Passionate Ben
By Tamara McHatton & Evan Scott
When some of the staff members came across this guy, the first thing they wanted to know: Is he a marketing genius or full of BS? Is he genuine about this subject or just trying to put knotches on his belt? SUITE refuses to men bash, as we adore the opposite sex, but we do try to weed out the charlatans from the real deals.
Now, before we get into the interview, we want to give you some background information on this amazing man. So we did our homework, and you'll be surprised by what we found! His in-depth, street smart, funny, and common sense research on how men and women interact online is a breath of fresh air...if not a bit raw.
Ben spent almost 2 1/2 years of his life researching material for his idea, during which time he was an active member on over 24 different online dating sites, and he personally viewed hundreds of thousands of men and women's profiles, emailing them questions about their experiences, all so he could write the definitive book on online dating called THE ONLINE DATING BIBLE, GUYS STOP BEING A MORON AND JUST BUY THIS BOOK ALREADY and another called ROMANCE FOR DUMMIES, A GUY'S GUIDE TO BEING ROMANTIC AND A GENTLEMAN IN THE 21st CENTURY. Pretty impressive, huh? He's working with a publicist right now, so look for the books to hit the shelves in 2007. (SUITE is also working a deal with him to be a featured writer.)
But that wasn't enough for this man. Aware that he needed continuous feedback, he built his own spot at *My Space (Passionate Ben) where he posts blogs to his "Angels" and asks for comments from them. He sends and receives so many postings he's gone over the "limit" allowed many times, and had his account frozen. Yet he keeps plugging away, gathering updated information, and talking on subjects that are near and dear to women. Warning...his talk is very frank and to the point. Not for the tender-hearted! LOL
We caught up with Ben this weekend, and taped the interview with him, just before he did his Radio Podcast, and we were impressed and very intrigued by what he had to say. more >>
*The social networking website based in West Hollywood, California offering an interactive, user-submitted network of blogs, profiles, groups, photos, MP3s, videos and an internal e-mail system. According to Alexa Internet, as of July 2006, it is the world's fourth most popular English-language website and the sixth most popular in any language.
