New advice column gives singles everywhere the chance to ask respected dating expert, Eric Resnick, how to manage the ins-and-outs of online and offline love.
PR WEB — Sep 7 — The People2People Group (P2P) has teamed up with Eric Resnick, of online dating assistance site, ProfileHelper.com, to create the "Ask the Expert!" dating advice column to be featured weekly in over 250 newspapers around the country. Eric will answer questions on everything from how to write a great online dating ad, to how to look for signs that the person you are seeing really is who they say they are, and even how to tell when it’s the right time to move things to the next level or how to walk away. The People2People Group (P2P) provides personal ad services to nearly 80% of the daily and weekly newspapers across the U.S. Founded in 1998, P2P remains at the forefront of the newspaper voice personals industry. FULL ARTICLE @ PR WEB
Mark Brooks: Congrats Eric. LookBetterOnline.com (David and Merav) and e-cyrano.com (Evan Katz) are Eric’s main competitors. All of these sites/people are very keen to partner with online dating sites.
Yes, congrats to Eric. However, I am curious what Eric Resnick’s credentials are to be touted as an “expert.” Maybe he is one, but I see that label being bastardized nowadays.
Online daters should be cautious about the people from who they take and heed advice. Anyone can be a self-styled “expert,” but respected experts who truly know about applied psychology as well as love and attachments issues (and can teach people about these issues) are actually rare commodities!
Thx,
James Houran, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist
Online Dating Magazine
James,
I know nothing about Eric’s background and he indeed might be using the term expert lightly, but can you show the evidence that applying psychology to dating makes someone an expert too? I don’t think they touted him as the clincical psycho-analysis expert on dating.
“Dr.” John Gray and “Dr.” Barbara De Angelis were considered “experts” that sold millions of books on relationships. I think she has been married 5 times, so I am sure she has become some what of an expert. (The two of them have a failed marriage together). They also got their Doctorates from Columbia too (Well Columbia Pacific University that is – a diploma mill that was shut down by the state of California.) Ironically, they gave advice that many people still swear by. So while they may not have the legitimate “ivy league” credentials academia would look for, it doesn’t mean they couldn’t effectively teach people on issues of dating and love.
I tend to think that people like Bill Gates might have a more accute business mind then quite a few people with MBA’s and even PHD’s in business. Wait a second Bill didn’t even graduate, he must not be an expert?
Bill Broadbent
Casual Researcher
I don’t know if Bill has an MBA with an emphasis in marketing, but I do know that he knows what he’s talking about.
And as an expert who has had his expertise questioned, I’d have to side with the casual researcher on this one. If you have something to say and people find it compelling enough to anoint you an expert, guess what? You’re an expert. I’m just a single guy who worked at an dating company, went on a bunch of dates, wrote a book and built a website. A couple of years later, I’m on the Today Show and consulting with the top online dating sites on how to better serve their customers. I can assure you that my public policy degree and screenwriting background are rarely discussed.
Most of us can agree that the best teacher is experience. And if you can consolidate and package your experience into a form that is both entertaining and digestible, you too can become an expert. See?
Evan Marc Katz
America’s Leading Online Dating Expert as humbly stated on my site EvanMarcKatz.com
The neatest claim to expertise for online daters is a combination of professional and personal experience. That is an even rarer combination. I have almost 30 years professional experience as a psychotherapist, working with adults, both single and married. I regularly worked successfully with singles who were having difficulty finding partners. My particular expertise was helping couples where one (sometimes both) had had affairs.
In 1998 (the Internet dating Dark Ages), I met my now husband on Match.com. I started coach training in 2002 and decided that specializing in helping singles find Sweethearts was both needed and fascinating. Both have proved true. Take a look at my site http://www.Find-a-Sweetheart.com
When I started in Romance Coaching 2002, an Internet search on “Romance Coach” or “Cyber Romance Coach” brought up virtually nothing. Now “Romance Coach” gives 11,600 hits and I am #2, with 4 entries on the first page. “Cyber Romance Coach” gets 973 hits and I have every one on the first page. Since I do not have ALL of those 12,000+ citations to myself, clearly others have seen the potential of helping singles with online dating. But indeed, it is “Buyer beware!” when it comes to true expertise.