Here’s a Pro Tip for all you online daters out there: In addition to having multiple, clear pictures of yourself on your online dating profile, consider setting up a Linkedin/Facebook page as well.

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I am probably the only person on the face of the planet who does not have a Facebook account. Frankly, I find it to be a complete waste of time. About 6 years ago, I had a Instagram page and found myself logging onto it more than I should at work. I spent on average 1 hour a day messing around with Instagram. Be that as it may, there are millions of other people who don’t share my viewpoints on these social sites and utilize these sites on a daily basis. I read a study that showed that the internet search traffic was being dominated by such sites as Twitter, Facebook (and to some lesser degree, Instagram).

So what does having a Facebook/Linkedin page have to do with increasing your chances of success in your online dating endeavors?

It gives the other person whom you are talking to a chance to get to know you a little better. With privacy as it is in this day and age, anyone can create an online dating profile. While maybe only 1 or 2 people out of 1000 would lie on their profile, people (especially women) are a bit wary of furthering communication with someone who has a limited profile to look at. With a Facebook/Linkedin/etc page up, your potential date might be more apt to agree to meet you in real life (after they can get a brief glimpse into your lifestyle by checking your pages out).

If you are considering going out on a date with someone you met in an online dating site, you probably already know to Google their email address, screen name and any other tidbits of information you can get out of them. Most of the time it will produce nothing more than their eBay feedback or perhaps their likes and dislikes with regards to music and movies. Other times it can produce information that might raise a red flag. A friend of mine met a guy in an online dating site. They chatted via email for about a week then made plans to meet up. Prior to going out on the date with the guy, she plugged his email address into Google: guysemailaddress@gmail.com. Nothing of much interest was found. Then she just took the part of his email address (before the “@gmail.com, which in this example is “guysemailaddress”) and popped it into Google. Apparently this guy was a member of a sex forum and he had made more than a few posts explaining his particular fetishes in life. That was all she needed to cancel the date with the guy and never talk to him again.

It’s a pretty safe bet that your potential date will Google any information they have on you prior to going out on a date. It’s not that they are nosey, but rather you are a stranger and they are only trying to protect themselves (and rightfully so). So give them something to Google about. Create a Facebook page. There are a good percentage of people out there who have a Facebook page and are over the age of 30. Facebook just isn’t for the teeny boppers anymore. If you still find the whole Facebook thing to be a bit much, then create a Linkedin profile. Linkedin is a business networking site, kind of like Facebook, but without all the advertisements/sensationalistic content. Even if your potential date doesn’t know how to Google your personal information (or is a bit new to online dating), you can always send them your Facebook/Linkedin address so they can get to know you a little better. Just be sure that you don’t post any risque pictures or make any questionable comments/posts as that will be visible as well.

There is a growing movement amongst females over the age of 30 who are particularly concerned about online dating safety. If you have nothing to hide, then why not show a little bit more about yourself online? You don’t have to include your life story, but put up a few pictures of your last vacation, add some of your friends on Facebook or make a list of your favorite movies. Anything to show that you are a live human being of interest, and not some scammer/weirdo/pervert who is just out for a one night stand.