In any case, I think it rings true that trying to take all the slices isn’t the only way to have more pie, workibg together to make the pie bigger is better for everyone. OK, OK, enough with the analogies. Got it.

Keep up the good work,

Daniel Smith
Smithereens Blog

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You’ve hit it spot on in your idea about the size of the Internet market, I think. The market is bigger than we know. There are plenty of clients for all of us.

I’ll accept your reworked benefit statement, although I think it’s a matter of perspective. Is the collective greater than the individual? No. At the end of the day, you’ve got to pay your own bills. But, in the big picture, the individual does better when helped along by peers, and when he’s helping peers along.

Is it sometimes necessary to help yourself at the expense of the group? Sometimes, when the group is dysfunctional or has wrong ideas. Those are relatively rare situations, at least in my experience.

@ Jamie – I’ve never been snubbed online by an “A-lister” – only by other B-listers who thought they were A-listers.

Bob Younce at the Writing Journeys last blog post..The Violent Truth of Branding

It was all about a community of local farmers, all looking out for one another. And that’s how it can be within a niche in the blogosphere.

Bob Younce at the Writing Journeys last blog post..The Violent Truth of Branding

Great post, Bob!

Jamie Grove – How Not To Writes last blog post..6 Things Not to Do When Your Story Is Rejected

I really don’t see myself as having competition. I just see friends who are doing the same thing I’m doing. The internet is so huge, the idea of reader or customer scarcity is silly. There is a scarcity of attention, in some ways, but even then maybe not. People will always spend time on what’s important to them, despite any protests of a lack of time.

So it makes perfect sense to join forces with others. I’m not so sure about “When one benefits, we all benefit.” I think it might be the other way around: “When we all benefit, then each one benefits.” Help the group and you help yourself. You have allies. Help yourself at the expense of the group and what you have is no friends.

Michael Martine, Blog Consultants last blog post..5 Killer Blog Networking Tips

Your mention of farmers collaborating reminded me of a bit of my past. When I was young, our barn caught on fire in the night and burned to the ground. We lost animals, tools, machinery, wood… We lost a great deal that meant so much to us.

My father was devastated.

And less than a month later, a group of the village neighbors showed up with a plan. An old-fashioned barn raising. One was an architect. Three were cabinetmakers. Two were engineers. The rest were construction workers and handymen. The skill set that they had put together to accomplish one goal was amazing.

And together with my father, they built a barn. It still stands today.

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