How to Identify Your Target Audience - WritersLife.org   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again from writers life and coming up today how to identify your target audience every writer no matter what kind of writing they are doing or what their subject matter might be should know their target audience without this knowledge it is challenging to tailor your writing to anyone in particular and with all the competition out there this makes it very easy for it to get lost in the ether so whether you're writing an article or a novel how can you identify your target audience and ensure that your work is speaking directly to them using the themes of your book consider the groups of people it might interest it may be evidence if your book is about something more factual niche or specialist however many writers may need to take more time to consider this it might be that your novel could appeal to many different groups depending on what it's about so really work at pinpointing the various aspects of your plots and characters and thinking who might relate to them do your research are there any other books out there that have similarities to yours if so have a look at how they are marketed and who they are packaged for and use that as inspiration for your own marketing plans it can be beneficial to see what other pieces of writing in your niche are doing to find new fans and the strategies they use to appeal to that target audience directly figure out your USP thought USPS would just for businesses well you thought wrong pinpointing what makes your book you need can help you become more clear on who it might appeal to your hook is the reason someone might buy your book and you need a sentence at most to describe what that is the more clarity you have around this the easier it will be to decipher what kind of person might be interested in the story you are telling creates an ideal reader thinking about who you wrote the book for is very important creates a new character in your mind the ideal reader give them a name give them a personality give them likes and dislikes and habits and quirks the more you know about your ideal reader the better you'll be a communicating with them and listening to what they wants as well once you've done all this you need to start working out ways to communicate with your target audience and let them know you and your writing exists find out where their hangout either physically or virtually and make your presence known there look at their buying habits and use that information to catch them when they are most likely to part with that cache use your knowledge of them to create brilliant pieces of marketing that they just won't be able to resist discovering your target audience can help you write with a clear purpose in mind and will make it so much easier to find ways to get your writing noticed by the people who will appeal to the most and don't forget if it's struggling to rights or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination and get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit okay that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up if you liked this video and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now