Quality not Quantity- wanna get out of the rat race of a million other photographers out there? Sell yourself based on quality, not quantity. If your quality is stuck in the middle of the pack, improve yourself. You will never achieve your dreams until you push beyond your limits. Even in this digital age there is a way to distinguish yourself and rise above the crowd.
I love all the new photographers we have, I'm not threatened by them. The disdain that some established photographers for newbies is based primarily on their own inability or lack of willingness to improve or keep up with the times.
If you're an established photographer and you're feeling the crunch of all the new ones out there, you need to innovate. Pricing, marketing, etc. is all very important, but it's secondary to quality. QUALITY WILL ALWAYS TRUMP QUANTITY.