The Kim Doyal Show

One of the benefits of being in business so long is that you learn to take the so-called “failures” as part of the process. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get disappointed. That feeling you get when you’ve worked hard and something doesn’t go as planned or the way you hoped it would. This is when the little kid in you who didn’t get picked for the team or get invited somewhere shows up again. The...

It’s officially May today (when I’m writing this episode) and at the end of the month, I’m renewing my lease in Costa Rica – for two more years. My plan is to purchase a property down here before the end of those two years and I’m excited to see where this journey takes me. This episode is going to be a look back on the last year, the lessons, and what this all means for my business. I’m about to...

Kim Doyal 0:00 Before we get into today's episode, I have a quick message for my sponsor cloudways. cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that simplifies your web hosting experience. The platform allows businesses to focus on their growth and have complete peace of mind with 24/7. Support and flexibility to scale. Can we just say support is hugely important when it comes to hosting. And th...

Email Marketing really is the holy grail of business. It’s the only thing I regret not putting time and energy into sooner, but as they say, there’s no point crying over spilled milk. Here’s my intention with this episode: Not only will you be fully vested in making email marketing a priority in your business, but you’ll also have a solid understanding of why (this is more important than you think...

Before we get into today’s episode, I have a quick message for my sponsor Cloudways. Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that simplifies your web hosting experience. The platform allows businesses to focus on their growth and have complete peace of mind with 24/7. Support and flexibility to scale. Can we just say support is hugely important when it comes to hosting and thanks to Cloudway...

I’ve mentioned on many episodes that I have a therapist and still talk to her regularly (even though technically she’s “retired”). I’m hoping this episode will be helpful in hearing how this relationship has evolved and why I still talk to my therapist – 18 years later (almost 19). For those of you who have been listening to the show for a while (i.e, the days of “The WordPress Chick” podcast), so...

Kim Doyal 0:00 Before we get into today's episode, I have a quick message for my sponsor cloudways. cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that simplifies your web hosting experience. The platform allows businesses to focus on their growth and have complete peace of mind with 24/7 support and flexibility to scale. Can we just say support is hugely important when it comes to hosting and than...

Kim Doyal 0:00 Before we get into today's episode, I have a quick message for my sponsor cloudways. cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that simplifies your web hosting experience. The platform allows businesses to focus on their growth and have complete peace of mind with 24/7 support and flexibility to scale. Can we just say support is hugely important when it comes to hosting and than...

Kim Doyal 0:01 Before we get into today's episode, I have a quick message for my sponsor cloudways. cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that simplifies your web hosting experience. The platform allows businesses to focus on their growth and have complete peace of mind 24/7 support and flexibility to scale. Can we just say support is hugely important when it comes to hosting. And thanks t...

It's easy to say "Own Your Expertise" to other people, but sometimes it's harder to do that for ourselves. I have a tendency to go to one extreme when I get inspired (or fired up) about something and then the pendulum swings back to the middle and I'm able to move from a more grounded place. I've been thinking about this a lot lately because I'm very clear on what I want this year to look like. Th...

Kim Doyal 0:01 Welcome to F the hustle. I'm your host, Kim Doyal. You want a life that is meaningful and exciting. In this podcast, we're going to talk about launching and growing an online business that fits your lifestyle. After the hustle is all about doing good work, building real relationships, and most importantly, creating a business that supports and you want to live your life. You don't h...

Looking back on 2021 is going to be interesting! Surprisingly, I’m excited to do this year in review episode and share what’s on the horizon for 2022. In addition to the world just being a little topsy-turvy, I’ve had some major changes in my life this year. I also decided I may start doing something a little “Pinteresty” for 2022. You may have seen this before, but you basically take a mason jar...

Frustration is a funny word. It means a lot of different things to different people, even though it has one definition. My therapist had a great definition of frustration: Frustration is simply attempting to control something over which we have no control. For the sake of this episode, we’re going to focus strictly on what frustration can look and feel like in your business. I’m also going to give...

The more people I talk to about email marketing, the more excited I become. Email marketing is the holy grail of online business. (Stay tuned for an in-depth post with that title 😉). I’m halfway through my second cohort of Email Insiders VIP and even with only running this twice I see the patterns and similar challenges. As things start shifting to Web 3.0  (you can read more about Web 3.0 a...

We’re going to start this episode off with a quote (because it’s SO perfect): “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. -Victor Hugo I am SUPER excited about today’s episode because I think it’s truly the most important thing we can master (as entrepreneurs but more importantly, as human beings). I’m going to tell you what it is, but before I do, I want to ask you to do me a favo...

This has been a LONG time coming. I feel like I have so much to catch you up on with this episode. First, if you’ve stuck with me and wondered where the podcast is, Thank You. Before I get into what’s coming (and yes, the podcast is coming back with a regular schedule), I think I need to update you on a few things. Life in Costa Rica I’ve now been in Costa Rica for 4.5 months! I can’t believe how...

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately as I get closer to launching a community of my own. I think we all have experiences of launching something and it doesn’t do as well as we had hoped. We plan for it, we create the thing, and we get ready to start marketing it. Then when the time comes to release our offer to our audience it falls flat (or at least doesn’t do what we had hoped it would. I...

In this episode I talk with Darby Rollins, founder of the "Writing with Jarvis" book challenge. I connected with Darby in the Jarvis.ai Facebook Group (formerly Conversion.ai) and as soon as I was settled in Costa Rica jumped in to sign up for the latest book challenge. The Writing with Jarvis book challenge is loaded with pre-work so you can do your research, plan the direction of your book (whic...

I made it! I’m officially in Costa Rica. I’ve been thinking about how I would do this episode in hopes that I could create some structure and not simply ramble at you about the process. I’m sitting here writing the post watching men hang from the trees outside my window to trim branches (they started with machetes and are using chainsaws now). The bonus is my view of the ocean keeps getting better...

Making the offer doesn’t have to be difficult. I spent way too long making this a much bigger deal than it needs to be. In this episode I want to talk about making the offer, what offers look like, and how to simplify the process. But first… HOLY MOLY! As of the time of this writing, I am literally two weeks away from moving to Costa Rica! 🌴 I made this decision three months ago and it’s been go-...

Piccia Neri joined me on the podcast to talk about Designing for Conversions... how simple little things like the language on a button or the color of something can create a better experience for your visitors and increase conversions. She has an upcoming live summit where you can learn from top experts in this industry.

It's been a while since I had Trey Lewellen on the podcast. Trey and I met 7 years ago in a mastermind that started off teaching Facebook ads and eventually pivoted to a more general mastermind with an emphasis on FB ads. The first time we hung out together was in Maui at one of the in-person events and I felt like I'd known him forever. Trey's energy is infectious. He's fun, super smart, and simp...

I’ve officially been back in California for about a week and a half now. And I have to admit, it’s lovely to be back. There are a lot of things that need attention in this state, but it’s hard to beat the weather and the beauty. No matter where I am in the world, it will always be home. The first 4-5 days here were pretty busy with unloading things into storage, taking more to the dumps, and getti...

I had a friend reach out to me on Facebook yesterday with a question that prompted this podcast episode. And bear with me here… I think with this transition and move some of the upcoming podcast episodes are going to have more of a ‘life theme’ to them, but I’ll do my best to share how it relates to my business and where I’m taking things, and more importantly, how that can help you. Here was the...

It's been a while since I've started a post or podcast with a quote (and I guess technically I'm not since I'm explaining it before I share it... 🤣), but this feels appropriate for this episode. Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. - Victor Hugo Hopefully, you're not tired of hearing this (yet), but I shared last week that I am officially moving to Costa Rica! Of course, I'm...