Matching with your future child’s birth parents is a Big. Deal. It doesn’t matter which agency, attorney, or other adoption professional you work with, putting a great adoption profile online can help make the match happen faster.
A lot of hopeful adoptive parents only do what is required by their agency or attorney when it comes to creating and sharing an adoption profile. This means they will create a printed profile, make a PDF version to send over email and then some may take the time to create an online profile.
Here’s the bottom line when it comes to your adoption profile:
If you want to stand out, you need to do what most others fail to do.
You need to do an amazing job of painting the picture for an expectant mom so she sees clearly what her child’s life will look like as a part of your family.
Today we are talking online adoption profiles.
Back on episode 58, we had an awesome interview with the founder of MyBabysFamily.com Brad Lindemann as we talked about what makes MBF unique as a profile listing service. Today we have the Marketing Director for MBF, Deidra Bekele on the show to dive deeper into how to get the most out of posting your adoption profile online.
5 Tips for getting the most from posting your adoption profile online:
1. Share your story the right way.
2. Don’t just put any photos online.
3. Create a profile video.
4. Don’t be afraid to change things.
5. Invest in online profile services.
What you’ll hear on this episode:
- What MyBabysFamily.com is and what Deidra does to help expectant moms and hopeful adoptive families.
- A deep dive into The 5 Tips for getting the most from posting your adoption profile online:
- Share your story the right way. Present what life is like in your family. This is what an expectant mom wants to see.
- Don’t just put any photos online. You should use high quality and action oriented photos.
- Create a profile video – why and how to put the right kind of video online. This is SUPER important (in my humble opinion). MOST families don’t do this – so it can set you apart from the crowd.
- Don’t be afraid to change things. When something in your live changes – then change your profile. If you’ve been waiting to adopt and want to change things up – then change your profile.
- Invest in online profile services. These services will help you because you never know when or where you will make the connection with an expectant mom.
- How online profile services reach expectant women in a way that we can’t do ourselves.
- Why you need to invest in putting your adoption profile online – and how you can do that in a way that will help you adopt faster.
- How you can connect with Deidra and get started creating an amazing adoption profile online (including a great profile video!)
Links we talk about in this episode:
- MyBabysFamily.com – a community bringing together expectant moms and hopeful adoptive families by connecting them through online profiles.
- Domestic Adoption USA Support Group – this is the Facebook group from MyBabysFamily for adoptive families and expecting mothers. This is a safe space for you to share your family profile, ask questions, and receive support.
- IAG Adoption Support Group – our Facebook group is only for hopeful adoptive families or those who have already adopted. Come join the 2,000+ people in this amazing (and private) group to get support, get answers to your questions and learn from others who are on the same journey as you.
- AdoptionProfileVideo.com – check out the only online course to learn how to create and share an amazing adoption profile video.
- Get my FREE GUIDE: How To Find The RIGHT Adoption Agency in 4 Steps. If you’re new to adoption, have no idea how to find an adoption agency, OR have struggled in your research to find the BEST agency – this FREE guide will help. It walks you through where to find infant adoption agencies, how to evaluate them and then how to choose the right one for you!
