Section 1 - Instruction

Now that you know what a buyer persona is, let’s build personas that actually drive your strategy forward!

Most personas are shallow demographic profiles that sit unused in folders, not creating the value they should.

Engagement Message

In your experience, why do teams often ignore traditional personas once real content work starts?

Section 2 - Instruction

Traditional personas focus on age, location, and job titles. Strategic personas dig deeper: what keeps your audience awake at 3 AM? What words do they use when describing their problems?

These insights directly shape your keyword strategy and content topics.

Engagement Message

What's one worry or frustration your audience faces that demographics alone wouldn't reveal?

Section 3 - Instruction

Effective personas include search behaviors and content preferences. Does your audience prefer quick videos or detailed guides? Do they search on mobile during commutes or desktop during work hours?

These details determine your content format and optimization strategy.

Engagement Message

For your audience, when are they most likely to search for solutions: morning commute, work hours, or evening downtime?

Section 4 - Instruction

Pain points are the goldmine of persona development. Each pain point becomes a content opportunity and keyword target.

If your audience struggles with team productivity, that's your content theme and keyword cluster, not just a persona detail.

Engagement Message

What's one specific pain point that could become an entire content series for your audience?

Section 5 - Instruction

Goals and aspirations reveal commercial and transactional intent opportunities. Understanding what success looks like to your audience helps you create conversion-focused content.

Someone whose goal is streamline operations will respond to very different calls-to-action than someone wanting to learn new skills.

Engagement Message

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