Letting your customers set your standards is a dangerous game, because the race to the bottom is pretty easy to win. Setting your own standards—and living up to them—is a better way to profit. Not to mention a better way to make your day worth all the effort you put into it.

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Tara Hunt (born July 15, 1973 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is an author, speaker and startup founder. She has been called a "pioneer in online marketing and one of the most respected authorities on online communities".

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Letting your customers set your standards is a dangerous game, because the race to the bottom is pretty easy to win. Setting your own standards--and living up to them--is a better way to profit. Not to mention a better way to make your day worth all the effort you put into it.