The Kara Report | Online Marketing Tips and Candid Business Conversations

By Kara Duncan

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Episodes: 125

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Hey there, welcome to "The Kara Report"! Each week, we’re sharing what we see real businesses doing to grow their business and expand their reach to help you grow your business and become a marketing pro. In each episode, we get granular and talk about real-world marketing strategies, what DOESN’T work when scaling your business, and host candid conversations on the latest business and marketing trends. We'll even share the juicy data we collect and behind-the-scenes bloopers as they come.

No fluff, no filler; just authentic, in-depth discussions that explore the key factors that truly make a difference in your business success. After all, we know that marketing your business is about more than Instagram Reels tips and social media algorithm hacks, and great marketing also doesn’t always mean you’re running a successful, profitable business. 

While we specialize in content marketing, blogging for SEO, Pinterest marketing, and website copy for our own content marketing agency, all marketing strategies are welcome (and discussed) here. Whether you're an established entrepreneur looking to refine your business or marketing strategy or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, we’re serving up valuable insights designed to help you navigate the ever-changing world of business and marketing. 

We believe when you do the work, you’ll reap the rewards and we promise we will focus on results-driven action steps (not the busy work) to help you hit your goals this year.

Now let’s get started!




Episode Date
125 | The Sales Strategy Being Passed Around in Private Coaching Rooms Right Now
Jun 16, 2026
124 | Is Blogging Dead After 2026?! How AI Is Affecting Blogging (+ Is It Still Worth It?)
Jun 09, 2026
123 | Your Brain Is Sabotaging Your Marketing (+ 7 Signs to Prove It And How To Fix It) with Tayler Cusick-Hollman
May 26, 2026
122 | If I Had One Hour to Work on SEO, This Is Exactly What I'd Do
May 12, 2026
121 | The Pinterest Algorithm Has Changed. Should Your Business Still Be On Pinterest in 2026?
Apr 28, 2026
120 | Everything You Wanted to Know About Hiring a VA (But Were Too Afraid to Ask) with Sarah Roberson
Apr 21, 2026
119 | 4 (Very) Unpopular Opinions I Have About Blogging and SEO in 2026
Apr 14, 2026
118 | 9 Ways I Use AI Without Losing My Voice (From Someone Who Thinks About This Every Day)
Apr 07, 2026
117 | A Masterclass On How to Scale Facebook Ads With a Lead Magnet with Melissa Litchfield
Mar 31, 2026
116 | Behind the Scenes of My First Social Media-Free Launch: What I Did, How Much I Sold, & Launching Without a Sales Page
Mar 24, 2026
115 | Making Your Next Hire (4 Types of Hires to Consider in 2026)
Mar 17, 2026
114 | My Honest Take On AI And Blogging In 2026
Mar 10, 2026
113 | Building What You Can Embody: Prioritizing Joy, Setting Down Easy Money and Embracing Seasons of Hustle with Sabrina Gebhardt
Mar 03, 2026
112 | Get Ready, Stay Ready: A Business Reminder For All Of Us in Q1
Feb 24, 2026
111 | The Hidden Cost of Saying Yes, Bringing Back Hospitality, and Building the Wrong Business with Frances Ledgewood
Feb 17, 2026
110 | 11 Business Lessons from Working With Multi-6 + 7 Figure Business Owners
Feb 10, 2026
109 | Nine Non-Negotiables After Nine Years in Business
Feb 03, 2026
108 | The Missing Piece in Your “Automated” Booking Process (+ What Really Gets You Paid Faster) with Colie James
Jan 27, 2026
107 | So You Want To Hire a Writer That Doesn’t Use AI? Let’s Talk About It.
Jan 20, 2026
106 | I QUIT Instagram After Posting for 6 Years... Here's What Happened (And What To Know If You Want To Do The Same)
Jan 13, 2026
105 | 2026 Business Goals: What ChatGPT Got Right (and Wrong), What I'm Prioritizing This Year, and Why It's Not Going To Be a Growth Year
Jan 06, 2026
104 | 2 Years of Podcasting About Business & Marketing (My Favorite Moments!)
Dec 30, 2025
103 | 5 Very Honest Reasons I'd Tell You NOT To Invest In SEO
Dec 23, 2025
102 | You Don’t Actually Need to Blog Every Week (Here’s When Batching Wins)
Dec 16, 2025
101 | Ask Me Anything: About Work-life Balance, AI-assisted Writing in Search Results, and How Being The "Cool Boss" Nearly Blew Up My Business
Dec 09, 2025
100 | 3 of My Clients Run Completely Instagram-Free Businesses (Here's How!)
Nov 25, 2025
99 | 99 Episodes Later: The BRUTAL Truth About Podcasting (If Podcasters Were Honest)
Nov 18, 2025
98 | The ONE Simple Marketing Funnel I’d Build If I Had To Start My Business Over Again
Nov 11, 2025
97 | ChatGPT Atlas Review (8 Things I Tried, First Impressions, + A Candid Conversation About Whether Or Not It Will Replace Chrome)
Nov 04, 2025
96 | 8 Things I've Learned From Obsessively Watching Youtubers
Oct 28, 2025
95 | Debunking The Biggest Pinterest Myths I Hear As A Pinterest Manager: What Actually Works in 2025
Oct 21, 2025
94 | How to Build a Profitable Online Community (Even in 2025) with Michelle Vroom
Oct 14, 2025
93 | The Secret Q4 Marketing Strategy Most Entrepreneurs Skip (and Regret in 2026)
Oct 07, 2025
92 | BTS with Kara & Laura: Client Graduations, Summer Breaks, and Agency Dreams
Sep 30, 2025
91 | How To Build Powerful Case Studies That Sell Your Offers (Without Overpromising!) with Jocelyn Montemarano
Sep 23, 2025
90 | You Are Leaving THOUSANDS On The Table Obsessing Over This (It's Not What You Think)
Sep 16, 2025
89 | It's Time To Talk About Time Anxiety
Sep 09, 2025
88 | Tired of the Traditional Launch Model? How She Used Close Friends Stories to Launch (Fast and Easy!) with Brittany Roberts
Sep 02, 2025
87 | So… You Didn’t Market Your Business This Summer? Here's What You Need To Do Now With Tayler Cusick-Hollman
Aug 26, 2025
86 | 5 Random "Rules" I'm Making For Myself (Start Gamifying Your Habits!)
Aug 19, 2025
85 | 4 Huge Advantages YOU Have Over 7-Figure Business Owners
Aug 12, 2025
84 | 2 Things I Would Tell You If Pinterest Wasn't "Working"
Jul 29, 2025
83 | PR for Small Businesses: How to Get Earned Media That Actually Matters with Holly Mitton
Jul 22, 2025
82 | Is Blogging Still Worth It in the Age of AI? Yes, But...
Jul 15, 2025
81 | A Messy Midyear Check-in (And An Exercise I Love)
Jul 08, 2025
80 | Do you really need to market your business when you're fully booked? What I've been thinking lately...
Jul 01, 2025
79 | How to Pare Down Your Marketing for Summer (A Simpler Summer Marketing Plan That Still Works)
Jun 24, 2025
78 | What NOBODY Tells You About Starting a Podcast (And How To Actually Make Money) with Hayleigh Hayhurst
Jun 17, 2025
77 | AI Can’t Replace Your Voice But It CAN Help You Blog Consistently (Here's How) with Ryan Robinson of Right Blogger
Jun 10, 2025
76 | 6 Ways to Turn Your Website Into Your Hardest-Working Team Member with Carolyn Leasure
Jun 03, 2025
75 | 5 (Kind of) Bold Decisions I Made With My New Website
May 27, 2025
74 | Positivity Is Powerful (With Data To Back This Up!) + 5 Ways to Shift Your Messaging
May 20, 2025
73 | 3 Things I've Heard Lately About Scaling (That I KNOW Are True)
May 13, 2025
72 | 2 Things I'd Tell You If Your Blog Wasn't "Working"
May 06, 2025
71 | Do You Really Need to Grow a Team? Why Staying Solo & Strategic Can Give You The Boring, Profitable Business You Deserve with Maggie Patterson
Apr 29, 2025
70 | Imposter Syndrome Has Cost Me THOUSANDS.... Let's Talk About It (4 Ways)
Apr 22, 2025
69 | If I See "Ready To Get Started?" You Get An Automatic F (& Other Website Copy Tips From Sara Noel of BTL Copy)
Apr 15, 2025
68 | The 8 Marketing Metrics Every Business Owner Should Track with Ally from Akari Digital
Apr 08, 2025
67 | How to Build a High-Impact Business Without Sacrificing Your Freedom with Rosemary Dede
Apr 01, 2025
66 | Blogging For Your Business: What's Working Now?
Mar 25, 2025
65 | 3 Tips For Selling Right Now (When The World Is Chaos and Everything Feels Hard)
Mar 18, 2025
64 | How To Be The Last Tab Someone Has Open: Brand Voice Guides, Client Experience Copy, and Messaging That Sticks with Andrea Shah
Mar 11, 2025
63 | An Advanced Conversation About Lead Generation (+ Why Your Freebies Aren't Working) with Samantha Burmeister
Mar 04, 2025
62 | Pinterest Marketing in 2025: What's Working Now?
Feb 25, 2025
61 | My Biggest Business Lessons: What I Got Right (and Wrong) in My First 8 Years in Business
Feb 18, 2025
60 | 7 Mistakes You’re Making with Your Virtual Assistant (Why They Keep Quitting Or Failing To Meet Your Expectations)
Feb 11, 2025
59 | 9 Ways to Find Fresh Content Ideas (When You've Said EVERYTHING There Is To Say)
Feb 04, 2025
58 | 4 Easy Steps to Scale Your Business Without Ads (Marketing Edition)
Jan 28, 2025
57 | Predictable Income or Creative Freedom? How to Choose Between Retainer Model vs. Project-Based Work
Jan 21, 2025
56 | What It Really Looks Like to Get Better at Marketing: Getting Off the Instagram Grind, Investing in Brand Photos & Using Enji with Danison Fronda-Tietz
Jan 14, 2025
55 | An End of Year Recap, My 2025 Goals, and 2 Unconventional New Years Resolutions I Think Every Business Owner Should Have
Jan 07, 2025
54 | Are You a Bad Communicator? 5 Ways to Get Faster Responses From Your Clients or Team in the New Year
Dec 31, 2024
53 | Mental Breaks in Marketing: Taking Time to Reflect, Recharge, and Reimagine
Dec 24, 2024
52 | Is It Time to Hire a Marketing Agency? 3 Questions to Ask Before You Splurge on a Marketing Agency
Dec 17, 2024
51 | The 5 Ps to Profitable Podcast Guesting (+ How to Create a Steady Flow of Highly-Qualified Leads Without Paid Ads) with Dustin Riechmann
Dec 10, 2024
50 | 2 of the Biggest 2025 Website Trends (+ UX Tips You'll Want To Implement ASAP) with Hannah Davis
Dec 03, 2024
49 | 3 Things I'd Do If I Wanted To Make More Money in December
Nov 26, 2024
48 | 3 Steps to Start Profit Planning for the New Year with Geily Romero
Nov 19, 2024
47 | The Ultimate Black Friday Launch Game Plan with Dolly Delong
Nov 12, 2024
46 | I Read 10x Is Easier Than 2x So You Don't Have to (5 Lessons I'm Keeping!)
Nov 05, 2024
45 | The Scariest Sh*t in the Online Space Right Now (+ How to Not Get Scammed?) with Danielle Ryan
Oct 29, 2024
44 | Why Does Everyone Market To Beginners? Why Basic Content Is Everywhere (2 Reasons!)
Oct 22, 2024
43 | Black Friday Trends for 2024: Launching, Marketing Tips, and Low-Ticket Offers for Course Creators with Mara Kucirek
Oct 15, 2024
42 | Struggling with AI? Here’s How to Make AI Sound Like You with Kinsey Soderberg
Oct 08, 2024
41 | AI Tips for Small Businesses: The Do's and Don'ts Of How I Use AI In My Business
Oct 01, 2024
40 | Planning Black Friday Now To Stack Recurring Revenue Into 2025 with Wandi Ruiz
Sep 23, 2024
39 | Do You Have a 5 Minute Booking Process? How to Create One (+ More Tips to SIMPLIFY Your Life With Your CRM) with Colie James
Sep 17, 2024
38 | What Eminem and Taylor Swift Know About Building a Brand in 2024
Sep 10, 2024
37 | 4 Things To Do With That New Fall Energy You're Feeling Right Now
Sep 03, 2024
36 | Coming Up With Buzz-worthy Content Ideas (That Actually Generate Sales For Your Business) with Nicole Czarnecki
Aug 27, 2024
35 | You Need To Be Ruthless About What You Listen To
Aug 20, 2024
34 | Is Your Business Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant? Don't Make These Mistakes with Sophie Robinson
Aug 13, 2024
33 | Soft Life vs. Hustle Culture: How to Slow Down But Still Hit Your Goals with Simone Little
Aug 06, 2024
32 | 3 Weird Things I've Done to Get More Wedding Clients
Jul 30, 2024
31 | Proven Methods to Find the Perfect Topics: Never Run Out of Blog Ideas Again
Jul 23, 2024
30 | An Advanced Conversation for Creatives Using AI (Chat GPT Tips + New Tools to Try) with Lauren deVane
Jul 16, 2024
29 | The Business Systems Trifecta You Have Been Missing with Sandra Henderson
Jul 09, 2024
28 | I Started a Podcast 6 Months Ago! Here's How It's Going...
Jul 02, 2024
27 | Stop Marketing By Accident: What a Real Marketing Strategy Looks Like with Tayler Cusick Hollman from Enji
Jun 25, 2024
26 | Your Low-Effort, High-Impact Summer Marketing Plan (Do These 3 Things!)
Jun 18, 2024
25 | 3 Things You Need To Have To Get Out Of Feast Or Famine Marketing Mode
Jun 11, 2024
24 | 6 Tips For How To Write Better Headlines In 2024
Jun 04, 2024
23 | Should You Repurpose Your Instagram Posts on Pinterest? My Honest Opinion.
May 28, 2024
22 | Your Desire to be Different is Costing You Money
May 21, 2024
21 | Should You Do What Meta Recommends? Here's What an OG Instagram Strategist Has to Say with Ashley Watkins
May 07, 2024
20 | 11 Business Lessons from Working With Multi-6 + 7 Figure Business Owners
Apr 30, 2024
19 | Managing Inconsistent Revenue Months in 2024 with Tiffany Scarlett
Apr 23, 2024
18 | How to Make Blog Posts Longer Without Adding Fluff (+ Candid Thoughts About the March Algorithm Change)
Apr 16, 2024
17 | Taking Keywords to Conversions: Breaking Down SEO with Mariah Magazine
Apr 09, 2024
16 | 3 Hacks to Write Blog Posts Faster + For the “Skimmers”
Apr 02, 2024
15 | Embracing Work-Life Alignment By Balancing Mindset and Systems with Alane Gianetti
Mar 26, 2024
14 | The Surprising Secrets to Standing Out: Strategic Branding for Service Providers with Ellie Brown Branding
Mar 19, 2024
13 | 7 Important Reminders if You Want to Make More Sales From Pinterest
Mar 12, 2024
12 | How Much Does it Cost to Scale Your Business With Ads? Setting Realistic Numbers and Expectations with Melissa Litchfield
Mar 05, 2024
11 | Beyond Instagram: A Deep Dive into Omni-Channel Marketing with Candice Coppola
Feb 27, 2024
10 | You Can Fire Me But You Can't Hurt Me (+ Other Advice When Selling "Yourself")
Feb 20, 2024
9 | 4 Ways to Get More People To Find Your Blogs in Google
Feb 13, 2024
8 | Want More Sales From Your Website? Fix These 2 Pages
Feb 06, 2024
7 | Using the 4C's of Conversion to Create Your Instagram Marketing Strategy with Laura Milroy Media
Jan 30, 2024
6 | Are You Marketing More Like Matcha or Coffee? Here's How to Decide on the Best Strategy
Jan 23, 2024
5 | Building a Strong Personal Brand as a Service Provider (and Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur) with Sarah Beau
Jan 16, 2024
4 | 3 Things You Need Setup BEFORE Pinterest Marketing (Make Sure You Aren't Wasting Your Time!)
Jan 09, 2024
3 | I'm Kind of an Awkward Person... THIS is How I Market My Business Anyway
Jan 02, 2024
2 | How to Use One of the BIGGEST 2024 Marketing Trends in Your Business (+ 3 Ways to Make it Easier!)
Jan 02, 2024
1 | My "All of a Sudden" Moment (+ How You Can Have One Too)
Dec 30, 2023