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In good times and tough times, in a world of anonymity and scam artists prying the next target at every corner of the web, it is important to positively stand out from the crowd. When you stand out from the crowd your partners will treat you differently. When things happen that are out of your partners’ control, if you created the right dynamics in the relationship, you are likely to get the word out before others, an advance notice which may provide an advantage on the whole marketplace, or maybe save you from upcoming legal trouble. 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.
Have a great day,
Sahar
uhmm… any ideas on how a domainer can stand out from the crowd besides running down down Wall Street with wallstreetsucks.com tatooed on your buttocks?
Nice post Sahar
Good to have you back blogging 
Standing out from the crowd can hurt you from time to time - as being “different” is often not rewarded in our societies but in long term it can bring only positive effects. And it needs time to learn how to stand out of the crowd and it needs constant work but it is worth that. I agree 100%.
@terence: it all starts with competitive-analysis, so for domainers , lead by example and start with your domain, i.e. don’t start it with the prefix DN, Domain Name, …… unless you want to fit in the crowd
This is terrific advice, especially for kids. I’m constantly talking to my kids about the benefits of being different than the crowd. Even so, there is a very strong pressure to conform/be like everyone else/fit in. That pressure doesn’t go away when you are an adult, but to be successful, you have to resist the urge to follow the lemmings over the cliff and strike out on your own path.
Well said Sahar. Have to second what Daniel said — nice to see you blogging again
Hi Sahar,
It’s great having you back posting again - Do you have any updates on Bido and anything else you are working on?
I think in this industry people need to stand out look at Rick Latona, Rick Schwartz etc great legends that stand out because they make Change Happen!
Regards,
Robbie
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Hi Robbie,
Will have updates sometime next week on few things.
Cheers
Sahar
Also, standing out gets easier the more you do it.