Q: This week we've got an awesome question from Dana.

It's a very juicy one as far as it relates to business and Dana writes:

"Marie, how do you stand out in an overcrowded or already saturated industry, or market?"

Woo, that's like a juicy question because nowadays it feels like pretty much every industry is saturated and every market is absolutely full.

Here's what I suggest, these are two things that have worked for me really well.

One is there's a lot of "say me's" out there and what I mean by "say me's,"

there are people that look at what everyone else in the industry is doing, and they basically copy it.

Like they'll look at their website, make their website exactly the same as everyone else.

(Stop it!)

They'll look at people's programs or content, or products and they just basically rip them off.

(Oh, I'm going to copy that one. Shut up! Oh, it's mine. Yes. Stop it!)

And, I think it's a really big problem in almost every industry.

I mean, I know when the Prius, Toyota Prius first came out. I was like,

"Oh my God, it's so cool! It's green, blah, blah, blah," and a few months later I don't even remember the name but there was a very close knock-off.

I was like, "God, why couldn't they just create another green car that was not like the "Prius" and actually had a better design."

You'll see it across every industry. So what you want to do is not be looking at what everyone else in your industry is doing.

I would highly suggest you look outside, so I get a lot of inspiration from the entertainment field.

So from music artists, l love myself some hip-hop!

Anytime I can get out into other industries and find inspiration, I try and bring that inspiration back into what I do

in the world of online business, personal development, and marketing.

And I find that if you do that, you will absolutely separate yourself from the rest of the pack.

The other thing is this keep focused on what you want your business to be about

and also don't be afraid to bring your other passions, your philosophies in life into whatever your business is.

So an example for me is again we'll take it back to hip-hop...

(singing: This is why my...this is why my...)

Anyway, let me get back to the point. So I love me some hip-hop and I love me some business.

I found a way to bring in hip-hop and business, and blend them.

So it makes me stand out from every other "business coach job" out there or every other "writer" out there

because I'm bringing in my passions and it helps me stand apart from everyone else in the field.

So if you love cooking; if you have an obsession with the Smurfs, like I do.

Just see if you can build that into your business, build it into your About You page.

Bring it in somehow and make it relevant. That's what we've got for you today on Q & A Tuesday!

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