletic = Watches sports on TV. Visits gym = Loves looking at self in the mirror. Likes quiet evenings at home, candlelit dinners and walks in therain = Not an original thought in his head. Long-term relationship = More than two weeks in length. Love at first sight = When two lonesome, non-selective people meet for the first time. In the ad, throughout my self-description, I would drop in anoccasional bit of humor: “Ive never robbed a bank. Neither have you. Convenience store OK.” The response was overwhelmingly positive. I only received onenegative reply in three posting of the longer, humorous ads. Oneperson suggested I was bitter. The writer was probably very muchin need of a laugh. The response told me it was definitely not amatch for me. The ad was doing its job. The good news is that I met the love of my life through an onlinead. I now have a terrific relationship and we laugh together every day. Copyright 2005 by John Kinde. John Kinde is a humor specialist who has been in the training and speaking business for over 30 years specializing in teambuilding, customer service and stress management. Special reports available: Show Me The Funny — Tips for Adding Humor to Your Presentations and When They Don’t Laugh — What To Do When the Laughter Doesnt Come. Humor Power Tips newsletter and articles are available at http://www.HumorPower.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=John_Kinde http://EzineArticles.com/?Humor-and-Finding-Your-Perfect-Match&id=116069 houston car company loan online the differences between secured and unsecured loan no faxing cash advance fast auto loan
