Quotations by Lisa Hoehn

Online Dating Sites - Tinder: Best for 18-35 years old looking for casual sex, casual and short-term dating; Plenty of Fish: Best for 22-33 years old looking for casual sex and causal dating; OKCupid: Best for 22-45 years old looking for everything (friends, casual sex, kinky sex, casual dating, relationships and marriage); Match.com: Best for 27+ years old looking for dating, relationships and marriage; eHarmony: Best for 35+ years old looking for serious relationships and marriage. [2016] - Lisa Hoehn

When you list the acceptable age range of your match, don't go with ages either exclusively younger or exclusively older than your own. Even if you're sure that you want to date either older or younger, blatantly stating age-related deal-breaking parameters for the world to see can make you look close-minded, shallow, and ageist-and will lower your chances with all matches, no matter their age. [2016] - Lisa Hoehn

You should post four to seven photos. Limit yourself to two pro pics-and opt for casually snapped images to fill the gaps. There are five main types of images to consider: Clarity shot, personality shot, action shot, social shot and full-body shot. If you're a man, don't smile! And don't look directly into the camera. Just don't scowl, either. But if you do look into the camera, smile-with your teeth showing. [2016] - Lisa Hoehn

Three free photo editing apps: 1. Google Snapseed (Upload your image to Snapseed and go to "tune image." From there, use the Auto Adjust button, and voila-the app has corrected brightness, ambience, contrast, saturation, shadows, highlights, and warmth. Hit save); 2. VSCOcam; 3. Instagram. [2016] - Lisa Hoehn

An easy-to-follow formula that you can apply to almost any profile: Write an interesting statement about your own experience with said topic or interest, then follow it up with an open-ended question that's either directly related to your first statement or is about something else in the profile. No "hi," "hello," or "hey there." Limit your first message to two to three sentences. Sign your first name at the end of your message, but don't give a sign off (no "all best," "cheers," or even "I hope to hear from you.") [2016] - Lisa Hoehn

For guys, the average response rate for messages is around 20 percent. [2016] - Lisa Hoehn