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The 3 Circles Buyer Persona

Find the person most likely to buy your book, then turn what you learn about them into pain points, content ideas and hooks.

  • 6 steps
  • About 30 minutes
  • Saves as you type
  • Free PDF download
The method

Three circles, one buyer

Most persona templates stop at age and income. This one goes three layers deep, to the reasons somebody actually pays for a book.

Outer circle

Demographics

Who they are. Age, work, money, family, life stage. Useful context, but it is only the surface.

Middle circle

Psychographics

What they care about. Interests, values, routines, the creators they trust and the places they already spend their time.

Inner circle

Emotional drivers

Why they buy. Desires, fears, doubts and ambitions. The reasons someone goes from reading about a problem to paying to solve it.

  1. 01

    Who they are

  2. 02

    What they care about

  3. 03

    What they feel

  4. 04

    What they want

  5. 05

    What hurts

  6. 06

    What you can talk about

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Meet the buyer behind the sale

Six steps, about 30 minutes, and you'll know who you're writing for.