Title: How To Stay Focused On Your Business Word Count: 607 Summary: When you have a good idea that's doing well, it's only natural that you might want to branch out to see if you can have success in other areas too. But though this has worked in the past, too often, businesses that try to spread themselves too thin often find their main successful business beginning to falter. Instead of trying to do too much and failing, why not stick with what you've already accomplished? Patience is a Virtue It's very easy to become distracted in... Keywords: home, based, internet, business Article Body: When you have a good idea that's doing well, it's only natural that you might want to branch out to see if you can have success in other areas too. But though this has worked in the past, too often, businesses that try to spread themselves too thin often find their main successful business beginning to falter. Instead of trying to do too much and failing, why not stick with what you've already accomplished? Patience is a Virtue It's very easy to become distracted in the online business world. With new ideas and inventions popping up every day, it seems like the market is changing every time you log onto your internet browser. But while the trends of the day might change and the consumer consciousness might shift, there are certain things that remain the same. Customers actually want to have a steady source of whatever they want to buy. They want to find a business they can trust, someone to which they can be faithful for as long as the business still provides what they need. When you shift your business and try to do multiple things at the same time, you can cause the original business (that was so successful) to become a lower priority. This can mean lower quality customer service and a possible loss of revenue. But when you concentrate your efforts on one business and one stream of customers, you can ensure that not only your profits will be steady, but that they will also increase as the reputation of your business grows. Satisfying Your Core Customer The truth is that most profits for businesses will come from a certain kind of customer – the long term customer. This is the person that enjoys what you have to offer and then continues to buy from you over many years. Because it takes more money to bring in a new customer than it does an old customer, this is why you need to focus on focusing your business intentions. Creating a Core Business That Pays Your core business needs to be something that a customer will need over a long period of time. This is why many software companies do so well. When they create a product that a customer can use in their everyday life or business, they can then offer continued updates and newer versions of that product as the years go on. And when that core product they began with is high quality, customers will tend to stay with the brand. You want to create a main product or service that a customer will need over the long haul and then continuously find ways to improve it to make it more valuable to your customers. When You Might Need to Branch Out If you begin to notice that your customers need more than what you have been offering, that's when it's time to branch out in to new ventures – never forgetting the core business, however. For example, if you offer something like a calorie counting software program, but then the regular diet craze becomes counting carbohydrates, you'll need to offer that too. You might also want to think about branching out when your close competitors begin to branch out too. When you're first growing a business, you need to make sure that your core business ideas are the ones that you put the most time and attention into. This will make sure that you are going to keep up your quality and your reputation. But as with any business, it never hurts to branch out from time to time – so long as you can keep meeting and exceeding your customers' expectations.