How to Build a Long-Term SEO Strategy That Actually Works

How to Build a Long-Term SEO Strategy That Actually Works

How to Build a Long-Term SEO Strategy That Actually Works

Ever feel like Google just “unfriended” your business overnight… and now you’re refreshing your inbox like it owes you money?

If leads have slowed down, rankings have dipped, or you’re procrastinating on building a proper online income stream, this post is for you. Below is every practical, do-this-next tip from today’s Q&A, turned into a simple guide you can actually apply.


1) SEO Keyword Research: Use the Words Your Customers Actually Type

???? If you’ve been using old terminology, you can literally SEO yourself into invisibility. Update your pages with the current phrases your audience searches for, not the industry jargon you wish they used.

???? Don’t rely on one tool’s verdict. Use SEO tools, yes, but also do “human language” research. Your buyers don’t search “leadership resilience training”… they search “why is this so hard?” and “how do I deal with difficult people at work?”


2) Google Re-Indexing: Expect a Delay After SEO Changes

???? If you update SEO on your pages, Google can take around 72 hours (sometimes longer) to re-index. Don’t panic after 5 minutes and declare the internet broken.

???? Keep publishing during that period so you’re feeding Google fresh signals while it’s crawling your updates.


3) Ongoing Content Publishing: SEO Is a Long-Term Saturation Game

???? Continuous publishing on your domain matters. One blog post every now and then is nice, but SEO rewards consistency, volume, and topical depth over time.

???? Think “keyword domination” across your main category and subcategories. There’s no magic minimum number of pages. The game is: more useful, relevant content = more chances to be found.


4) Backlink Strategy: Get Other Websites Pointing to You

???? Build backlinks by writing for other platforms, guest blogging, and being on podcasts where they link back to your site.

???? Backlinks are a major ranking factor because they act like other sites “voting” that you’re credible.


5) Time-on-Page: Keep People on Your Website Longer

???? Google notices when people stay and consume your content. Longer time on page signals value and can improve ranking over time.

???? The easiest way to boost time-on-page is to embed supporting media like videos, images, and even audio inside the blog post.


6) Email Traffic Hack: Send Subscribers to Your Blog (Not Just the Email Body)

???? Instead of writing the whole email, tease the tip and link to the full blog post. That drives clicks and traffic to your site.

???? More traffic and visitors to the website contributes to stronger SEO signals over time.


7) SEO Myth-Busting: Stop Expecting Instant, Predictable Results

???? SEO is multifaceted and full of myths. It’s not “do X = rank tomorrow.”

???? Treat it like a long-term strategy that needs ongoing adjustments, testing, and patience. No drama. Just consistency.


8) Website Pages vs Blog Posts: Know the Difference (So You Build the Right Thing)

???? Website Pages are structural and menu-based: Home, About, Services, Courses, Contact. They form your core site wireframe.

???? Blog Posts (Content Posts) answer search queries and topics like: “Why train with us?”, “How we’re different”, “5 colours to avoid if you have auburn hair”, “Best image consultant trainer in Brisbane”. These belong in the blog/content engine.


9) AI Prompt to Plan Your Entire Website Page + Content Strategy

???? Use AI to generate a full list of pages and posts to dominate your niche. Prompt example (adapt this):

???? “I am a [what you do] and I help [target audience] to get [result]. I want to dominate search engines for [niche] and subcategories [x,y,z]. Please suggest every web page and post I should have connected to my web domain.”


10) Tekmatix Website Build Faster: Clone Pages Instead of Starting from Scratch

???? If you already have a Tekmatix website, don’t rebuild. Clone an existing page so your branding and layout is already done.

???? After cloning: edit the content, rename it properly, and keep the styling consistent so you don’t create a Frankenstein website.


11) Menu Fix: Cloning a Page Does NOT Automatically Add It to Your Navigation

???? After cloning a page, you must manually Add Item in your menu settings.

???? Then Publish. Otherwise you’ll be wondering why your page exists but no one can find it. Been there.


12) Tekmatix “Build With AI”: Generate Websites and Pages in Minutes

???? If you’re starting fresh, use Build with AI and give it basic info (business type, audience, offer, colours).

???? You can use the simple assistant or paste a bigger prompt in the builder to create more specific outputs.


13) Tekmatix AI Studio (Vibe Coding): Build Quizzes, Pages, Funnels and More

???? Tekmatix now has AI Studio (vibe coding style). You can prompt it to create things like interactive quizzes.

???? You’ll need to connect the correct domain when publishing. Also, it’s new, so use it wisely and keep expectations realistic.


14) Track Your Stats: Funnels + Pages Win When You Can Measure

???? Sarah’s preference is still funnels/page builders because stats matter: page views, opt-ins, purchases, revenue per view.

???? Vibe coding tools are exciting, but if tracking isn’t solid yet, don’t stake your entire income on it. Keep it simple and measurable.


15) Using AI Inside a Cloned Page: “Replace the Text with This…”

???? In the page editor, you can paste content and instruct the AI to replace existing text.

???? Reality check: sometimes it “poops its pants.” Sometimes it does 80% and you finish the last 20%. Still faster than starting from zero.


16) Corporate Income Stability: Your Online “Course” Can Just Be Live Zoom Training

???? If you deliver corporate speaking/training, you don’t need a perfectly filmed course to go online. You can deliver live on Zoom.

???? Many corporates prefer: “Show up for 90 minutes on these four dates.” It’s normal now, and you can often get paid the same.


17) Course + SEO Positioning: Use Pain-Based Language, Not Topic Labels

???? Your topic isn’t what people type. The pain is. Course titles, subtitles, and sales pages need to reflect the real thoughts in their head.

???? For corporates, you’re selling to the payer too. Tie outcomes to corporate objectives: retention, turnover, safety, productivity, performance, KPIs, profitability.


18) AI Prompt to Generate 50+ Search Queries Based on Audience Pain

???? Use AI to create search terms that match lived experience. Prompt framework:

???? “My topic is X. SEO tools show low search intent. Give me 50 search queries my audience types based on their pains, frustrations and experiences. I want to use these in course titles/subtitles and sales copy for SEO/AEO/GEO.”


19) Content Repurposing System: One Question Becomes a Content Universe

???? For each search question: write a blog post, film a long video, film a short version, and embed the video into the blog post.

???? Then republish adapted versions across LinkedIn, Medium/Substack, and social channels. Every piece points back to your offer.


20) CTA Strategy: Use a Link Page So You Don’t Have to Edit Old Content Later

???? If you change your hero product, you don’t want to update 12 months of posts. Use a link page as your CTA destination.

???? Put the current hero offer at the top of the link page and update it anytime. Old posts stay valid and still send people to the right place.


21) Speaking Brand: “Professional” Means Congruent, Not Polished

???? If you’re not being yourself, you’re not being professional. Incongruence burns you out because you’re performing instead of expressing.

???? Define your brand archetype and create rules for on-brand behaviour: swearing or not, colours, tone, energy level, humour, seriousness. Consistency = professionalism.


22) Move from ChatGPT to Claude: Use a Central Knowledge Base

???? Store your core business knowledge in one place like Google Drive (Company Dossier, brand rules, style guide, strategic plan). Then any AI can connect to it.

???? This makes you “AI platform flexible” without starting over every time a new shiny tool appears.


23) Import ChatGPT Memory into Claude (Two Methods)

???? Use Claude’s import tool: claude.com/import-memory. Copy the provided prompt, paste it into ChatGPT, then copy output back into Claude memory.

???? For deeper transfer: prompt ChatGPT to generate a full report of everything it knows about you and your business, then upload it into a Claude project as a file.


24) Claude Co-Work vs Claude Code: Start with the Basics

???? Claude Co-Work

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How Sarah Cordiner Can Help You Scale Your Business with Tech, AI, and Automation

Tech doesn't have to be hard or scary. I help you make it easy to learn, fun to implement, and even better to see the amazing results that you can get with some simple tech tools and strategy.

Here are all of the different ways that I can help you scale your business, streamline your operations, and make your bottom line full of joy using tech, AI, and automation (as well as traditional methods) as your secret weapon.

Sarah's tech stack
The tech I run my businesses on / Updated 2026

One platform. Your whole business. Finally talking to each other.

"What tech do you use, Sarah?" I get asked this every single week. The honest answer? Almost all of it lives in one place: Tekmatix. It's the all-in-one AI business platform I founded, and it runs my websites, funnels, courses, emails, bookings, payments and AI agents. Here's everything it does, who it's for, and the handful of other tools I love.

7-day free trialFree set-up call24/7 live chatAUD or USD

No lock-in contracts / Cancel anytime / Australian owned and female owned

Sarah Cordiner at her desk showing the Tekmatix platform on screen
I built it.
I run my business on it.
1,000+Businesses in Australia and 30+ countries
  • 5.0 on Google from 100+ reviews
  • 98% recommended on Facebook
  • 1,000+ businesses in 30+ countries
  • Award-winning 24/7 support
  • 3 free live training calls every weekday
  • Replace $500 to $1,000+ a month in subscriptions
Sound familiar?

Eight logins. Eight bills. Zero of them talking.

Most business owners I meet are paying for a website here, an email tool there, a booking app, a course platform, a CRM they never open... and then paying someone to glue it all together with duct tape and Zapier.

  • 1Leads fall through the cracks because your forms, inbox and CRM live in different places.
  • 2Every new tool means another login, another bill and another thing to learn.
  • 3You can't see what's actually working because your data is scattered across ten dashboards.
What Tekmatix replaces
Website and hostingWix / Squarespace / GoDaddy
$30+/mo
Sales funnelsClickFunnels / Leadpages
$99+/mo
CRMHubSpot / Salesforce
$50+/mo
Email marketingMailchimp / ActiveCampaign
$40+/mo
Booking calendarCalendly / Acuity
$20+/mo
AI chat and voice agentsVarious
$99+/mo
Social media schedulerHootsuite / Buffer
$30+/mo
Courses and membershipsKajabi / Teachable / Thinkific
$150+/mo
All of it, in TekmatixPlans from $150 AUD / $97 USD a month
The full feature list

Everything your business runs on, under one roof.

Tekmatix is an all-in-one CRM, marketing, sales, course and AI platform. Here's what's inside, grouped by the job it does for you. Tap a category to filter, or scroll the lot.

The bit everyone asks about

AI that does the work

Hand the repetitive stuff to AI that already knows your contacts, calendar and offers.

  • AI Employees that answer chats, DMs and enquiries 24/7
  • Voice AI receptionist that answers your phone and books calls
  • AI booking bot on your website chat widget
  • AI Studio to build apps and tools by describing them (vibe coding)
  • Ask AI assistant built into your account
  • AI website and funnel builder plus content and image AI
  • Connects to Claude and ChatGPT via MCP, so your AI can work inside Tekmatix

Get found and grow your list

Everything you need to get seen, capture leads and build your audience.

  • Unlimited websites with free hosting and your own domains
  • Unlimited funnels, landing pages, sales pages and opt-ins
  • 100+ ready-made templates for sites and funnels
  • Blogging with unlimited posts
  • Social media planner with auto-posting
  • Forms and quizzes, unlimited
  • Surveys with conditional logicPro
  • Reviews and reputation management, incl. Google Business Profile
  • Link-in-bio pages and QR codes

Nurture and convert

Turn strangers into clients with automated follow-up that never forgets.

  • CRM with unlimited contacts and full client records
  • Unified inbox for email, SMS, Facebook and Instagram DMs
  • Email marketing with automated newsletters
  • SMS and phone, incl. missed-call text back
  • Unlimited workflows and automations
  • Sales pipelines so you see every deal
  • Booking calendars for individuals, teams and groups, with 2-way sync
  • Advanced reporting on ads, calls, courses and lead sourcesPro

Sell and get paid

Take money online, in person and on autopilot. Payments go straight to your Stripe or PayPal.

  • Checkouts with upsells and order bumps
  • Invoicing: one-off, recurring and payment plans
  • Tap to pay on your phone (EFTPOS)
  • Request payments by SMS
  • Products and e-commerce, digital and physical, plus coupons
  • Proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signaturesPro
  • Affiliate program with unlimited affiliatesPro
  • Event management with QR code ticketingPro

Courses, memberships and community

Built especially for course creators, educators and coaches. (It's where I teach my own students.)

  • Unlimited courses and memberships
  • Unlimited students and video hosting
  • Assessments and quizzes inside your courses
  • Student mobile app in your branding
  • Communities and groups, unlimitedPro
  • Course certificatesPro

Run the business

The behind-the-scenes admin, organised and in one place for your whole team.

  • Project management and Kanban boards
  • Task manager with deadlines and tracking
  • Unlimited staff users with permission controls
  • Admin mobile app for Apple and Android
  • Business card scanner
  • Integrations with Zapier, Make, WordPress, Google and more
  • Up to 5 sub-accounts for your other businessesMax
ProIncluded on Pro and Max plansMaxMax plan onlyEverything else is included from Starter up.

Want to see it with your own eyes?

Start a 7-day free trial and a Tekspert will jump on a free set-up call with you.

Who it's for

If you sell your expertise or your services, it's built for you.

Solo operators, growing teams and multi-business owners all run on Tekmatix. Here's where it shines brightest.

01

Coaches, course creators and educators

Your website, sales pages, checkout, courses, membership, community and email, all connected. Tekmatix was made especially for you.

02

Consultants, speakers and experts

Bookings, proposals, contracts, invoices and follow-up that makes you look like a big firm, even if it's just you.

03

Health, allied health and NDIS providers

Online bookings, reminders, reviews and client records for clinics, therapists and practitioners.

04

Tradies and local service businesses

Missed-call text back, quotes, tap to pay and review requests, so you win the job while you're still on the tools.

05

Studios, salons and personal trainers

Class bookings, memberships, payments and reminders that cut the no-shows and the admin.

06

Agencies, associations and multi-business owners

Pipelines, staff permissions, reporting and (on Max) up to 5 sub-accounts to run several brands from one login.

Business ownersCoachesCourse creatorsConsultantsTherapistsNDIS providersMedical and allied healthLegal and financial professionalsTradiesSalonsYoga studiosPersonal trainersPhotographersDesignersMarketing agenciesRecruitersOnline storesEvent organisersChurchesCharitiesBusiness associations

Honest moment: if you only need one simple tool and you're genuinely happy juggling logins, you probably don't need Tekmatix yet. But the minute you're copying leads from one app to another, or paying for five subscriptions that don't talk to each other, it's time.

You're never on your own

Most software gives you a login. We give you a team.

I'm an educator first, so Tekmatix was built education-first. Every plan comes with real humans, real training and real templates to get you up and running fast.

Day one

Free one-on-one set-up call

A Tekspert jumps on a call with you to set up your account and connect your integrations.

24/7

Award-winning live chat

Stuck at 11pm? Real support, any time of day or night.

Every weekday

3 free live training calls

Drop in, share your screen and get your questions answered live.

Included

Starter kit and training library

Ready-made templates and automations, a step-by-step help centre, video tutorials and a free Tekmatix training course.

Rather someone just did it for you?

Teksperts are available by the hour, plus fixed-price done-for-you set-up and migration from your old platforms.

See Tekmatix services →
Plans and pricing

Simple pricing that doesn't punish growth.

Unlimited contacts on Starter and Pro, so your bill doesn't jump every time your list grows. Pay in AUD or USD, monthly or yearly (pay yearly and get a month free).

Starter
$150 AUD / month
or $97 USD / month

Everything you need to market, sell and deliver, in one place.

  • Unlimited contacts, staff users and courses
  • Websites, funnels, CRM, email and bookings
  • Payments, invoicing and tap to pay
  • AI Agents, AI booking bot, AI Studio and Ask AI
  • 24/7 live chat and a free set-up call
Start 7-day free trial
Best for course creators Pro
$230 AUD / month
or $149 USD / month

Everything in Starter, plus the tools to build a community and scale.

  • Communities, groups and course certificates
  • Event management with QR ticketing
  • Your own affiliate program
  • Proposals, contracts and e-signatures
  • Unlimited surveys and advanced reporting
Start 7-day free trial
For multi-business owners Max
$497 AUD / month
or $349 USD / month

Everything in Pro, plus more AI, more accounts and a strategist in your corner.

  • Up to 5 sub-accounts
  • AI Employee Growth plan included: 1,000 AI conversation replies and 100 voice AI minutes a month
  • Monthly 60-minute strategy call with a senior Tekspert
  • Early access to Tekmatix Labs
Book a demo

Just starting out? The Launch plan is $75 AUD ($50 USD) a month for up to 1,000 contacts. No lock-in contracts.

Chat about the Launch plan

Emails, SMS, phone calls and AI usage are pay-as-you-go and billed in USD, so you only pay for what you use. See the full rates at tekmatix.com/rebilling. Prices current as at September 2026. Always check tekmatix.com/pricing for the latest.

Sarah Cordiner teaching a funnel diagram on a whiteboard
280,000+Students taught in 181 countries
A note from the founder

I didn't build software. I built the toolbox I needed.

Founder and CEO, Tekmatix20+ years in businessPostgraduate qualified educator

After 20+ years in business and more than 280,000 students, I kept seeing the same thing. Brilliant people with brilliant expertise, drowning in tech. Paying for ten tools, using two of them, and spending their evenings on YouTube trying to make them talk to each other.

So I put everything a business needs into one platform, then wrapped it in the thing I know best: education and support. Tekmatix runs my own websites, courses, funnels, emails and AI agents every single day. I wouldn't recommend it if I didn't use it.

Sarah x

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Inside the Legends Lab I show you step by step how to use tech, AI and automation to grow your business, with live calls, workshops and templates you can copy.

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Don't just take my word for it

Non-techie people love their tech again.

Tech is hard for non-techie people, and they really get that and make it fun.
Forging Ahead CoachingFacebook review
Yesterday I felt overwhelmed. Now I feel excited and empowered.
Melanie GleesonGoogle review
I have used a number of top CRM systems. This is up there with the very best.
Peter J CroneyFacebook review
Solved problems I have had for weeks, in 50 minutes. Wonderful.
Nicole TurnbullGoogle review
5.0Google rating, 100+ reviews
98%Recommended on Facebook
1,000+Businesses
30+Countries
The rest of my toolkit

The other tools I use and actually recommend.

Tekmatix is the engine. These are the extras that plug in around it for AI, video, design, content and admin. Tap a category to filter.

Some of these are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the brand!

AITop pickClaude CoWorkAI agent for non-developers that works across your files, email and apps to automate tasks on your desktop.Check it out → AITop pickChatGPTAI assistant for content, research, brainstorming and custom GPTs for your team.Check it out → AIGoogle GeminiGoogle's multimodal AI assistant, built into Google Workspace.Check it out → AIGoogle AI StudioTest prompts and build with Google's AI models, free to start.Check it out → AIManusAutonomous AI agent that researches and completes multi-step tasks for you.Check it out → AIGensparkAI search and research engine that builds answers from multiple sources.Check it out → AILovableAI app builder. Describe the web app you want in plain English and it builds it.Check it out → Video and audioTop pickDescriptEdit video and podcasts by editing the transcript. Plus screen recording.Check it out → Video and audioCapCutMobile-friendly video editing for Reels, TikToks and short-form content.Check it out → Video and audioTop pickHeyGenAI avatar videos with your own custom scripts and voice.Check it out → Video and audioElevenLabsRealistic AI voiceovers and voice cloning.Check it out → Video and audioSubmagicAI short-form video editing: auto captions, effects and b-roll.Check it out → Video and audioTop pickStreamYardLivestream and multistream to your socials, webinars and virtual events.Check it out → Video and audioLoomQuick screen recordings for tutorials, SOPs and async updates.Check it out → Video and audioCamtasiaScreen recording and video editing for polished course videos.Check it out → Video and audioPodcast.coPodcast hosting and distribution to all the major platforms.Check it out → Design and contentTop pickCanvaDesign for non-designers: social graphics, slides, marketing material and more.Check it out → Design and contentTop pickGammaAI presentation builder for slides, documents and simple web pages.Check it out → Design and contentEnvato ElementsCommercial-use music, video, b-roll, photos and templates.Check it out → Design and contentCreative FabricaFonts, graphics and design assets for your content.Check it out → Design and contentGoogle WhiskGoogle's AI image tool for generating and remixing images.Check it out → Design and contentAdCreative.aiAI-generated ad creatives for your paid campaigns.Check it out → Design and content1of10Viral content research: find the top-performing ideas in your niche.Check it out → Design and contentSyllabyAI social media strategy with video scripts and content ideas for your niche.Check it out → Design and contentTubeBuddyYouTube channel growth, SEO and optimisation.Check it out → ProductivityTop pickMakeVisual automation to connect your apps and build advanced workflows.Check it out → ProductivityOtter.aiRecords, transcribes and summarises your meetings automatically.Check it out → ProductivityWispr FlowAI voice-to-text. Dictate into any text box on your computer.Check it out → ProductivityGoogle WorkspaceEmail, docs, sheets, calendar and team collaboration.Check it out → ProductivityHunter.ioFind business email addresses for B2B outreach.Check it out → ProductivityStunningRecovers failed Stripe payments automatically.Check it out → Money and adminStripePayment processing. Connects to Tekmatix for courses, products, memberships and payment plans.Check it out → Money and adminPayPalConnects to Tekmatix so customers can pay with PayPal.Check it out → Money and adminXeroAccounting for invoicing, payroll, BAS and tax reporting.Check it out → Money and adminAppSumoLifetime deals on software and business tools.Check it out → Money and adminFiverrFreelancers for one-off design, writing and tech jobs.Check it out → Books and publishingPublisher RocketAmazon KDP keyword and category research for authors.Check it out → Books and publishingBookBoltKDP and low-content book publishing research and design.Check it out → Books and publishingMy gear listThe cameras, mics and lighting I recommend, on Amazon.Check it out →

Wondering where the email, booking, course, funnel and CRM tools are? I don't need them any more. Tekmatix does all of that, so I'd rather you didn't pay for them twice.

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Questions I get asked

Tech stack FAQs.

Still wondering if Tekmatix is right for you? Here are the straight answers.

What is Tekmatix?

Tekmatix is an all-in-one AI business platform. It brings your website, funnels, CRM, email marketing, bookings, payments, courses, memberships, communities, social media scheduling and AI agents together in one connected account, so everything talks to each other.

Do I need to be techy to use it?

No. Tekmatix was built for non-techie business owners. You get a free set-up call, 24/7 live chat, three free live training calls every weekday, a help centre, video tutorials and ready-made templates to get started.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. The Starter and Pro plans come with a 7-day free trial. The Max plan starts with a demo, so the team can make sure it's the right fit.

Can I pay in Australian dollars?

Yes. You can pay your subscription in AUD or USD. Usage charges for emails, SMS, calls and AI are pay-as-you-go and always billed in USD. See tekmatix.com/rebilling for rates.

Will my price go up as my list grows?

No. Starter and Pro include unlimited contacts, so your plan price doesn't increase as your business grows. You also get unlimited courses, students and staff users.

Can you move me off my current platforms?

Yes. Tekmatix Teksperts offer fixed-price migration and done-for-you set-up services, or can help you integrate the tools you want to keep. See tekmatix.com/services.

Can I run courses, memberships and communities in it?

Yes. Tekmatix was made especially for course creators, educators and coaches. Courses and memberships are included on every plan, and communities and certificates come with Pro and Max.

Which plan should I choose?

Starter suits most service businesses and solo experts. Pro is best if you run courses with a community, events, contracts or an affiliate program. Max is for people running more than one business or who want more AI and a monthly strategy call. Not sure? Book a demo.

Your move, legend

Stop juggling your tech. Start loving it.

One login. One bill. One platform that runs your marketing, sales, courses and AI, with a real team behind you. Try it free for 7 days and see how much simpler business gets.

7-day free trial on Starter and Pro / Free set-up call / Cancel anytime

See you inside. Sarah x

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