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How Can I Increase Replies To My Initial Letter?
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Posted by: klawsite

The most important thing you can do to increase replies to your introduction letter in the Photo Personals is to send a link to photos of yourself. At the very least send a link to your profile. Most women on the Photo Personals section have never actually logged into the section and I can promise you at least 90 percent of them will never see your profile. The women you send mail to will expect to see a photo of you. This is only fair since you have already seen photos of them!! I can almost guarantee if you do this one thing, you will receive more replies!!

-Kevin

Posted by: Khashyar

Hi Kevin...

I think you have a great suggestion....

You are right that most of the Russian women in the Photo Personals are not able to log onto the personals and browse men's profiles (because of their financial resources are limited or because they simply do not understand how to use the internet very well)...

I think that it is a very good idea to create a detailed profile with one or more photos (you can attach up to 5 photos of yourself there), and then include a link to your profile in the message that you send to female members.

Also... instead of waiting for women to contact you, I think that your chances of successfully meeting the right person and developing meaningful communication increase dramatically if you can initially email as many Personals members as you can...

Good suggestions, Kevin...

Khashyar

Posted by: datastream

Is there any way to include a small photo in the email from Photo personals area?
I do not see a way to attach a photo so when I send an initial letter from here I include the full URL link to my photos here.

Each and every response asks me for a photo because they are "unable" to view my photo link here.
So then I have to go with another email account to send them a "first contact" photo because they want to see me before they really have too much of a conversation with me.

I see we can even attach files from here on the message board.
It seems like everyone in FSU must have email access only...

Posted by: ConnerVT

I may be mistaken, but don't you need to be a registered member of the forum to view the Russian Photo Galleries?

Of course, if there was a way to attach a $5 bill to your initial letter, you may get quite a number of responses.

(Why yes! Many people have remarked my portrait does resemble Abe Lincoln!)

(Just kidding, people!

)

Posted by: datastream

Hi ConnerVT,
No this was actually in reference to the "Photo Personals" section where you create a user profile.

Kevin and Khashyar spoke of how most of the women listed in Photo Personals do not log in and do not look through the Male profiles.
It was suggested to email photos and create a profile in photo personals then include a link to your profile.
I performed the 2nd part and verified an unregistered user can access the profile link.
I deleted all the cookies off my system and was still able to go the link without logging in.

From the responses I did receive to my "introduction" letter, all replied to my personal email account I listed in place of here (the site may have put it on my return email address?) and all requested an initial photo because they could not access it online.

(Until yesterday... I did have one person say they saw my photos online...)

I promised to send each person who responded a dollar, but I will have to try $5 next time and see if they forget about the personal photo request! hahaha

Thanks,
John

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Originally posted by ConnerVT
I may be mistaken, but don't you need to be a registered member of the forum to view the Russian Photo Galleries?

Of course, if there was a way to attach a $5 bill to your initial letter, you may get quite a number of responses.

(Why yes! Many people have remarked my portrait does resemble Abe Lincoln!)

(Just kidding, people! )

Posted by: ConnerVT

Thanks for the explanation. I haven't looked through the Photo Personals here, as no explanation in the world would be a satisfactory one to tell my fiancee!

("Honest, Honey, I was just researching a computer problem!...")

Of course, a dollar won't work. They see that portait of Ol' George, and those rotten wooden chompers of his. Now Honest Abe, there would be no problem overlooking his mole. And most RW would enjoy fattening him up some!

Posted by: klawsite

I created a Photo Album on Yahoo and sent that link. It seemed to work fine and most women I met were able to see the link just fine. Of course, once you have their email address, you can send them more photos if they request them. I never sent them money!!! That is never a good idea initially. I would not send money to anyone I hadn't met in person!!!

-Kevin