Hi there, I’m Doug, your Extreme Profile Renovations guy. Today’s episode brings us the following profile. It needs work. He’s asked for help. Is he ready for what’s to come?

THE PROFILE

Hi. They only let you list one thing u looking for? Anyway, friends, dating, activity partner etc. is fine too.

I feel like I am trying to sell a car. I hope I am not a junker. As for my likes, see what's typed in interests. Dislikes? Here's *some*: Fund*mental*lism, hypocritters, American Idol, George Bush, sports. If you like one of my dislikes no big deal. Tolerance is one of my likes. so... If you care to know more just ask. I do have a sense of humor, I just haven't used it...
PS: Why do they have a green bananna? (referring to a dancing green banana icon that you can include with your text) Put them in my dislike list.

THE RENOVATION

Your profile makes me smile – your personality comes across, and that’s a great place to start! You write well, but since you asked, here’s my two cents!

-You have a U in your first sentence. That needs to be a “you’re” unless there’s special meaning behind it. Even a “you” still mucks up a perfectly good sentence. You wouldn’t meet someone in person with your fly open on purpose so why begin a profile with a glaring grammatical error?
-Your lead is okay, but could be stronger. The intro to the second paragraph might be a more interesting way to start it off. The junker comment made me smile and you can’t have enough of that! I have no problems with self-depreciation. I think it’s admirable. It's better than coming off as a jackass.
-You write like you’re talking to yourself. Talk to the women that will be reading your profile! Bring them in!
-Instead of making them do the work with your “likes” by asking them to search elsewhere in your profile, bring your likes down into your profile and expand on them! What bands do you like or which favorite tunes get you screaming? Have you had a paranormal experience? What was it like?? What are you reading? Throw me some quotes! Saying I like rock climbing isn’t as compelling as describing the view from the top of the last face you scaled. Do that and let people fall in love with your passions through your eyes!
-Dislikes? NOPE! Negativity has no place in a first impression – and that’s exactly what your profile will be when Ms Right stumbles across it.
-Whoa – hold up! You skirt the most awesome thing! I want to hear these lofty goals! Most people never set goals. If you set them and they’re important to you, lay them to paper! Worst case, people know you have focus. Best case, she has the same goals and you can reach the twice as fast together. At the very least, if you’re dead set against saying anything about them, why say anything at all?
- I love the line about not using your sense of humour! Sarcasm is a hard sell in print, but you hit it perfectly there. (You were being sarcastic, right?? ;)) And your ending was really funny, too! Hehe – but it has to go! Why? Becasue you’re on about dislikes again and I hope you scratch them from any further revisions!

OKAY – done. Take it or leave it – those are just some thoughts. Remember, I’m A) a guy, which might mean I can’t be trusted B) I lack a degree in dating profile creation, but I do run a dating site for a living C) you can never have everyone dialled so what I think may or may not apply to the women who fall for you. Change your profile, you risk loosing those that love it the way that it is. But if you’d care to gamble, roll away!

That’s it for today’s episode of Extreme Profile Renovation. As a side note, we visited our friend recently and found that he chose to continue on with the profile as it is listed above. Time will tell if it ends up working for him, but for now we’ve done our best and it’s in the hands of a higher power – Cupid’s!