@Steven Denio While they aren't directly about negotiations, Robert Cialdini's "Influence" & "Pre-Suasion" are good companions to Never Split The Difference, as they go into the how & why of influencing people's behavior.

The least expensive form of marketing most people are unwilling to do and that is market to your center of influence.

I am growing older and wiser while I observe society with time and I think that influences my opinion of the evolution of society.

I think you can also delete those that waste your time, or normally avoid them In case you joined recently, there is a revamping on the influence points due to scamming the system and problems with it.

So far Influence isn't influencing me much.

It's a subjective gut feeling while being aware of all kinds of economic influences in your market area.

So, my question is....do I get a badge or something, do my influence points go up another point (LOL)?

NAR has organized dollars working for them and influencing the public to trust them over Investors.Will Barnard - weren't you organizing something similar to NAR but for investors about a year ago?

Your quality of upkeep will have significant influence on the surrounding niche, for better or worse, so make it good.

If govt makes laws that support specific private businesses, the issue again is not capitalism, but corrupt politicians and a system that allows those with more money to have more political influence (lobbying and contribution laws).Remember the other part of capitalism -- the demand.