How Tim Metz Turned a Spreadsheet Into an SEO Forecasting Tool

Jimmy Daly

April 11, 2025

Thank you for checking out our Vibe Coding for Content Marketers workshop! This event exceeded my very high expectations, and I hope you had as much fun as I did. I want to thank Riverside.fm and Lex for supporting this event.

We used Riverside to host this workshop, and it was the perfect tool for running a live session with live chat, high-quality recording, and AI-powered editing, which I'll be using as we chop this up and share it in the community and on social.

Sammy Krouse from Lex was kind enough to give us a 15-minute tour of Lex's newest features. It's the best AI writing tool out there. If you want to give it a try, use the code SP15 for 15% off your first month or year.

Tim Metz demonstrated how to build an SEO traffic forecasting tool using AI-assisted coding. He showed a two-phase approach: first using Claude to create a detailed project brief, then using Cursor to build the actual application. Tim explained how prompt engineering is less important than clear communication and providing proper context. He walked through debugging, deployment, and how to use GitHub for version control. The SEO forecasting tool he built allows users to upload CSV files with keywords and calculate traffic projections.

Tim emphasized that you don't need to be a coder to create useful tools. With some basic understanding of HTML/CSS and product management experience, you can guide AI tools to build functional applications. He also discussed how this approach is making development more accessible and reduces the need to learn traditional coding.

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