{"id":112298,"date":"2023-09-05T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=112298"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:53:30","slug":"customer-centric-product-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why is customer-centric product development important for business? How can you implement a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-strategies\/\">customer-centric strategy<\/a> in your business plan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em>12 Months to $1 Million<\/em> by Ryan Moran, you must create a brand by having a coherent line of products that all serve the same customer. With this in mind, Moran suggests putting the customer first when creating your first product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive into the details of customer-centric product development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-choose-a-product-by-thinking-about-your-audience\">Choose a Product by Thinking About Your Audience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Moran provides several tips for customer-centric product development:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Identify your audience<\/strong>. To do this, Moran suggests you start by thinking about what communities you belong to or are familiar with. For example, if you enjoy hiking with your dog, you might focus on dog owners who enjoy doing outdoor activities with their dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/crossing-the-chasm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Crossing the Chasm<\/em><\/a>, Geoffrey Moore suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/crossing-the-chasm\/chapter-4#step-1-generate-customer-profiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creating imaginary customer profiles<\/a> to get a better sense of who your audience is. These profiles should be detailed descriptions of people who would purchase your product. To create one, think about characteristics like age, gender, race, occupation, and interests that your potential customers might have. Moore recommends you further consider all possible ways they might encounter and use your product. By doing this, you ensure that your product targets a specific person rather than a vague general populace.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Find out what\u2019s on their shopping list<\/strong>. Once you\u2019ve decided who your audience is, list three to five products they typically buy. This can give you ideas for the product you want to create. You can find out what your audience typically buys by researching online shopping platforms, forums, and so on. For example, you might discover that outdoorsy dog owners buy GPS collars, leashes, bowls, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: As you identify what products your audience typically buys, think also about what motivates them to buy those products. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-personal-mba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Personal MBA<\/em><\/a>, Josh Kaufman argues that people make purchases to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-personal-mba\/1-page-summary#people-want-to-fulfill-their-basic-needs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">satisfy five basic needs<\/a>: to feel good about themselves, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/eckhart-tolle-relationships-how-to-be-present\/\">connect with others<\/a>, to grow and learn, to feel safe, and to avoid effort. Considering these five needs when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/creating-a-product\/\">creating a product<\/a> can ensure that people find it innately valuable.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Decide what your first product will be. <\/strong>Select a product from your list that your audience typically purchases first\u2014the first step to achieving their goals. Your first product should hook customers and make them interested in buying other products from you in the future. For example, you could decide to focus on GPS dog collars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: If you&#8217;re uncertain about what first product will hook your audience, consider looking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/ready-fire-aim\/1-page-summary#step-2-align-your-product-or-service-with-what-potential-customers-want\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best-selling products from other businesses<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/ready-fire-aim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Ready, Fire, Aim<\/em><\/a>, Michael Masterson writes that working off of an existing best-seller can lead to a promising new product.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Research audience opinions. <\/strong>Once you\u2019ve settled on your first product, research what opinions your audience has on similar products. What do they like, dislike, or wish was different about these products? Their opinions can clue you in as to what current products on the market aren\u2019t offering that you can consider offering with your product. For example, you might discover complaints about GPS dog collars being faulty and too bulky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: One way to research how your audience feels about similar products is to <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-100-startup\/part-1#two-strategies-to-create-products-based-around-a-target-audience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">directly ask them<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-100-startup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The $100 Startup<\/em><\/a>, Chris Guillebeau suggests you do this by creating surveys or interviewing people in your target audience. Ask questions like \u201cWhat makes this a struggle?\u201d or \u201cWhat\u2019s your biggest concern about this?\u201d These questions can give you a clearer understanding of flaws that exist among current products in your market.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Find a solution with your product. <\/strong>Once you\u2019ve researched problems about similar products, use that information to come up with a product that addresses one of these problems for your specific audience. Moran writes that your product doesn\u2019t need to be dramatically different from other products, it just needs to be tailored to your customer. For example, you might plan to create a collar with reliable GPS technology that\u2019s slim and weatherproof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Apart from creating a product that has a solution to the problems you\u2019ve researched, you should also consider ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/positioning#2-identify-your-desired-position\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make your product stand out<\/a> from other products. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/positioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Positioning<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/al-ries-and-jack-trout\/\">Al Ries and Jack Trout<\/a> suggest you change the product size (such as providing a miniature version), offer premium or economy prices, target a different demographic, or improve your customer\u2019s purchasing experience.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Plan the other products in your line.<\/strong> Moran writes that your other products shouldn\u2019t be add-ons, accessories, or variations of your first product, but <em>new <\/em>products that help them achieve the same goal your first product achieved. This ensures you\u2019re creating a brand that will have long-term customers interested in buying more from you down the line. For example, other products that help your customer enjoy the outdoors with their dogs might be a cooling vest, a backpack, and a collapsible dog bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: To come up with other products, the authors of <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/blue-ocean-strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Blue Ocean Strategy<\/em><\/a> suggest you think about what customers do <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/blue-ocean-strategy\/part-2-1#approach-4-consider-complementary-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">before, during, and after they use your first product<\/a>. They explain that people often use products in conjunction with other products. For example, people who use a GPS collar for their dog while hiking will want to keep their dog hydrated. They\u2019ll also need to carry supplies and tend to any injuries afterward. Therefore, you could offer a dog bowl, backpack, and first aid kit.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is customer-centric product development important for business? How can you implement a customer-centric strategy in your business plan? According to 12 Months to $1 Million by Ryan Moran, you must create a brand by having a coherent line of products that all serve the same customer. With this in mind, Moran suggests putting the customer first when creating your first product. Let&#8217;s dive into the details of customer-centric product development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":57265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,79,103],"tags":[1255],"class_list":["post-112298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-entrepreneurship","category-sales","tag-12-months-to-1-million","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When creating a product, the customer should be the first thing that comes to mind. Here are tips for customer-centric product development.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When creating a product, the customer should be the first thing that comes to mind. Here are tips for customer-centric product development.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-05T15:31:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-07T18:53:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\"},\"headline\":\"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-05T15:31:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-07T18:53:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/\"},\"wordCount\":924,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"12 Months to $1 Million\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Business\",\"Entrepreneurship\",\"Sales\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/\",\"name\":\"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-05T15:31:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-07T18:53:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"When creating a product, the customer should be the first thing that comes to mind. Here are tips for customer-centric product development.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"description\":\"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Shortform Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\",\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Katie Doll\"},\"description\":\"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.\",\"knowsAbout\":[\"Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Senior SEO Writer\",\"worksFor\":\"Shortform\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development - Shortform Books","description":"When creating a product, the customer should be the first thing that comes to mind. Here are tips for customer-centric product development.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development","og_description":"When creating a product, the customer should be the first thing that comes to mind. Here are tips for customer-centric product development.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2023-09-05T15:31:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-07T18:53:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Katie Doll","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katie Doll","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/"},"author":{"name":"Katie Doll","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937"},"headline":"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development","datePublished":"2023-09-05T15:31:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-07T18:53:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/"},"wordCount":924,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg","keywords":["12 Months to $1 Million"],"articleSection":["Business","Entrepreneurship","Sales"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/","name":"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg","datePublished":"2023-09-05T15:31:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-07T18:53:30+00:00","description":"When creating a product, the customer should be the first thing that comes to mind. Here are tips for customer-centric product development.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg","width":750,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customer-centric-product-development\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"6 Tips for Customer-Centric Product Development"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","name":"Shortform Books","description":"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Shortform Books","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","width":500,"height":74,"caption":"Shortform Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937","name":"Katie Doll","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Katie Doll"},"description":"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.","knowsAbout":["Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing"],"jobTitle":"Senior SEO Writer","worksFor":"Shortform","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/customers-perspective.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112298"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112617,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112298\/revisions\/112617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}