Content Creation

Audience-Persona Blog Introduction AI Prompt

Starting a blog post is often the hardest part. You want to hook readers fast, speak to their needs, and set the right expectations. But when you're staring at a blank page, it's tough to write an introduction that’s clear, engaging, and tailored to your audience.

A great prompt can fix that. When you give AI the right audience details, goals, tone, and structure, it can produce an introduction that pulls people in and keeps them reading.

AskSmarter.ai guides you through the questions that most people forget to answer: Who’s the reader? What problem are they trying to solve? What outcome do you want? With that context, you get a polished, audience-specific introduction on the first try.

You’ll create intros that feel intentional, targeted, and worth reading—every time.

The transformation

Before — Vague prompt

Write a blog intro for my article about productivity.

After — Optimized prompt

Role: Act as a content strategist.

Task: Write a compelling introduction for a long-form blog article about improving daily productivity.

Audience: Busy B2B marketing managers who juggle multiple campaigns.

Tone: Professional, direct, and encouraging.

Requirements:

  1. Start with a relatable pain point.
  2. Keep it under 120 words.
  3. Explain why traditional productivity tips fail.
  4. Preview three practical strategies the article will cover.

Goal: Motivate readers to continue through the full article.

Why this works

The optimized prompt works better because it gives the AI the context it needs to write a clear and targeted introduction. The vague prompt offers no direction, so the output is generic and often unusable.

The improved version adds:

Audience clarity so the intro speaks directly to marketing managers and their challenges. • Tone guidance so the copy feels consistent with the brand voice. • Structural instructions like starting with a pain point and previewing strategies. • Specific goals that tell the AI what the introduction must accomplish.

This level of detail is exactly what AskSmarter.ai helps users produce. By asking clarifying questions about audience, format, tone, and intent, the platform gathers the context most people forget. The result is a focused prompt that leads to stronger content on the first attempt.

When the prompt is clear, structured, and detailed, the AI delivers introductions that engage the right readers and support your content goals.

When to use this prompt

  • Marketing Teams

    Create blog introductions that hook readers and match the strategic goals of a campaign.

  • Product Managers

    Write clear intros for feature explainers and product education articles.

  • Sales Professionals

    Craft content intros that align with buyer pain points and lead into helpful insights.

  • Customer Success Teams

    Produce engaging intros for knowledge base articles that set clear expectations.

Pro tips

  • 1

    Add your target reader’s main challenge to sharpen the intro’s hook.

  • 2

    Specify the outcome you want readers to expect from the full article.

  • 3

    Define the emotional tone so the intro matches your brand voice.

  • 4

    State the desired word count to keep the intro concise and focused.

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Your turn

Build a prompt for your situation

This example shows the pattern. AskSmarter.ai guides you to create prompts tailored to your specific context, audience, and goals.