Christie Jordan - Online Dating For Women Over 40: The Hopeful Womans 10 Step Guide to Enjoyment and Success

ONLINE DATING FOR WOMEN OVER 40:
THE HOPEFUL WOMANS 10 STEP GUIDE TO
ENJOYMENT AND SUCCESS
Copyright 2013 by Christie Jordan
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Edition ISBNs
Softcover: 978-0-9890106-6-5
eBook: 978-0-9890106-8-9
1. Online dating. 2. Dating (Social customs). 3. Love and sex.
4. Coupling. 5. Internet culture. 6. Computer network resources.
I. Title.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

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Christie Jordans witty perspective helps women take the plunge into the modern era of online dating. She offers valuable and ingenuous tips, providing the best opportunities for success.

Valerie Hotz, Nonprofit Executive Director

With this book youll learn why setting up a profile is like launching your personal brand. It teaches you how to create your most appealing online presence to attract the kind of visitors you want. Then you get practical strategies and dozens of sample emails to move the connection forward to an enjoyable first meeting.

Elaine Jackson, Author, Editor

who believe they have the power to re-invent their lives.
Your courage, creativity and determination are inspiring!

May each one of you
find the love and happiness you deserve.

This book is packed with practical tips that you can use to improve your Internet dating experience whether you are already online or are just thinking about getting started.

There are more than one million women using U.S. dating sites and most have not had any coaching or professional marketing experience. Some women who have natural marketing talent have been doing just fine, but so many women report that they receive few responses to their profiles or are not attracting the kind of men they hope to meet.

You can improve your experience and results with a little preparation and some expert guidance.

Online Dating for Women Over 40: The Hopeful Womans 10 Step Guide to Enjoyment and Success will give you a road map for the journey you are about to take. You will find checklists for how to get ready, tips on how to prepare your profile, guidelines and emails to initiate contact and respond to men you meet online, and an innovative method for making your first dates enjoyable so youre not wasting your time.

Most of all, you will get encouragement from someone who has been in your position! Curious, maybe a little nervous, maybe a little unsure about how to set yourself up for the best possible result? Ive been there! That was me when I first tried online dating. But I learned what works and what doesnt and, overall, I had a wonderful experience. I also met a marvelous man, but thats another story.

My goal in writing this book is to share how I learned to be successful with my online dating experience so you can have success, too. I define success as enjoying the process without anxiety by meeting interesting new men in a safe environment without making stupid or careless mistakes that limit your options.

This book focuses on advice for women over forty.

While women of any age can benefit from tips on how to create a successful and enjoyable online dating experience, the special focus of this book is to help women over forty get started and enjoy themselves.

I know that a book like this is needed because I couldnt find one. Im an older woman. After my divorce, I made a serious effort to meet someone through online dating. Most of the advice I found was written for younger women in their twenties who were just starting out. Despite the growing numbers of women over forty who are single, there is a glaring lack of material written just for us. We are not college girls looking for hookups. Most of us have already been married, so we have experience blending our lives with a man in a serious relationship. Many of us are mothers, professionals, business owners, or managers with years of responsibility and experience making hard choices. We have navigated careers and/or family life. We want thoughtful advice about online dating that speaks to us as the smart, capable women we are.

Why am I qualified to write a book about online dating?

As I write this, I am just over sixty years old with thirty-five years of experience as a product designer and marketing manager. For most of my career, I was the CEO of an international design company that created, manufactured and launched consumer products. We took innovative ideas and turned them into viable products people would buy to put in their homes.

I know what it means to make something from nothing.

I know what it takes to get attention in a crowded market.

I know what you need to do to get the desired results when you present yourself online.

Launching yourself online is like creating an original product. There is no one like youyou are unique. You have a unique blend of hopes and dreams. You have a unique blend of resources and restrictions. And you have your unique set of deal-breakers for a relationship.