{"id":291,"date":"2025-12-16T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/from-ashes-to-flames\/?p=291"},"modified":"2026-06-26T20:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:42:02","slug":"who-is-your-target-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/from-ashes-to-flames\/who-is-your-target-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Your Target Audience?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I talk a lot about your audience or your target audience and how you should focus on them. But I haven\u2019t gone in much detail about who your target audience really is\u2026 and isn\u2019t.<a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@ryannezender\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So you have a business or a blog or you\u2019re on influencer on social media. Whatever it is that you do, you have a target audience. The people who you are speaking to. Those people, though, aren\u2019t just every single follower or reader you have. They\u2019re different. They\u2019re special. They\u2019re the ones you\u2019re doing *gestures broadly* ALL THIS for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s just really important to note that when I say target audience, I\u2019m not talking about all of the people in the world who will ever glance at your posts or see your logo. Your audience is not anyone that sees or hears what you do. Having eyes and ears does not make someone your audience. More to the point, just because someone is following you or subscribes to your newsletter does not make them part of your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You get to decide who your target audience is. You decide this by sitting back and figuring out&nbsp;<em>why<\/em>&nbsp;you\u2019re doing what you\u2019re doing. Why is your business worthwhile? Who could benefit from your products or services?&nbsp;<em>Who needs you?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those are the people that you\u2019re targeting. Those are the ones that you\u2019re speaking to with every blog post and reel and special offer that you create. Those are your people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can be as specific as you\u2019d like when figuring out who your audience is. If your business creates and sells hair products, then thinking of your target audience as anyone who has hair is honestly not very helpful to you. Instead, you should focus on people with curly hair and a dry scalp if that\u2019s what your products are made for. Or people with thinning hair and oily scalps if your products help with that. Whatever it is that your products actually do, the people who have the pain points that it solves\u2014those are your target audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So even though you\u2019re sure to collect some people that aren\u2019t in your audience along the way, don\u2019t ever lose sight of who it is that you\u2019re really trying to talk to. Tailor everything you do to those people and don\u2019t worry about the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-hover-color-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4a29c1739469dbfd50be077dd73b3365\">Ryanne Zender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-link-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-neve-link-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong>\u00a0While marketing is based in part on statistics and psychology, it is not an exact science. Every business and market are unique. What may work for one business, will not necessarily work for another. There are no guarantees in marketing, and this post is for informational and educational purposes only and does not replace professional advice. You can check out the full list of disclaimers and disclosures\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/disclaimersanddisclosures.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/disclaimersanddisclosures.html\">here<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-link-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-neve-link-color-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/from-ashes-to-flames\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhoNeedsYourProducts-PIN-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Who needs your products is written on a white background. Beneath is a picture of a sort of obscure invention that includes a pencil, an eraser, a rubberband, a spring, and some sort of electrical apparatus. At the bottom it says are you speaking directly to them with an arrow.\" class=\"wp-image-292\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/from-ashes-to-flames\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhoNeedsYourProducts-PIN-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/from-ashes-to-flames\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhoNeedsYourProducts-PIN-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/from-ashes-to-flames\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhoNeedsYourProducts-PIN-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fyrbyrddesigns.com\/from-ashes-to-flames\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhoNeedsYourProducts-PIN.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I talk a lot about your audience or your target audience and how you should focus on them. 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