Here's an interesting post on the perceptual placement of your business and how you should aim for one of two peaks --passion OR popularity-- and not get caught in the middle.
Seth's Blog: Avoiding the Passion Pop Gulfhttp://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/20...ing-the-pa.htmlQUOTE
Here's a new curve for you: I'm calling it the passion/pop curve.
That bell curve to the left represents acceptance by the focused/excited/tastemaking community. Those are the people who love microbeers and haute couture and Civil War memorabilia. Like all market curves, there's a sweet spot. Go too nutsy on us ($90,000 turntables, for example) and even the committed will flee. Go too pop, though, and we'll avoid you as well.
I would have titled the post for clarity as "Passion vs. Pop", but it gets the same message across.