I've seen a lot of personal ads in my time.  Many of those ads were destined for failure.  Many were not.  Here is my opinion to what makes a great ad or not.  Be warned though!  This is the straight and blunt truth!  I am not going to hold back!  This is a REAL man's opinion and if you don't like it...  Well, I simply will not care!  LOL  :c)

1.  A pictures says a thousand words.
    If you want to post a pic of yourself in your ad here are a couple of tips.  If you are unattractive, DON'T post a pic!  Make the guy fall for you first...then spring your looks on him.  By that time you will have him already hooked so it won't matter.  As crude as most of us guys are...if you have a GREAT personality, we won't care about looks.  But if you do look good there are still some rules.  If you post a pic of yourself with a beer you might be thinking..."Gee, I look social and mature and oh so sexy in that pic as I hold the beer!".  WRONG!  You look easy!  Like we could take you out on a date, get you drunk and then...oooh yeah, lay you down by the fire baby!  Yeah, date material, but not girlfriend material.  Remember, you holding the beer in the pic is NOT going to make you seem mature or social or sexy.  The only thing that can make you seem that way is YOU!  The biggest mistake I have seen women make in posting pics is posting a pic of themselves with another guy!  Look, I don't give a flying f*ck if he is your ex or your brother or your father.  That is simply the WRONG move for you to make.  Why?  Is it because we men are scared of a little competition?  F*ck no!  We simply don't want to date a woman with baggage!  Look, we don't know WHO that guy in the pic is...so we are just going to assume that he is some guy that porked you before.  THAT is unattractive.  Look, here is a little secret to all you women who can stay friends with your ex's.  We guys HATE putting up with that.  Though we won't admit it, if we really care about someone we want the sex to be special or meaningful too!  If your ex is still around it won't be.  It will just be us having sex with you and we are just yet another guy.  That is great if we didn't give a crap about you...but if we did...that would suck.  The last mistake I can think of is putting a pic of yourself with a child.  It could be your own, a relative's or a friend's...it doesn't matter...that is a mistake.  If you have kids then great.  No problem.  But don't throw the kid into the mix when you are JUST meeting.  Yeah, you should tell the guy you have a kid...but don't keep it in his face the entire time!  Even guys who love kids would get turned off easily by that.  Look, in order for guys to fall for a woman, we fall for HER first and then her children afterwards.  Why?  Kids leave home when old enough, we will be married to you and will stick around for MANY years afterwards...  Get the idea?  If you don't have kids and have pics with them...that is just wrong...  Why?  It will make you seen baby crazy.  Like you want to have kids just then and there.  There is a level of desperation in that that is simply a turn off...oh yeah, a turn on for the sex...but a turn off for a relationship.

2.  What you say is what we will find meaning in.
    What you write in the actual section to describe yourself in is what we will try and decipher.  Look, there are some cases in ads that I have seen that some women actually say that they are bitches that they don't put up with shit.  From a man's point of view I would have to say that only in the times that the woman was FINE...like so completely HOT that I got a woody just from looking at the pic that that is perfectly okay!  Look, sorry to tell you women this.  But only women that look like that can get away with that attitude.  If you don't look like that but still write that anyway...well, sorry...but you aren't going to get any replies...unless you are looking for a submissive guy into S&M...then watch out!  You will get a ton of them!  Speaking of attitude...don't EVER get that confused with confidence.  Ever watch Rikki Lake or Jerry Springer?  Ever see those FAT women who get up on stage thinking that they are the HOTTEST things around no matter what anyone says?  Yeah...that is sickening.  Unless you are model material, you are NOT going to get away with that attitude 'cause no guy wants to put up with that sh*t.  Look, the BEST advice here is the old tried and true.  Write about who you are, not about what you want other people to think about you!  Look, if you want to impress people...go to a bar with all the other trendy people!  But if you are putting up an online personal ad...that means that the bar scene isn't for you.  Don't act like it is a competition!  Remember, men outnumber women online...what...3 to 1, 4 to 1?  If you write about who you are and are honest about it, you WILL find someone to care about you for you and only you.  Your chances are GREAT compared to the real world where women still outnumber men!

3.  Setting your sites on a particular type of guy.
    Look, now a days there are literally TONS of different types of guys online looking for love.  The internet isn't just the realm of the cyber-geek anymore.  So your chances of finding the man of your dreams is VERY possible!  But...look, be realistic.  I've seen ads where women want a man with $1,000,000 income per year after taxes who looks like a model and has mansions around the world.  My reaction to that is, "What the f*ck?!?!?!?!?!?"  Just "how" stupid ARE those women?  If there was really a guy like that on the internet he is getting so much p*ssy in real life that he isn't going to even bother looking for real love in the internet...just more p*ssy.  Sorry to tell you ladies that...but it is true.  Besides, most guys like that go through specialized dating services where women with money are looking with guys with money.  Why?  Ever hear of community property?  Name me just one rich guy willing to take a chance on giving up HALF of his entire estate and I will show you a guy who is too dumb to keep his money.  Besides...with all THAT money...why would he bother with a just a "normal" woman?  Be REALISTIC!  Find out what you REALLY want in a man and go for it!  Want a father for your current or soon to be children?  Find a guy that meets those criteria.  Want a guy to share your life with and explore the world with?  Look for a guy with those qualities.  It is as simple as that.

4.  Not enough information.
    Look, unless you are a model, then you are going to have to answer all or most of those questions the ad service has.  Why?  We men are dogs...but if you aren't HOT enough...we will pass you by.  Being attractive isn't just looks either!  It is your personality too!  If you look good, you don't have to have a personality...but just pray you never lose your looks.  But if you are anything other than a perfect 10 of a woman...then answer those questions.  Sometimes even just one well written line can intrigue the right man to contact you.  If you don't write enough, for example one ad I saw was, "If you want to know more, write me.", then you won't get any good replies.  Simple enough?


Well, I hope that helps you out.  Now post your ads up with confidence and let me know how it goes!  :c)