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When you stand out from the crowd, when you have trust built in the relationship with your partners, when things may look suspicious in your account for one reason or another, they will first call and check with you what is going on rather than as it happens quite often, suspend your account and ask questions later (if that). When you stand out from the crowd in the community you provide added value to your partners, as you are viewed by many, partners and associates, as an influencer- that is, others in the community are influenced by your words, and more importantly - your actions. I truly believe the added value provided by standing out adds up, and while it is hard to impossible at times to quantify, I believe you are always better off standing out than you are not.
Source: Posted on TheConceptualist by Sahar Sarid -- Reprinted with permission -- December 1, 2008 Sahar Sarid

