(April 21, 2002)
This week we chat with Matt Milner of GuyCritical.com, a place where women anonymously seek to have their most perplexing questions answered by anonymous men. You'd think most of their inquiries would center around math and science, but it's almost 100% relationship-oriented.
I posed some hard-hitting question to Matt about the types of questions that are asked and when he's going to throw a party where I can meet all these women having boy trouble.
Site: GuyCritical.com
Description: At GuyCritical.com, women e-mail their anonymous, outrageous questions about dating, sex & relationships to specific types of guys - types like The Jock, The Rebel, or Pinstripe Pete.
What makes this idea kick so much ass is that women's questions are answered by regular guys — guys who sign up from around the world to have some laughs and mingle with the opposite sex.
Webmaster Name: Matt Milner
Webmaster E-mail: Matt@GuyCritical.com
Birth Date of Site: January 1, 2002
Traffic Data: 100,000 e-mails a month and growing like crazy-ass wildflowers
1. Why the name GuyCritical.com? Why not GuysAnswerDumbChickQuestions.com?
The name and the idea for the site came from a book I wrote - it's a funny little novel called "Guy Critical." And the novel got its name from a chapter called "The Guy-Critical Moment" - in other words, a moment when a guy acts a certain way just because he's a guy.
2. What do you find to be the most effective ways to promote your site?
We've done a couple of things that are pretty cool. We've been giving away the first two chapters of the novel for free (as a download) and we tell people that it's cool to e-mail it to their friends. We think it's great to be able to give something away for free, and since each page of the download has a link back to GuyCritical.com, it helps us spread the good word.
Another thing we do is radio interviews. There are hundreds of local radio stations that have morning shows, and they're always looking for new stuff to talk about. We especially enjoy radio interviews because we can do them without wearing any clothes. We find this to be absurdly funny for some reason, and it gives us a chance to air out the twig and berries.
3. Who's more apt to ask questions, women or men?
Women are generally more inquisitive than guys; they have an amazing capacity to analyze and question everything under the sun. Guys have questions, too, but usually they're about sex — which probably explains why we like to practice so much.
4. I signed up for GirlCritical.com, where my most personal questions can be answered by chicks. What would stop me from sending out this one: "OK, which one of you broads wants to come over and get naked?"
We're launching GirlCritical.com in a few months - and dude, you'd be cheating yourself if you didn't ask that question. Sounds like a damn good question to me.
5. PaulKatcher.com is updated every Sunday. How often do you visit?
It usually takes me a few visits to hit all the content on your site, so I'd say every 2 or 3 days.
6. What three web sites could you not live without?
A "web site"? What's a "web site"? Oh, one of those Internet things for pornography?
7. I see you have a book for sale on your site. Go ahead and plug it. (And send me a free copy while you're at it.)
It's about a guy and a girl who go on a hilarious road trip from New York to Los Angeles. There are lots of good naughty bits in it and it's definitely good for a few laughs. It comes out in paperback this summer, but in the meantime, you can download the first couple chapters for free.
8. Do any members complain about the answers they receive? I try to use a little tact but I imagine some of the responses read: "You're probably ugly."
This hasn't been a problem at all — probably because a great number of guys who sign up want to meet these babes in person and get nude.
9. Even though it's an anonymous service, is there any way a guy and girl could hook up eventually? 'Cause if there's no chance of getting laid, I'm outta here.
Guys and girls are hooking up all the time, bless their naughty little hearts. If a woman likes the way you answered her question, she can click on a link that says, "Check Out My Home Page." This is where you can upload a picture of yourself and say how excellent you are. We get e-mails from guys and girls all the time thanking us for hooking them up.
10. I'll ask you the same question my dad asks me about every web site. How the hell are you gonna make money?
Companies pay us to sponsor all the e-mails going back and forth between guys and girls. And now we're creating a Guy Critical TV show, and a bunch of funny books and videos.
11. When are you going to throw a party for members so I can meet all these women who just got dumped and are asking me dumb questions?
I throw a party for these women every Thursday night - but I don't invite any guys because they're probably taller and better looking than I am.
12. Is it possible for a guy to accidentally post a question as a woman? 'Cause it would wig me out if some dude wanted to know how to get me to cuddle.
Huh? Guys know how to cuddle?
Oct. 6, 2002 — TracyLines.com — Model/actress Tracy Lines
Sept. 17, 2002 — JumpTheShark.com — Jon Hein on his popular site and new book
Sept. 17, 2002 — idreamofkerri.com — Atlanta model Kerri
Sept. 2, 2002 — LisaMenuto.com — Model Lisa Menuto
July 21, 2002 — Kelli Graham.com — Model/actress Kelli Graham
July 14, 2002 — YourDreamModel.com — Detroit babe Chrissy
July 14, 2002 — WhosNYC.com — The craziest bar on Manhattan's Upper East Side
June 30, 2002 — RoundCardGirlz.com — Boxing and babes. We like the babes better
June 16, 2002 — SomeIdiot.com — A longtime leader in the e/n scene
June 9, 2002 — SportsByBrooks.com — Sports, beer and babes in Los Angeles
June 2, 2002 — MurphGuide.com — Connecting fun people through parties and events in NYC
May 26, 2002 — Honeygirlx.com — Blonde bombshell makes your fantasies come true on posters
May 19, 2002 — MirandaRox.com — Michigan model and Playboy hopeful Miranda
May 12, 2002 — CamGirlDirectory.com — A directory for camgirl sites, sortable by popluarity and location
May 5, 2002 — GoShannon.com — Model/actress/entrepreneur and overall hot babe
April 28, 2002 — NYCBP.com — Pictures and stories of New York city bartenders and patrons whooping it up
April 21, 2002 — GuyCritical.com — Where women ask men anything and have it answered anonymously
April 14, 2002 — Networkinggirl.com — A singles-event planner in New York City
Want to be interviewed? E-mail Paul.
