Your Facebook Make-Over

As part of my text game coaching service (puafieldguide.com), I help guys do a make-over of their FB profile. Some of em just need a little tweaking, some need a major over-haul. Here are a few tips for you fuckers…

These are the tools you have to work with:

1. Your friends.
Do you have 10 or do you have 300? Are they all dudes, an equal mix, or mostly hotties? If you don’t have 100-200 friends, you need to go out and start making them. Adding peeps is super-easy, especially chicks in bars. I went and made friends with Zach Galifianakis and post on his updates on occasion. It’s fine to name-drop. I’d stay clear of most PUA gurus or if they have “PUA” in their name.

2. Your wall.
Here is where you can post status updates, and where friends post shit to you. If you comment on friends’ statuses, it’ll show here. If you add a pic or video, or a link to a youtube vid, or a new friend, those things get posted here.
So there should always be a ton of activity. Not peak socializing hours like Friday night, but you know, during Monday afternoon. Browse around your friends’ profiles and start commenting on their pics, updates, etc. Make insightful and fun comments about your day…something you saw on the street, some stuff a chick said to you, whatevs.
Note: BE NICE TO YOUR WINGS! Don’t post anything that would make them look lame. If a wing does that to you, just delete his post and let him know. We’re here to prop each other up.
Don’t be super-serious unless it makes sense (like don’t give a big irritated spiel on what a womanizing scumbag Tiger Woods is, but do say something sympathetic about a recent natural disaster). Mix it up: a few funny posts, a few more serious insights, a quote, a video you found, a political commentary.
Ideally, you want chicks (even if they ain’t hot) posting a lot on your updates. You can help get this by posting your own updates that grab attention about 5-6 times a week, and by posting something nifty on your girls’ profiles. The best example of this I’ve seen is Jordan Harbinger of Art of Charm; greatest damn posts I’ve read. Go make friends with him right now. I’ll wait.
Just a word of caution: I’ve annoyed girls by posting on their wall before getting to know them. If you just met a chick, you can add value to her wall, but be aware that you can easily get unfriended if you cross the line (too weird, too much, too personal, etc).

3. Left column.
Here’s your profile pic, a quote, relationship status, birthday, list of friends, photos, videos, links and notes.
Key is to have a great primary profile pic. You should be CLEARLY visible, having a fun time. I don’t recommend dark sunglasses or anything that obscures your face. Be cautious with group pics. I’ve seen profiles where EVERY pic is a group pic, and I have no idea which of the dudes owns the profile. Your profile pic should be warm and inviting, charismatic, or anything that makes girls feel like getting to know you better. They should not feel afraid when they see a pic of you.
Pick a quote…find a book of quotes, use a movie quote, etc. Keep it fun. Relationship status…single. Birthday…personally I don’t put the year, just the day and month. Intrigue.

4. Info.
Meh, I don’t put that much here. I’m single, interested in women. I got my home town listed. My religion is listed as “food.” A few more things under interests, activities, music. Nothing too detailed. I don’t want to give everything away on my FB page, just get a little intrigue. I’ll fill in the rest in person. Guys who are super busy don’t have the time to post every single song they like or book they’ve read.
You can add groups and pages, but again be careful not to add a bunch of weird or PUA-related things. Like if everything has to do with Neil Strauss and Mystery, you need to drop that crap and go find some more amusing pages and meaningful organizations.

5. Photos.
Peeps will tag you on their own profiles. If the pic is unflattering, untag yourself without hesitation. You passed out drunk on the sidewalk…untag. You peacocked at a PUA summit…untag. Obviously, you know where I stand on having a bunch of PUA shit on your fb page. If they’re cool dudes who don’t look or sound like PUAs, go for it. If everything about them screams of PUA…untag.
Under the main photos section you have albums. These include your profile and wall pics albums. Divide them up into groups that’re easy to understand. I have one folder for my dog and my house. I have one for my homies and girls. I have one for my birfday. And so on.
If you don’t have pics of you with hot girls, what are you waiting for? Loading your fb page with these pics is about the easiest thing you’ll ever do. Get a camera, go to a club, and start taking pics. You by yourself, you with girls, you with wings. Have fun. Pick the best ones. Post em.
Have pics that reflect other things you love to do. Rock-climbing, playing music, whatevs. Let your personality shine here. Don’t keep showing your mean mug. Fucking smile!

6. Other stuff.
Videos of my dog playing piano. My song lyrics and downloads. Top ten albums of all times. Favorite movie quotes. Anything you wanna post, put it up. This is icing.
Just beware of a few things. You DON’T want to scare girls. So if you want to make a political or religious statement, go easy and keep it witty and fun, not mean and angry. No pics of you flipping off Bush. No pics of you looking like a gangsta or terrorist. Girls are very skittish. Don’t give them another reason to ignore you.