Plenty of Fish: Start Your Account in 6 Steps

Here's a step by step guide to creating an account on Plenty of Fish. We've made it as easy as possible so you can't mess up. It might look a lot, but in less than five minutes you'll be off to the races.

Step 1: Visit the Plenty of Fish website

First things first. Visit the website for Plenty of Fish. You can't start dating online without an account, can you?

Step 2: Click on the "Register" button

Here's a tip that will apply to all online dating sites; start by clicking or tapping Register. This is how you create an account and a password. You'll need to enter your email address and create a password.

Step 3: Fill out the registration form

You'll need to enter some basic information before you can start using the app. These include your name, age, and location. This information doesn't necessarily end up on your POF profile; setting up the Plenty of Fish profile comes a little later.

Step 4: Verify your account

You'll need to verify your account by checking your email. This helps the app weed out fake accounts and bots. You're just one mouse-click away from getting to use POF.

Step 5: Set up your profile

Make your POF profile your own! It should create the right impression, so try to use humor and light-hearted charm. When it comes to the pictures you choose for your POF account, you should have several profile pictures and you should have a friendly smile in them.

Tips for the pictures go far beyond this. You can up your game by looking up how to take professional photos for Tinder; these tips will work for any dating app. Make sure to look up other POF profile tips, too.

Step 6: Start using your Plenty of Fish account

The world is your oyster. Log onto the POF app and start matching with other users! Make sure you message with more than "hey." Try to have a nice conversation with everyone you match with, too. These will help you start getting dates on the app.