How to Make a Profile Appealing
Making a profile as appealing as possible to potential adopters and foster is important.
Pictures
Pictures make or break a profile. Using high resolution and recent pictures will help your animal gain more profile viewers and exposure which then helps them receive adoption or foster applications. Check out the pictures in this gallery for ideas and inspiration.
Tips:
Plain backgrounds
High resolution pictures
Natural lighting
Natural relaxed positions
Description and Information
Your animal's story: whether it's your own animal or a rescue, everyone wants to know their story.
Their daily routine: This will help prepare future homes for your animal to ease the transition.
Their likes and dislikes
Favorite food
Favourite toys
Favorite spot to sleep
Behaviour around dogs
Behavior around cats
BEhaviour around kids
Behavior on walks (if dogs or outdoor cats)
Behavior at the vet
What kind of anxieties do they have?
Are they scared being alone?
Do they not like people coming near their food or toys?
Are they escape artists and need more security?
This of your animal's profile as an advertisement. You want the best home to adopt your animal. To make sure your animal finds the best home, their description needs to be detailed. People who are looking to adopt or foster an animal need to know as much information about the animal they are interested in as possible. It is imperative that you write as much information as possible about your animal to help potential adopters make an informed decision to adopt your animal.
You want their next family to treat them kindly and ethically, for that, they need to know exactly what you are looking for. Every animal has a different character and personality. Things that make them unique and qualities that will make anyone happy to be living with them.
positive information is not the only thi8ng potential homes need to know. They also need to know about their fears, anxieties, dislikes etc. The more you write about your animal in their profile description, the better it is for them.