How to flirt online

Are you ready to jump into the online dating game? With 50 million active subscribers to dating services in the U.S., you just can't overlook this opportunity if you are single.

Once you enter this wide web of daters, what can you write in emails to entice your top picks to share coffee talk with you? What are the secrets to flirting online?

When jumping online, use these 3 Online Flirting Success Keys and 10 Email Enticers that can help you get to first dates faster.

These advice tips are based on hundreds of interviews with active internet daters for my book, SMART Man Hunting -How to Get Out There, Get Dates, and Get Mr. Right (or Ms. Right).
3 Online Flirting Success Keys:

1. Keep it Simple: Use light-hearted emails with an upbeat tone to attract dates online. A 40-something female painter shared, " Make your responses simple and use easy questions in your emails to flirt." There is no need for long emails either. A 42-year-old Accountant told me, "I can tell if I am interested in 3-4 sentences."

2. Humor is your Ally: A 35-year-old male film editor from Baltimore told me, "It depends on the person. You need to be able to read the person to tell what kind of humor you can get away with. Humor is definitely sexy and so is confidence because girls pick that up."

3. Hand out Compliments: One of the best ways to flirt online is to extend a sincere compliment. One 28-year-old Financial Analyst told me, "I always try to say something subtle, but sincere." You might say to someone who plays the guitar, "I think it is awesome that you play guitar." She added, "Be sincere and don't throw out phony baloney."