Tell me I am wrong, but the second you saw the headline ‘Online personal ads’ didn’t you say, “That must be the nth article on writing good online personals!” Can’t blame you because the world and their cousin are online telling singles how to write personals that would get them tons of women off dating sites.

We’ve done that too and you can find some helpful articles in our inventory, but this one is about what happens ‘after’ you write the personal ads. Here’s how you can respond to others personal ads and the replies to your ad.

Take It Nice n Easy

The cardinal rule of Internet dating is to be prompt. Online means being ‘on line’ and quick. Imagine the number of men online on personals sites and writing to those women! Women respond to an average of 5- 6 ads in one session so don’t let them get bored and move on the next guy.

If at first you don’t get a reply revise your ad and test it. Make a good first impression with your advertisement and first email and keep things light and friendly. Finally, ‘close the deal’ well by giving them something to write back about.

When you get a response to your personals or ad, reply to it immediately and keep the conversation going. But take care to not say anything on line that could embarrass offline. When women respond to your ads or Internet advertisement it may mean they are just testing the waters. So keep your expectations realistic.

A lot of people lie on line and fluff up personal ads. So don’t believe everything you read in the advertisement. Finally, don’t get caught up in the ‘romance’ of dating, keep looking and write several ads for different sites to see who else is playing the field.

You can find more on this topic in our list of articles and at yahoo personals