Hinge in 2020
Hinge is one of the most popular dating apps when it comes to finding long-term relationships. Hinge has built a variety of great dating profile features and has branded their app to help singles connect in person, claiming the app was designed to be deleted, with the goal of eventually finding a long-term relationship. This Hinge guide has been created to provide you everything you need to create an amazing profile, filled with Hinge profile photos and Hinge prompt examples that you can copy and apply to your own profile today. We've laid out below every necessary step to create good Hinge profiles and have packed this article with great Hinge profile ideas such as the types of photos to be utilized on Hinge, as well 8 Hinge prompt answers that you can copy and paste to your bio today.
We have also built a complete 2020 Hinge Feature Review Guide that provides in an-depth analysis on Hinge, reviewing every feature made available on the free and paid version of the app, providing in-depth photo data to further help you select the best photos to be applied to Hinge, as well as much more.
Creating an attractive profile on Hinge Step by Step
Hinge, similar to other popular dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and OkCupid, allows you to upload photos to your profile and provide personal information such as physical traits, educational background, political affiliations, and much more. A unique characteristic of the app, is the ability to select up to three pre-written Hinge prompts for your profile where you provide answers that describes different aspects of yourself. Hinge also allows users to select pre-written prompt answers to enhance their photos that act as ice breaker topics when sending initial messages.
Step 1: Complete the Hinge Virtues, Vitals, and Vices sections of your profile:
Hinge Profile Virtues, Vitals, and Vices: Hinge allows users to provide personal demographic, physical, educational, occupational, political, and other information that will be displayed on their dating profiles. Hinge organizes this personal information into three categories; My Virtues, My Vitals, My Vices.
My Virtues: The My Virtues section allows members to include their Employer's name, job title, school attended, education level, religious beliefs, hometown, and political beliefs.
My Vitals: The My Vitals section allows members to include their name, gender, age, height current location, ethnicity, whether they have children, and their future family plans.
Hinge Bio Tip: Add an inch or two to your height if your're under 6 foot: OKCupid analysed their male users height distribution, and concluded that men universally add a up to two inches to their height natural height. This is consistent across all dating platforms including the Hinge App. That means the competition is overstating their actual height, making it harder for the guys who are truthfully representing themselves. To avoid the disadvantage, we recommended, if you are under 6 foot, that you add an inch or two to your reported height on your profile. To be fair, with most dress shoes and athletic wear, you will have the added inches you're reporting. There is a direct correlation between your height and your perceived attractiveness, so if you're under 6 foot, add an inch or two, and avoid the disadvantage provided by other guys doing the same.
Hinge Feature Tip: Use Desired Location When Traveling: Hinge makes available the ability to set a desired location, similar to the Tinder Passport feature, for free. This feature should be utilized if you travel often, or have a trip planned in the near future, and you are looking to schedule dates in your desired location. We recommend that you utilize this feature at least a week ahead of your trip to start gathering matches and giving yourself enough time to message those matches to arrange dates while you are in your trip location. We've written a complete guide to messaging on Hinge to help you increase the amount of dates you schedule in advance.
My Vices: Allows users to include their participation and frequency for drinking, smoking, whether they use marijuana, and drug usage. Use common sense when completing this section. Heavy drug usage and smoking are immediate turn offs to women, so keep this in mind when electing to display your different vices on your profile.
Step 2: Upload Attractive Hinge Photos That Tell a Story
Similar to other dating apps, your Hinge photos should tell a story that showcases your most attractive traits. Your photo line up should provide a variety of high quality photos taken from a high quality camera. You want to ensure your photos aren't blurry and that each photo clearly captures your face. Most modern phones can achieve this, but if you currently lack high quality photos, it is recommended to hire a professional photographer to build an initial inventory of well taken photos.
What Types of Photos Should be Included in Your Hinge Profile
Hinge has conducted an analysis of their members profiles to determine what types of photos result in the most likes on the platform. The results of this analysis, reported by HingeIRL, can help you determine which photos to select when building your profile. Details are included within the info-graphic below:
Hinge Profile Photo Examples
Based on the data reported by HingeIRL and results that the dating expert team at ParagonDating has received, we have provided a variety of photo examples to replicate within your own Hinge profile.
Picture Idea #1: Personal Portrait Shot
According to Hinge, you're 102% more likely to receive a like when you display a photo looking ahead. You're 11% more likely to receive a like when standing alone, and 43% more likely to receive a like when you smile without teeth. Your portrait shot should be taken from the chest up, with 10% of space between your head and the top of your photo.
Picture Idea #2: Sports Action Shot
According to Hinge, you are 45% more likely to receive a like when participating in sports in your photos. This is a great way to show off your attractive competitive side, while also candidly showing off your body if you'd like. This photo should be a candid shot, and should clearly show your face. Do not take gym selfies! Selfies are 40% less likely to receive a like on Hinge, and most guys that workout will make this mistake. Women do not want to see a feed full of gym selfies, so stick out from the competition by demonstrating sports or activities that you're interested in, while also displaying your hard work in the gym in a candid fashion.
Picture Idea #3: Take A Picture With Your Dog
Whether you have a dog, or you steal a couple of pictures with your friend's dog, having a photo with a furry friend can dramatically increase the amount of likes you receive on Hinge. Having a photo with a dog displays that you are caring and display that you're responsible, which are both attractive traits to women. While having a picture of a dog by itself can provide an increase in likes, it is highly recommend that you take a high quality candid photo of you interacting with your dog. Make sure your face is clearly shown in the photo, and that the picture doesn't look very staged. Have a friend or a professional photographer take shots while you're enjoying time with your furry friend.
Picture Idea #4: Use Traveling Pictures
Your photos should be showcasing your most attractive qualities. Using photos of yourself while traveling, displays to women that you seek adventure, and that you enjoy exploring new places. Your photos are a snapshot into what it might be like to date you, so we highly recommend using photos that clearly show your face, while also displaying your travel locations in the background. This photo, paired with a Hinge prompt makes for an easy ice breaker for your matches.
Picture Idea #5: Use Formal Photos
Take advantage of your professional work attire, and upload a photo wearing a formal outfit. While a suit is highly recommended, at the very least you should wear a formal jacket. Remember, you're not applying for a job, or displaying your LinkedIn photos, so you should contrast the seriousness of the formal attire by showing off your playful side. Whether it's you cracking a wink, laughing, or taking part in a fun activity while in your formal attire, be sure to display that you're having fun while taking the photo. If the shot contains you with a group of people, be sure that you are the center of attention of the photo.
Picture Idea #6: Upload One Black and White Photo
While using filters on photos is controversial in terms of how effective they are on online dating platforms, the data reported by Hinge makes a very good case that black and white filters are very effective when receiving likes. Hinge reported that only 3% of photos on the dating app are black and white. Hinge also reported that black and white photos are 106% more likely to receive a like. That's a dramatic improvement by simply adding a filter to your photos. Just make sure the photo is of high quality, avoid nasty shadows, and ensure your face is shown clearly.
Step 3: Write Eye-Catching and Attractive Hinge Prompt Answers
Hinge allows users to apply 3 prompts to their Hinge bio. Users can write answers to these pre-written prompts and they will be displayed in conjunction to your Hinge profile photos. You need to utilize these prompts to provide interesting insights into your life, personality, and to stick out from the competition. You want to keep your responses light, display a sense of humor, and highlight your most exciting experiences. Below are some sample Hinge profile prompt answers that you can use as inspiration, or simply copy and paste to use in your profile today!
Prompt Example #1: Believe it or not, I....
This prompt answer is loaded with displaying a great sense of humor. By quoting major news outlets, you can call out your great qualities, without it seeming like your bragging. This type of response will allow you to grab a women's attention, and stick out from the serious responses provided by other guys on Hinge.
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"Was rated: "Most Romantic Male" - New York Times
"Best Travel Companion" - Travelocity
"Biggest Catch of 2020" - Marlin Fishing Magazine
Prompt Example #2: I'm a regular at....
This prompt answer displays that you enjoy getting out on the town in your spare time while displaying your sense of humor. This allows you to show and not tell that you enjoy exploring new locations, and provides insight into a possible first date location with you. It also invites the potential match to message you upon liking your prompt answer, giving her a great ice breaker.
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"Saturday Markets. Where else can you buy beer, pretzels, and look at gypsy trinkets? Want in? Message me!"
Prompt Examples #3: Two truths and a lie
This prompt answer allows you the opportunity to describe two highly attractive qualities by describing two truths, while showing a sense of humor when explaining the lie. This example shows ambition regarding the app that competed with Uber. It also shows that you enjoy going to shows, while leaving out key details of why you involuntarily participated, providing a reason for the potential match to ask about it in the first message. A sense of humor is shown in the third example, implying that you wrestle bears, while showing an emoji of a stuffed teddy bear. Feel free to update with two noteworthy accomplishments, but remember to keep the third line (the lie) humorous.
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"I've created an app that competed with Uber.
I've involuntarily participated in 3 live dolphin shows
I'm a part time professional bear wrestler"
Prompt Examples #4: A life goal of mine
This prompt answer allows you to share a life goal of traveling and exploring Egypt. This showcases that you value travel, while also demonstrating a sense of humor by referencing finding aliens. This is topped off by inviting the potential match to partake in this life goal and suggesting that they send the first message. Feel free to update with your own awesome life travel goals, but remember to keep it light and show your sense of humor.
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"Explore the Pyramids of Giza.
Not sure if we'll find aliens but if you want in, message me!"
Prompt Examples #5: The dorkiest thing about me is
This prompt answer allows you to show off your attractive inner nerd. While showing that you love Harry Potter, this answer also displays that you enjoy going out to pubs and playing trivia, which is typically a group event. This provides some insight into what spending time with you might look like to potential matches. You can then invite the potential match to join by asking if they want in, and suggesting that they message you, resulting in improved odds that a women will kick off the initial conversation.
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"I'm undefeated in Harry Potter Pub Trivia
Want in? Message me!"
Prompt Examples #6: Worst idea I've ever had
This prompt answer is strictly designed to catch the attention of potential matches while displaying a sense of humor. This type of prompt answer captures the attention of a potential match, so they review your profile further. You can adjust the answer to a funny terrible idea that you have had, but the point here is to quickly capture the attention of a woman, while displaying your sense of humor, so keep your answer light, and give a reason for a woman to like and comment on your profile.
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"Mustard flavored ice cream. Patent pending"
Prompt Examples #7: Together, we could
This prompt answer is loaded with displaying a sense of humor, imagination, while also displaying a possible date idea. This answer is meant to grab the reader's attention with the idea of an adventure, while also suggesting a date over wine, all in the same message. The writer gives the incentive for the potential match to send a message, resulting in improved odds that the women will send an ice breaker upon liking the profile.
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"Find DB Coopers treasure, fly around the world, or simply enjoy fine wine over Netflix.
I have both a map and my own Netflix account, so message me!"
Prompt Examples #8: I know the best spot in town for.
This prompt answer directly speaks towards a potential first date location. Depending on your location and what you enjoy, this prompt allows you to advertise that you are familiar with your surrounding area, and that you know how to put together a great first date. Feel free to update with a great date location in your local area, whether that's watching sunsets on a rooftop bar, or describe your unique spot for wine tasting, french cuisine, bar games, etc.
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"Sunsets and cocktails"
Step 4: Connect Your Hinge Profile To Instagram (Optional)
Hinge enables users to connect directly to their Instagram account. This will allow users to display their most current photos in their Instagram feed on their Hinge profile. If you have a great Instagram feed that captures exciting moments in your life, and displays a high amount of value with high quality photos, then we highly recommend that you take advantage of this feature. If you don't have an Instagram account, or do not actively upload high quality photos of yourself, then we recommend that you opt out of using this feature. A great looking Hinge profile by itself can accomplish matching with high quality women on the app, so connecting to Instagram is not required.
Step 5: Upgrade To Paid Membership When Your Profile Is Completed
When your profile is completed, using the steps and guidance above, we highly recommend that you upgrade Hinge to receive the Hinge Preferred Member benefits. Upgrading your account will allow you to like unlimited profiles, as well as see everyone who has liked your profile. When you like a profile, your potential matches are notified on their Hinge app. They will be able to see that you've liked them, in which they will then view your amazing new Hinge bio and profile photos. By upgrading the service, you can have more high quality women viewing your profile and sending you likes quickly, rather than being limited to a few likes a day that is provided in the free version of the app. Capitalize on the hard work you put into your profile by having it shown to as many high quality women as possible.
Step 6: Utilize Hinge Boost
Hinge has introduced a boost feature, similar to Bumble Spotlight, and Tinder Boost, to help users have their profiles become visible to more people for a limited amount of time. Hinge's boost feature will show your profile to additional potential matches for 8 hours. The cost of each boost is $14.99, with lower prices offered if you purchase in bulk. Based on data supplied by OKCupid, explaining when dating apps are most popular, in conjunction to our own data based on client's results, we recommend using the boost feature starting at 4pm on Thursdays and 5pm on Sundays. This will allow your newly crafted profile to be shown to as many potential matches as possible, resulting in additional likes and matches.
Step 7: Hire Dating Experts To Create and Manage Your Hinge Profile
Succeeding quickly on Hinge requires an amazing dating profile, combined with engaging conversations with matches. Creating an attractive profile, constantly sending likes and comments, and keeping every conversation engaging can easily turn into a part-time job. The good news is ParagonDating is here to completely manage this process for you. We deploy a team of professional writers and dating experts to your Hinge profile (and your other dating apps) to create an attractive top 10% profile. After creating and writing an irresistible profile, we completely manage all of your favorite dating apps, curate matches based on your preferences, and then arrange dates for you. If you would like to kick back and receive dates with high quality singles as early as this weekend, click the Get Started Link below and schedule a free no-stress consultation with our dating experts to determine if ParagonDating is right for you.