Unpacking the Realities of AI in Content Creation with Addison Best KDS: 131

00:00 Sending random rants, reconnecting with authenticity. China. 05:31 Embracing ignorance, shifting perspective, and embracing fun. 09:13 Balancing organic and paid traffic for brand. 11:49 Challenges with apps integration, user demands, burnout. 15:38 Frustration with big companies and their rules. 17:23 Generic ebook platform with AI and marketing features. 22:43 Seeking genuine connections, not just building tools. 23:53 Favor real connections over forced opt-ins. 29:14 Long journey to clarity and productivity. 32:46 Custom GPT creation for sales page writing. 33:34 Task manager helps stay on track, API potential. 38:28 AI tool not useful, unclear beneficial use case. 42:15 Draft article based on conversations, structure content. 44:29 Focus on actionable, personalized content for improvement. 49:51 Simplify your website strategy, focus on writing. 51:10 Newcomers face overwhelming and confusing landscape. 53:54 Big platforms need better customer support. Thanks! Kim [00:00:00]: Hey there. It's Kim Doyal, and welcome to my show where digital marketing meets real stories, experiences, and strategies. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at what's working and not working in my business, as well as other experts who show up and share their stories. As much as I love talking about tangible marketing principles and tactics, we'll dig a little deeper with mindset and explore what's required to create a business you love on your terms that also supports your life. I wanna help you understand the why behind the how. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just dipping your toes in, remember that marketing is a journey, and the goal is to enjoy it. My desire is to guide you on your journey and remind you that no matter what life throws at you, you've got this. Hey. Kim [00:00:44]: What's going on, everybody? Welcome to another episode of the Kim Doyal Show. It's been a while since I've done a I was gonna say live interview, but it's live for us. So we'll go ahead and run with that. And I'm excited because I think this conversation is gonna go in directions that neither of us are really aware of, but it's gonna be really fun. My guest today is Addison Best. So first of all, Addison, thank you so much for being here.

Addison [00:01:06]: Well, thank you for having me, Kim. It's I think we talked about a little bit before this started. I haven't spoken to anybody in, I feel like, a decade. I used to have an English learning podcast with my brother, but that was all audio. Now, I'm just looking in my camera, and I feel like a deer in headlights, and I'm just kind of like, oh, wait. This is how I look? And I'm kind of freaked out, but I'm gonna try to calm down and carry on, I guess.

Kim [00:01:30]: Yeah. Well, you know what's funny is it's almost like because I wanna do the eye contact thing, I'm like, well, I'll just go ahead and look at the camera and not worry about seeing myself or whatever. But, yeah. No. This is gonna be fun because first of all, for a little backstory about, you know, Addison had reached out to me. And this just goes to show you guys in the fall, and I was not getting the notifications from Gravity Forms. So it was like, oh my god. I've missed all these but before we get into a lot of the meat of what we wanna talk about, which we're gonna kinda go down this AI and and the impact it has on content and email, I love the backstory, Addison.

Kim [00:02:12]: So if you could share your backstory with listeners, that would be great.

Addison [00:02:14]: Well, it's funny. Yeah. I've been sending Kim, random emails that are kinda rants recently, so I didn't even know if she was getting it or she thought this guy's a bit nuts or whatever she was thinking. But I do it anyway because I'm trying to get back to my