Vibe Coding
After spending 2 hours on Zoom with
and seeing what she was creating with Lovable, a vibe coding tool, and doing it simply by talking about what she wanted, I immediately asked if she would share her experience with our audiences.You’ll see and hear Kim is passionate and excited about the possibilities of what she and YOU can create without knowing a single thing about coding software.
Kim has six web app projects she’s currently working on.
The following is a summary of what we covered, along with links to the tools Kim discussed.
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A few weeks ago, I saw a phrase I’d never heard before: vibe coding. I was reading a post by Kim Doyal, and the line that grabbed me was this:
“Stop asking AI to write. Start asking it to build.”
That got my attention.
We’ve known each other for years, and when she starts experimenting with something, I pay attention. What she showed me was surprising.
Kim is building quizzes, landing pages, and simple apps using AI tools. She’s not writing code. She’s speaking her ideas out loud, and the tools are doing the heavy lifting.
That’s what this conversation is about: how solo business owners like you and me can create simple tools with AI, even if we’ve never built anything before.
What Is Vibe Coding?
Vibe coding is a recent approach to software development where you describe what you want your application to do in plain language, and artificial intelligence (AI) generates the code for you.
Instead of manually writing code line by line, you express your intentions, your "vibe" or idea, using natural language prompts, either by typing or speaking, and the AI translates those instructions into working software.
Here are the 5 big takeaways from our talk
1. You don’t need to code
Kim uses a few tools together to get the job done:
Wispr Flow to speak her prompts
Claude and Gemini to organize ideas and write instructions
Lovable to build the actual tool
She’s using regular language to build real, working things. No code needed.
2. Start with your idea, not the tool
Before jumping into a builder like Lovable, Kim asks an AI to help her outline what she wants to make. She creates a product roadmap, which acts like a set of instructions. Then she asks for the prompt she should use in the builder. That makes the whole process smoother.
3. Use screenshots to guide design
If you like how another tool or page looks, take a screenshot and upload it. Then tell the builder to match that style. It gives you a starting point, and the result is often cleaner than anything you’d try to create from scratch.
4. People want interactive tools, not just content
Most of us offer downloads or email series. Those are helpful, but they’re passive. Kim is building tools that respond to the user, like a quiz that gives tailored answers or a one-page tool that helps you shape your offer. It keeps people involved and shows them you can help.
5. Start small and expect to tweak as you go
This isn’t a perfect process. Sometimes things break or look off. That’s part of it.
Kim’s advice: begin with one simple thing, like a landing page. Use the tools to create a first version. Then adjust from there. You’ll learn faster than you think.
After getting a demo from Kim, I gave it a try. I installed Wispr Flow and started speaking my ideas into ChatGPT. I’ve always been someone who types things out, so this was a new experience for me. But it worked.
If you’ve ever had an idea for something you wish existed, now’s the time to test it. You’re not stuck with just writing or recording anymore. You can build.
And if you’re thinking about how to offer something more valuable to your audience, a small tool might be the answer.
We’re used to doing it all ourselves. This lets us do more with less effort. Not perfectly, but fast enough to see what’s worth keeping.
Want more? Read these articles:
The Most Exciting Work I’ve Done Since 2008 (And It Involves AI) by Kim Doyal
How I Vibe Coded My Personal Website Into Something That Actually Feels Like Me by
I’m working on some ideas for simple software tools to serve clients and members of the AI Success Club. Stay tuned!
Your turn.
Have you experimented with vibe coding? If so, what have you built? Feel free to share a link so we can see what you’re up to!
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