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Contributor tips on the page name ChatGPT and Perplexity and discuss entity SEO audits, Knowledge Panels and Wikidata. The about page states it launched July 2025, is entirely free with no paid inclusions, and is refreshed as new resources appear; conventional SEO lives on the sister site learningseo.io.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "learning-ai-search", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Roadmap has four stages: fundamentals (GEO, AEO, LLMO), measuring AI search KPIs, ecommerce and agentic commerce, and tracking and optimization tools", "Includes an AI search content optimization checklist in Google Sheets", "Features expert tips from 9 named contributors" ], "check_notes": "Still version 4 (March 20, 2026); no update since last check.", "short_name": "Learning AI Search" }, { "name": "SEO Enablement: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)", "provider": "Conductor (Learning Center)", "instructor": "unverified", "url": "https://www.conductor.com/docs/platform/learning-center/tutorials/seo-enablement-answer-engine-optimization-aeo/", "curriculum_url": "https://www.conductor.com/docs/platform/learning-center/tutorials/seo-enablement-answer-engine-optimization-aeo/", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "Online tutorial with 5 lessons plus an introduction and conclusion, with start and complete buttons for course credit", "level": "unverified", "geo": "unverified", "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": "unverified", "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": "unverified", "modules_count": 5, "evidence": "Lessons are an AEO playbook, how to track AEO success, AEO strategy for authority and content, AEO strategy for technical experience, and putting AEO into practice. It discusses citations and mentions in AI answers and names ChatGPT. GEO appears only in related resources; entities and backlinks are not covered. Community access is limited to Conductor customers.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "seo-enablement-answer-engine-optimization", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Lessons: the new AEO playbook, tracking AEO success, authority and content strategy, technical experience strategy, and putting AEO into practice", "Includes community access for Conductor customers" ], "check_notes": "Page publishes no price and is open documentation; free confirmed by public access. Duration not published.", "short_name": "Conductor AEO Course" }, { "name": "GEO Academy", "provider": "Georion", "instructor": "Georion team and industry practitioners (names not listed)", "url": "https://georion.app/academy", "curriculum_url": "https://georion.app/academy", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "12 lessons, more than 40 short videos plus written lessons, 40-question certification exam (45 minutes, 70% to pass)", "level": "intermediate", "geo": true, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": "unverified", "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": "unverified", "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 12, "evidence": "Lessons include how AI engines pick what to cite, schema.org markup types for AI, llms.txt, E-E-A-T signals for AI citation, measuring AI visibility tools and methodology, and AI-to-revenue attribution. The course is framed as ranking in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot and Grok. A private Slack and live monthly workshops are listed only for a paid enterprise tier; the certificate is a 12-month GEO Certified Practitioner credential.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "geo-academy", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Certificate is titled GEO Certified Practitioner, issued as a PDF and LinkedIn badge, valid 12 months", "Exam allows 3 retakes per year", "Lessons cover six named engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok), schema for AI, llms.txt and measuring AI visibility" ], "check_notes": "Price and structure unchanged; exam length and pass mark added." }, { "name": "AEO Fundamentals", "provider": "HubSpot Academy", "instructor": "Jorie Munroe and Jenn Sanchez", "url": "https://academy.hubspot.com/courses/aeo-fundamentals-certification-en", "curriculum_url": "https://academy.hubspot.com/courses/aeo-fundamentals-certification-en", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free (the companion Implementing AEO With HubSpot course is also free, but its practical exercises require Marketing Hub Professional or the standalone AEO tool)", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "7 lessons, 19 videos, about 2 hours 20 minutes of on-demand video with a certification exam; companion course Implementing AEO With HubSpot adds 7 lessons and 4 practical exercises", "level": "unverified", "geo": false, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": false, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 7, "evidence": "Lesson titles include one on optimizing for AI citations and one on measuring what matters in AEO. The page describes earning visibility in answer engines, optimizing pages so AI systems can extract and cite them, and metrics such as AI referral traffic, brand mention frequency, share of voice and citation rate. It also covers keyword research and E-E-A-T alongside SEO. GEO, ChatGPT, entities and backlinks are not named on the AEO Fundamentals page. Both certifications replaced HubSpot's SEO certification on June 25, 2026.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "aeo-fundamentals", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Taught by HubSpot instructors Jorie Munroe and Jenn Sanchez", "Lessons cover rethinking visibility for answer engines, building an AEO foundation, planning content for search and AI, optimizing for AI citations and measuring AEO results", "Completion awards one HubSpot certification" ], "check_notes": "Price, lesson count, video count and duration all match the 9/16 record. Companion course details not rechecked on this pass.", "short_name": "HubSpot AEO Fundamentals" }, { "name": "SEO in the Age of AI", "provider": "HubSpot Academy", "instructor": "Crystal King", "url": "https://academy.hubspot.com/courses/seo-in-the-age-of-ai-en", "curriculum_url": "https://academy.hubspot.com/seo-in-the-age-of-ai-learning-path", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free (the same content is also offered as a free six-playlist learning path)", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "6 lessons, 31 videos, about 1 hour 50 minutes of on-demand video; also packaged as the SEO in the Age of AI Learning Path; no certificate is mentioned", "level": "unverified", "geo": false, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": true, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": false, "modules_count": 6, "evidence": "The course defines Answer Engine Optimization as optimizing content so AI platforms cite it, and has lessons on winning Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode and on winning answer engines. It teaches platform-specific ways to raise citations on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, including ChatGPT shopping and encouraging third-party brand mentions. Schema markup, building a brand knowledge graph for entity recognition, local SEO and refreshing existing content are covered, and HubSpot's AEO grader is used to assess visibility. The final lesson builds a 90-day AEO plan for measuring results. GEO, keyword research and backlink building are not named, and the page mentions no certificate.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "hubspot-seo-age-of-ai", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [], "short_name": "HubSpot SEO in the Age of AI" }, { "name": "The AI Search Manual", "provider": "iPullRank", "instructor": "Michael King, with Fajr Muhammad, Garrett Sussman, Francine Monahan, Annie Cushing, John Iwuozor", "url": "https://ipullrank.com/ai-search-manual", "curriculum_url": "https://ipullrank.com/ai-search-manual", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free (no price, paywall or purchase button; optional email delivery signup)", "price_model": "free", "format": "document/guide", "format_detail": "24-chapter web manual plus appendices, also delivered as an email series", "level": "unverified", "geo": true, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": true, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": false, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "ongoing", "certificate": false, "modules_count": 24, "evidence": "Chapter titles are built around GEO (a GEO core chapter, a GEO analytics chapter on tracking AI search visibility, and query and entity attribution for GEO). Chapter 9 says generative engines often cite content and names AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity. Chapter 13 covers citation flags, share of voice and log-file bot tracking; chapter 14 argues entities matter more than keywords. Appendices include a citation tracker spreadsheet; a change log shows a February 2026 update adding four chapters. No AEO wording, no keyword or link-building modules, no community or certificate.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "the-ai-search-manual", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Lead author Michael King, with Fajr Muhammad, Garrett Sussman, Francine Monahan, Annie Cushing and John Iwuozor", "Appendices include a glossary, tool index, prompt recipes, measurement frameworks and a citation tracker", "Opens with chapters on the fall of blue links and rise of GEO, and user behavior in the generative era" ], "check_notes": "All tracked fields confirmed. A PDF download may also be offered (not independently confirmed).", "short_name": "iPullRank AI Search Manual" }, { "name": "AI SEO Operators", "provider": "Jonathan Boshoff (Skool community)", "instructor": "Jonathan Boshoff", "url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo/about", "curriculum_url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo/about", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free", "price_model": "free", "format": "membership/community", "format_detail": "Free Skool community (about 4,300 members) with live office hours and strategy calls plus cloneable workflows", "level": "unverified", "geo": true, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": false, "traditional_seo": "unverified", "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": true, "live_support": true, "update_model": "ongoing", "certificate": false, "modules_count": null, "evidence": "The about page lists GEO, AEO, AI search, SEO, workflow automation and custom GPTs and agents as what it teaches, and says members can get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. It advertises live office hours and strategy calls and more than 50 cloneable AI SEO workflows (n8n, Claude, Python). No mention of entities, AI visibility measurement, link building, module counts or certificates.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "ai-seo-operators", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "More than 50 cloneable AI SEO workflows built with n8n, Claude and Python", "Includes GEO and AEO training on getting recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini", "Also provides custom GPTs, AI agents and automation tools" ], "check_notes": "Member count up from about 4,200 to about 4,300 (page shows 4.3k)." }, { "name": "AI-Driven SEO Course (Intro to AI-driven SEO)", "provider": "Le Wagon", "instructor": "unverified", "url": "https://start.lewagon.com/courses/intro-to-ai-driven-seo", "curriculum_url": "https://start.lewagon.com/courses/intro-to-ai-driven-seo", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free (Le Wagon says all courses on its start site are free; some featured tools may be paid, but this course lists free tools only)", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "3 chapters of lecture videos with slides and hands-on challenges, about 6 hours; free tools only; English; shareable certificate", "level": "Beginner", "geo": false, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": false, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": false, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 3, "evidence": "This course is about using ChatGPT to produce SEO content, not about showing up in AI answers. Its three chapters cover AI in content creation, ChatGPT and prompt engineering, and a hands-on workflow that goes from keyword research to outlines, writing and optimizing AI-generated content for search. The page does not mention GEO, AEO, citations in AI answers, entities, AI visibility tracking or link building. It shows a beginner level, 6 hours and a certificate you can post on LinkedIn, but it does not name the course's own instructor.", "notes": "Kept live as an AI-assisted SEO content course; it does not cover optimization for AI search engines. The page footer still reads 2023, so it may be an older course.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "le-wagon-ai-driven-seo", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [], "short_name": "Le Wagon AI-Driven SEO" }, { "name": "AI Search Operating System", "provider": "Semrush Academy", "instructor": "Leigh McKenzie and Rita Cidre", "url": "https://www.semrush.com/academy/courses/ai-search-os/", "curriculum_url": "https://www.semrush.com/academy/courses/ai-search-os/", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free (Semrush Academy course with a certificate exam)", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "10 short lessons, about 38 minutes of video in total, with a downloadable template and a certificate exam; aimed at in-house SEO leads, digital marketing managers and agency leaders", "level": "unverified", "geo": false, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": "unverified", "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": false, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": false, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 10, "evidence": "The page says the course teaches leaders to audit their brand across four layers of AI visibility (discoverability, clarity, authority and trust), turn the findings into a 90-day action plan, and define KPIs and reporting. It is built around leadership buy-in and cross-team alignment, with lessons on explaining the shift to leadership and leading cross-functionally. The lesson list does not name GEO, AEO, ChatGPT, entities, keyword research or link building, and it does not say outright that it teaches earning citations or mentions in AI answers. One of the 10 listed lessons is a promotion for the Semrush Spotlight 2026 event and another is a course feedback survey.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "semrush-ai-search-os", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [], "short_name": "Semrush AI Search OS" }, { "name": "AI SEO Course: Optimize for LLMs like ChatGPT", "provider": "Semrush Academy", "instructor": "Rita Cidre, with Leigh McKenzie (expert segments)", "url": "https://www.semrush.com/academy/courses/ai-visibility-essentials-with-semrush/", "curriculum_url": "https://www.semrush.com/academy/courses/ai-visibility-essentials-with-semrush/", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free; certificate on passing the final assessment", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "21 short lessons (about 1 hour 8 minutes) mixing strategy, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit walkthroughs and expert interviews, plus a final assessment", "level": "unverified", "geo": false, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 20, "evidence": "The course page describes moving from tracking keywords to tracking prompts, optimizing for LLMs like ChatGPT, measuring AI visibility versus competitors, share of voice and brand perception, prompt research, identifying untapped citation sources and earning mentions on platforms AI systems trust, creating citation-worthy content, and technical SEO for AI systems. The literal terms Generative Engine Optimization, Answer Engine Optimization, entity and knowledge graph do not appear on the page. The modules value is the stated lesson count; no separate module grouping is shown.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "ai-visibility-essentials-with-semrush", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Instructors are Rita Cidre (Head of Semrush Academy) and Leigh McKenzie", "Walkthroughs cover prompt research, share of voice and brand perception, third-party brand mention opportunities and Site Audit for LLM optimization", "Includes a lesson on technical SEO for AI systems", "Semrush previously listed this course as AI Visibility Essentials with Semrush" ], "check_notes": "Page at this URL now titles the course AI SEO Course: Optimize for LLMs like ChatGPT; consider updating the display name. Lesson list is 21 items (one is a Spotlight 2026 promo and one is a feedback survey) totaling about 1 hour 8 minutes, versus 20 lessons and about 1 hour 20 minutes on 9/16.", "short_name": "Semrush AI SEO Course" }, { "name": "Content Marketing Essentials for SEO and AI Search with Semrush", "provider": "Semrush Academy", "instructor": "Rita Cidre", "url": "https://www.semrush.com/academy/courses/content-marketing-essentials-for-seo-and-ai-search-with-semrush/", "curriculum_url": "https://www.semrush.com/academy/courses/content-marketing-essentials-for-seo-and-ai-search-with-semrush/", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free (Enroll for free)", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "17 listed lessons (including a promo item and a feedback survey), about 1 hour of video, with a final assessment and certificate", "level": "unverified", "geo": false, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": "unverified", "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": "unverified", "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 17, "evidence": "The course teaches content marketing for both Google and AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, and explicitly aims to optimize content for AI citations. Most lessons are Semrush walkthroughs for seed and target keywords, topic clusters, a content calendar, SERP analysis, AI-generated drafts and content briefs. One lesson covers content beyond your own website and expanding your presence on platforms where AI gets its information, though it does not clearly describe link or mention outreach. An intro lesson mentions new metrics to track, but no lesson teaches AI visibility tracking. GEO, AEO and entities are not named.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "semrush-content-marketing-ai-search", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [] }, { "name": "Off-Page SEO and AI Search Essentials with Semrush", "provider": "Semrush Academy", "instructor": "Brian Dean and Rita Cidre", "url": "https://www.semrush.com/academy/courses/off-page-seo-and-ai-search-essentials-with-semrush/", "curriculum_url": "https://www.semrush.com/academy/courses/off-page-seo-and-ai-search-essentials-with-semrush/", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free (Enroll for free)", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "18 listed lessons (including a feedback survey), about 73 minutes of video, with a final assessment and certificate", "level": "unverified", "geo": false, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": false, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "The course says it was updated to include AI search; no ongoing update policy is stated", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 18, "evidence": "This is mainly a link building course covering backlink types, competitor backlink analysis, the Backlink Gap tool, outreach, content-first link building and toxic link audits. It was updated with an intro explaining how ChatGPT and Google's AI Mode are changing search. One lesson shows where LLMs pull information about your brand, how to find untapped citation sources, and how to earn mentions on the platforms AI systems trust, and another covers backlinks and mentions for AI SEO. GEO, AEO, entities and tracking AI visibility are not named in the lessons.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "semrush-off-page-seo-ai-search", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [] }, { "name": "Free AI SEO Course & Generative Engine Optimization Class", "provider": "SEO Optimizers", "instructor": "Brandon Leibowitz", "url": "https://seooptimizers.com/seo/classes/ai-seo/", "curriculum_url": "https://seooptimizers.com/seo/classes/ai-seo/", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free", "price_model": "free", "format": "live", "format_detail": "Free 40-minute live online class held daily at 1:00 PM Pacific, plus scheduled live online and in-person workshops in Los Angeles; no recordings are mentioned", "level": "Beginner", "geo": true, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": "unverified", "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": true, "live_support": true, "update_model": "Live classes held daily, with upcoming workshops listed through December 2026", "certificate": true, "modules_count": null, "evidence": "This is a free, recurring live class for beginners, not a recorded course. The listed topics are AI keyword research, content optimization with AI, GEO (structuring pages so ChatGPT, AI Overviews and Perplexity cite you), competitor analysis, technical SEO with AI, automated reporting from Search Console and rank data, and a prompt library. The FAQ says GEO success is measured by tracking mentions, but the topic list does not include a session on AI visibility tracking. AEO, entities and link acquisition are not part of the class topics. The page promises an SEO certification and invites learners to a Los Angeles SEO MeetUp group.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "seo-optimizers-ai-seo-class", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [] }, { "name": "Generative AI for SEO: Be the #1 Answer in AI Search", "provider": "SkillsBooster Academy (on Coursera)", "instructor": "Anton Voroniuk", "url": "https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-for-seo-be-the-1-answer-in-ai-search", "curriculum_url": "https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-for-seo-be-the-1-answer-in-ai-search", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free to audit; certificate paid, included with Coursera Plus", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "8 modules, about 8 hours, part of the AI for Marketing and Sales specialization", "level": "intermediate", "geo": false, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": false, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": false, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 8, "evidence": "Despite the title, the public syllabus is about using ChatGPT and other AI tools for conventional SEO work: keyword research, meta titles and descriptions, technical SEO automation, content creation, competitor analysis, prompt engineering and AI ethics. No module mentions GEO, AEO, AI citations, entities or AI visibility tracking.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "generative-ai-for-seo-be-the-1-answer-in-ai-search", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Instructor is Anton Voroniuk of SkillsBooster Academy", "Includes a module on SEO using ChatGPT and one on prompt engineering tactics", "Shareable certificate that can be added to LinkedIn; rated 4.5 stars from 12 reviews" ], "check_notes": "Page shows Enroll for free and Coursera Plus inclusion; no standalone dollar price shown. Financial aid offered.", "short_name": "Generative AI for SEO" }, { "name": "AI SEO: Mastering Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)", "provider": "SkillUp (on Coursera)", "instructor": "Rajesh Menon and one unnamed co-instructor", "url": "https://www.coursera.org/learn/seo-mastering-generative-engine-optimization-geo", "curriculum_url": "https://www.coursera.org/learn/seo-mastering-generative-engine-optimization-geo", "price_usd": 0, "price_text": "Free to audit; certificate paid, included with Coursera Plus", "price_model": "free", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "2 modules, about 4 hours, flexible schedule", "level": "intermediate", "geo": true, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": true, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": false, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 2, "evidence": "Module 1 covers the shift from keyword SEO to AI-driven discovery, entities and topical authority. Module 2 covers how AI systems generate answers, the content formats they favor, positioning content for AI citations, and evaluating GEO performance through competitor analysis. The page names Google AI Overviews, Bing Copilot, Perplexity and ChatGPT. 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Courses cover Claude Code, ChatGPT and Codex, Claude Design and building websites with AI, plus a library of ready-made workflows, a community and weekly office hours. SEO shows up as workflows, including an SEO and AI search audit, an article writer, topical maps and an on-page optimizer. The page does not name GEO, AEO, AI citations or AI visibility tracking, so this is an AI tools membership rather than a course on being found in AI search.", "new_facts": [ "Run by Gael Breton and Mark Webster; page says the founders answer community threads daily", "Includes workflows for an SEO and AI search audit, an SEO article writer, topical maps and an on-page SEO optimizer", "14-day money-back guarantee on annual plans only; no certificate mentioned" ], "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "authority-hacker-ai-accelerator", "added": "2026-09-26" }, { "name": "AI SEO Mastery Pro", "provider": "Caleb Ulku", "instructor": "Caleb Ulku", "url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo-mastery-pro/about", "curriculum_url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo-mastery-pro/about", "price_usd": 217, "price_text": "$217/month or $1,497/year", "price_model": "monthly", "format": "membership/community", "format_detail": "Private Skool group (701 members) with two weekly live calls (Tuesdays and Thursdays), course library, one-on-one onboarding call, included software credits", "level": "advanced", "geo": false, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": "unverified", "ai_measurement": "unverified", "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": true, "live_support": true, "update_model": "ongoing", "certificate": "unverified", "modules_count": null, "evidence": "The about page lists a full course library covering Google Business Profile, AI content, off-site and ChatGPT optimization with the agency's prompts built into each lesson, and describes weekly live calls where members bring their local rank map. It names ChatGPT but does not use the terms GEO, AEO, entities, citations or AI visibility tracking; the meta description calls it advanced AI plus SEO strategies. Access ends when membership ends.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "ai-seo-mastery-pro", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Software is Core30agent, with preloaded credits for about 60 to 70 pages per month", "Course library covers Google Business Profile, AI content, off-site work and ChatGPT optimization", "Annual plan is described as a 43% discount over monthly" ], "check_notes": "Member count down from 708 to 701. Price unchanged.", "short_name": "AI SEO Mastery Pro" }, { "name": "2026 AI SEO Tools And Techniques (LLM SEO, GEO, AEO) Specialization", "provider": "Coursera", "instructor": "Alex Genadinik", "url": "https://www.coursera.org/specializations/ai-seo", "curriculum_url": "https://www.coursera.org/specializations/ai-seo", "price_usd": null, "price_text": "The public page shows an Enroll for free button and access through a Coursera Plus subscription, with financial aid available; no dollar price is published on the page. 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The other five courses are conventional SEO: keyword research, on-page SEO with AI, a vibe-coded website with schema, page speed and sitemaps, Google Search Console, and press release writing and promotion. Search Console tracking is for classic rankings and indexing, and the page does not say whether visibility inside AI answers is measured. Entities are not named. The page marks the program as recently updated in August 2026, and the first course is the same material the instructor sells on Udemy.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "coursera-ai-seo-specialization", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [], "short_name": "Coursera AI SEO Specialization" }, { "name": "AI SEO and GEO: Boost Your Brand's AI Visibility Professional Certificate", "provider": "Coursera", "instructor": "unverified", "url": "https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ai-seo-and-geo-boost-ai-visibility", "curriculum_url": "https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ai-seo-and-geo-boost-ai-visibility", "price_usd": null, "price_text": "Included with Coursera Plus; subscription dollar amount not shown on the public page", "price_model": "unverified", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "7-course series, about 2 months at 10 hours per week", "level": "beginner", "geo": true, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": false, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": false, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 7, "evidence": "The program page contrasts ranking in search results with GEO visibility inside AI-generated answers, and lists AI visibility measurement alongside GA4, KPI tracking and traffic analysis. Courses 1 to 3 cover keyword research, auditing, technical and on-page SEO and AI content; instructors are listed only as industry professionals. 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No subscription price is printed on the page.", "price_model": "unverified", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "7-course specialization, about 8 weeks at 3 hours a week; the AI SEO course (2026 AI SEO WITH Traffic From LLM SEO, GEO, AEO) runs about 2 hours; shareable certificate", "level": "Beginner", "geo": true, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": false, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": true, "live_support": true, "update_model": "Instructor states the specialization is always updated with the latest SEO techniques and developments", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 7, "evidence": "This is a seven-course SEO specialization in which one two-hour course covers AI search, and Coursera labels the program Beginner level. That course names LLM SEO, GEO and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), explains how AI models select what to recommend, and aims to get a business recommended by tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity. The other courses cover keyword research, on-page SEO, Google Search Console, link building and a 50-point site audit. Tracking AI visibility or citations and entity optimization are not described. Bonuses listed on the page include Zoom office hours with the instructor and an invitation to his Facebook community.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "coursera-seo-masterclass-ai-seo", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [], "short_name": "Coursera SEO Masterclass With AI SEO" }, { "name": "Optimize Pages for AI Search with GEO/AEO", "provider": "CXL", "instructor": "Steve Toth", "url": "https://cxl.com/institute/online-courses/optimize-pages-for-ai-search-with-aeo-cohort/", "curriculum_url": "https://cxl.com/institute/online-courses/optimize-pages-for-ai-search-with-aeo-cohort/", "price_usd": 299, "price_text": "$299 one-time", "price_model": "one-time", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "2-part online course sold as a one-time purchase; page copy describes it as a focused cohort sprint originally run live", "level": "unverified", "geo": true, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": false, "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": "unverified", "live_support": "unverified", "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": "unverified", "modules_count": 2, "evidence": "The title names GEO/AEO. The page teaches building comparison content that gets cited when buyers use deep research in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, auditing your presence across LLMs, finding comparison content gaps, and creating pages LLMs cite. Two parts: how to optimize for AI search engines, and how to create AI search-ready content. No mention of entities, certificate, community or update cadence for this course; the separate 6-week AI Native cohort lower on the page is a different program.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "optimize-pages-for-ai-search-with-geo-aeo", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Instructor is Steve Toth, CEO of Notebook Agency", "Part 1 covers optimizing for AI search engines, including measuring AI influence; Part 2 covers building AI search-ready content such as LLM-focused comparison pages and an explicit AI info page", "Focuses on Deep Research behavior in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity" ], "check_notes": "WebFetch returned 403; verified via direct HTML fetch, which shows Buy course for $299.", "short_name": "CXL GEO/AEO Course" }, { "name": "AI Ranking", "provider": "DataWise SEO (Nicolas Gorrono)", "instructor": "Nicolas Gorrono", "url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-ranking/about", "curriculum_url": "https://www.datawiseseo.com/community/", "price_usd": 27, "price_text": "$27/month", "price_model": "monthly", "format": "membership/community", "format_detail": "Private Skool community (705 members) with weekly live Q and A calls, website reviews, a premium tutorial library, a 7-day SEO action plan and bundled DataWise AI SEO platform access", "level": "unverified", "geo": true, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": true, "live_support": true, "update_model": "ongoing", "certificate": false, "modules_count": 6, "evidence": "The Skool listing (700 members, $27 per month) describes SEO, GEO and AEO for visibility across Google and AI search. The DataWise community page cites Google AI Mode, ChatGPT citations and Perplexity answers, AI visibility tracking, plus keyword research, backlink analysis, rank tracking and site audits. The classroom lists Start Here, Onboarding Session, a 7-Day SEO Action Plan (updated May 2026), AI SEO Masterclass, AI Fundamentals and Content Automation.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "ai-ranking", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "7-day money-back guarantee", "Includes AI workflows for titles, meta descriptions, schema, content and local SEO", "7-Day SEO Action Plan was last updated May 2026" ], "check_notes": "Page now lists weekly live Q and As (no longer states two per week) and does not mention a one-on-one onboarding call; format_detail updated to match. Owner Nicolas Gorrono confirmed." }, { "name": "Certified Generative Engine Optimization Professional", "provider": "GSDC (Global Skill Development Council)", "instructor": "Maxim Salnikov, Suvarsha Rai, Swathi Adimulam and six other listed experts", "url": "https://www.gsdcouncil.org/generative-engine-optimization-certification", "curriculum_url": "https://www.gsdcouncil.org/generative-engine-optimization-certification", "price_usd": 400, "price_text": "$400 single access (listed as reduced from $800); $600 bundle of 3 programs (listed as reduced from $1,200)", "price_model": "one-time", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "Self-paced expert-led videos, 7 modules, plus 8+ hours of complimentary instructor-led training; certification exam with 1 free retake (2 on the bundle)", "level": "unverified", "geo": true, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": true, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": "unverified", "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": false, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 7, "evidence": "The syllabus has seven sections including GEO foundations and AI search architecture, technical GEO and data structuring (JSON-LD, E-E-A-T), and a measuring-success section covering share-of-model visibility tracking and citation frequency metrics. Brand entity recognition in knowledge graphs is listed. AEO, ChatGPT, backlinks and community are not mentioned on the page.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "certified-generative-engine-optimization-professional", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Seven modules, from GEO foundations and AI search architecture through technical GEO, semantic content strategy, GEO KPIs and zero-click conversions", "Bundle tier includes two free exam retakes instead of one", "Page advertises daily live sessions through GSDC Studio" ], "check_notes": "Prices unchanged. Added bundle strike-through ($1,200) and module count. Exam length and certificate validity are not published on the page. 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Prerequisites assume traditional SEO knowledge; a certificate of attendance is issued.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "from-seo-to-aeo-optimizing-for-ai-led-search", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Includes a certificate of attendance", "Agenda covers AEO and GEO versus AI SEO, measurement for AI search, how LLM-led search works, technical considerations, and external validation and citation", "Aimed at SEO managers and content strategists with intermediate to advanced SEO knowledge; agenda may change as best practice evolves" ], "check_notes": "All tracked fields confirmed. Trainer name not stated on the course page itself.", "short_name": "Jellyfish SEO to AEO", "next_dates": [ { "start": "2026-12-17", "end": "2026-12-17", "label": "Public class" } ] }, { "name": "The SEO Elite Circle", "provider": "Julian Goldie (Goldie Agency)", "instructor": "Julian Goldie", "url": "https://www.skool.com/seo-mastermind-2356/about", "curriculum_url": "https://www.skool.com/seo-mastermind-2356/about", "price_usd": 149, "price_text": "$149/month", "price_model": "monthly", "format": "membership/community", "format_detail": "Private Skool group (696 members) with weekly live SEO hot-seat calls (recorded), direct message access, SOPs and case studies", "level": "unverified", "geo": "unverified", "aeo": "unverified", "llm_citations": "unverified", "entity_seo": "unverified", "ai_measurement": "unverified", "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": "unverified", "chatgpt_named": false, "community": true, "live_support": true, "update_model": "ongoing", "certificate": "unverified", "modules_count": null, "evidence": "The public Skool about page says only that members rank first, get more customers and make money with AI SEO, and promises the AI SEO playbook used to reach more than 145,000 monthly visitors, plus weekly live calls, direct access, SOPs and case studies. No syllabus, lesson list or mention of ChatGPT, GEO, AEO, citations, entities or AI tracking is visible publicly; the separate sales page shows no price or curriculum either. The page notes a price rise at 700 members.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "the-seo-elite-circle", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Owned by Julian Goldie", "Page says the price rises once the group reaches 700 members", "No annual option listed" ], "check_notes": "Member count dropped from 703 to 696. 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It does not mention GEO, AEO, ChatGPT, citations, entities or AI visibility tracking. Lists more than 220 video lessons, weekly live calls and daily coaching.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "ai-seo-rank-expand-academy", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Courses cover n8n, microsites and local SEO, with Upwork and microsite playbooks as two monetization paths", "Includes a Microsite Builder, a Niche Validator and a backlink list of 815 sites", "Guarantee: first paying client in 90 days or money back" ], "check_notes": "Added member count (686). Page lists 221+ video lessons. Co-founders Jesse Cunningham and Shawn. No annual option listed.", "short_name": "Rank Expand Academy" }, { "name": "Mastering Search and AI Optimization (SEO)", "provider": "Reforge", "instructor": "Ethan Smith", "url": "https://www.reforge.com/courses/search-and-ai-optimization/details", "curriculum_url": "https://www.reforge.com/courses/search-and-ai-optimization/details", "price_usd": null, "price_text": "Course page shows a free start; full Reforge membership is $1,995 per year on the pricing page. 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No module list is published; the page does not mention GEO, AEO, ChatGPT, citations, entities or AI visibility measurement, and states it is not for people needing deep technical or programmatic SEO.", "verified_date": "2026-09-16", "status": "live", "slug": "mastering-search-and-ai-optimization", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Instructor is Ethan Smith, CEO of Graphite (per search index listing of the course page)", "Reforge Individual plan confirmed at $1,995 per year plus tax, covering 40+ live and 600+ on-demand courses" ], "check_notes": "Course page returns HTTP 200 but only a JavaScript shell with no readable content, so course details could not be re-verified; prior values kept. Pricing page confirmed $1,995/yr Individual membership. Course still indexed in search.", "short_name": "Reforge Search and AI" }, { "name": "AI for SEO: Expert Framework", "provider": "SE Ranking Academy", "instructor": "Chris Raulf, Grace Leung, Rejoice Ojiaku, Matt Bailey, Dani Leitner, Ryan Shelley and Anastasia Kotsiubynska", "url": "https://seranking.com/academy/ai-for-seo.html", "curriculum_url": "https://seranking.com/academy/ai-for-seo.html", "price_usd": null, "price_text": "No price is published on the course page. Existing SE Ranking platform subscribers can start right away, and new learners must sign up for an SE Ranking account first.", "price_model": "unverified", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "8 expert-led video lessons, 115 minutes total, 10 to 20 minutes per lesson, with practical templates; skill level listed as For everyone", "level": "unverified", "geo": false, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": false, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": "unverified", "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "Page shows a last updated date of Dec 2025; no ongoing update commitment is stated", "certificate": false, "modules_count": 8, "evidence": "The course is mostly about using AI tools such as ChatGPT, NotebookLM and Google Sheets inside everyday SEO work, including keyword clustering, content briefs, E-E-A-T checks and workflow automation. One lesson shows how to track SEO performance in AI search with GA4, SE Ranking and AI tools and how to monitor visibility, which is the only AI search measurement topic. GEO, AEO, entities and earning citations in AI answers are not named in any of the eight lesson descriptions; the one mention of citing refers to prompts that make AI-written copy cite its sources. The intro blurb mentions link-building, but no lesson description covers it, so that attribute could not be confirmed. No certificate is mentioned on the page.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "seranking-ai-for-seo", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [], "short_name": "SE Ranking AI for SEO" }, { "name": "AI Search and SEO Mastery Course", "provider": "Search Atlas", "instructor": "Manick Bhan and Arman Advani", "url": "https://searchatlas.com/ai-search-seo-mastery-course/", "curriculum_url": "https://searchatlas.com/ai-search-seo-mastery-course/", "price_usd": 997, "price_text": "$997 one-time", "price_model": "one-time", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "8 modules of on-demand video, 26 lessons", "level": "unverified", "geo": true, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": true, "ai_measurement": "unverified", "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": "unverified", "modules_count": 8, "evidence": "Module 8 is titled Generative Engine Optimization and covers getting content into LLMs and earning citations of your content; the headline promises visibility in Google, ChatGPT, Claude and next-generation engines. Module 3 covers intent, entities and semantic flow; modules 2, 4 and 6 cover technical SEO, link acquisition and backlink audits, and local SEO. The page does not use the term AEO and does not describe an AI visibility tracking method, certificate, community or live calls.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "ai-search-and-seo-mastery-course", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Instructors are Manick Bhan (founder and CEO of Search Atlas) and Arman Advani (Director of Search)", "Module topics include technical SEO and indexation, topical relevance and EEAT, local SEO and Google Business Profile, and AI automation with OTTO", "Final module covers generative engine optimization and earning LLM citations; no certificate is mentioned" ], "check_notes": "Page now shows 26 lessons total, not more than 30 as recorded 9/16. No total duration published.", "short_name": "Search Atlas AI Search Mastery" }, { "name": "AI SEO Rainmakers", "provider": "SEO.Stream (Charles Floate)", "instructor": "Charles Floate", "url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo-rainmakers/about", "curriculum_url": "https://seo.stream/", "price_usd": 299, "price_text": "$299/month on the Skool listing (seo.stream shows a $219/month rate on a ladder that rises $10 per 25 members; annual option mentioned)", "price_model": "monthly", "format": "membership/community", "format_detail": "Skool community (379 members) with weekly live calls, weekly one-on-one support, new courses monthly", "level": "advanced", "geo": true, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": true, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": "unverified", "links_offpage": "unverified", "chatgpt_named": true, "community": true, "live_support": true, "update_model": "ongoing", "certificate": false, "modules_count": null, "evidence": "seo.stream frames the program around GEO and AEO, earning citations across Google AI Overviews, Gemini and ChatGPT, baseline AI visibility scoring, and entity and consensus signals, with test-dated, confidence-rated playbooks and retired tactics. The Skool listing showed 379 members and $299 per month on September 26, 2026, with the founding seats sold out and a weekly live Q and A. The two official pages disagreed on price that day: seo.stream still showed a lower ladder rate, while Skool, where checkout happens, showed $299. Neither page lists a module count or a certificate.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "ai-seo-rainmakers", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Weekly live call runs 90+ minutes on Wednesdays per seo.stream", "Includes tools, repos, site audits and CharlesGPT 3.1 per the Skool listing", "7-day money-back guarantee" ], "check_notes": "Skool price rose from $289 (9/16) to $299; Skool says the next step is $319+. seo.stream (checked 2026-09-26) still shows $219/mo as the current ladder rate with founding 100 seats at $179, so the two official pages disagree; Skool is the checkout price. Member count 379 on Skool (369 noted 9/20). 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Module 1 names AIO, AEO and GEO and teaches how to become a citable source in AI answers. Module 2 teaches AI visibility metrics such as Inclusion Rate, Citation Frequency and AI Share of Voice and how to build a dashboard. The page also covers schema that strengthens your entity, technical SEO checks, and using ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity for keyword research and audits. Link acquisition is not described, and the sales copy has not been updated since the 2025 presale, so the current price and enrollment status are unclear.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "seosly-ai-seo-course", "added": "2026-09-26", "notes": "Sales page still dated 2025 with an expired presale countdown; recheck price before publishing.", "new_facts": [], "short_name": "SEOSLY AI SEO Course" }, { "name": "SEO for LLMs Course: Proven GEO Strategies to Optimize for AI Search", "provider": "Tech SEO Pro (MarketingSyrup SEO Academy)", "instructor": "Crystal Carter and Kristina Azarenko", "url": "https://techseo.pro/llms-seo/", "curriculum_url": "https://techseo.pro/llms-seo/", "price_usd": 497, "price_text": "$497 one-time (flash sale price, listed as $100 off), lifetime access", "price_model": "one-time", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "3 recorded training sessions (5+ hours) with lifetime access plus 9 downloadable bonuses", "level": "intermediate", "geo": true, "aeo": false, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": true, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": "unverified", "links_offpage": false, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": "unverified", "modules_count": 3, "evidence": "Session 1 is a GEO diagnostic of what LLMs know about a brand, including citation gaps and entity coverage. Session 2 covers entity-based optimization, schema and platform-specific tactics. Session 3 covers tracking LLM visibility, mentions and citations, and proving ROI. Bonuses include a prompt tracking workflow and AI search KPI cheat sheets. AEO, backlinks and community are not mentioned.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "seo-for-llms-course-proven-geo-strategies-to-optimize-for-ai", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Instructors are Crystal Carter (Wix) and Kristina Azarenko (MarketingSyrup SEO Academy)", "Sessions: a GEO diagnostic of what LLMs know about your brand, LLM optimization techniques, and tracking and proving ROI", "Bonuses include a prompt tracking workflow, an llms.txt bulk assessor and a 22-point LLM optimization checklist; no certificate mentioned" ], "check_notes": "Price unchanged at $497; promo wording now a flash sale saving $100. Runtime of 5+ hours now published.", "short_name": "Tech SEO Pro SEO for LLMs" }, { "name": "AEO, GEO, AI SEO: Get Cited by ChatGPT, Google, Perplexity", "provider": "Udemy", "instructor": "Arun Nagarathanam", "url": "https://www.udemy.com/course/geo-llm-seo-aeo-course/", "curriculum_url": "https://www.udemy.com/course/geo-llm-seo-aeo-course/", "price_usd": 19.99, "price_text": "$19.99 list price shown on 2026-09-26 (Udemy discounts frequently, so the checkout price varies); lifetime access and a 30-day refund guarantee", "price_model": "one-time", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "5 sections, 36 lectures, about 2 hours 46 minutes of on-demand video, with a master prompt library and a 30-day implementation roadmap; last updated September 2026; certificate of completion", "level": "Beginner to Intermediate", "geo": true, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": true, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "ongoing", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 5, "evidence": "The course opens with a before and after AI visibility test in ChatGPT and a stage ladder for tracking progress from invisible to cited, and it ends by comparing the two results. 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Udemy's schema lists the level as All Levels, so the range above is a paraphrase of the requirements text.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "udemy-aeo-geo-get-cited", "added": "2026-09-26", "new_facts": [], "short_name": "Udemy AEO GEO Get Cited" }, { "name": "AI SEO 2026: LLM SEO, GEO, AEO: Get Traffic From ChatGPT", "provider": "Udemy", "instructor": "Alex Genadinik", "url": "https://www.udemy.com/course/llm-seo-geo-get-ai-to-recommend-you/", "curriculum_url": "https://www.udemy.com/course/llm-seo-geo-get-ai-to-recommend-you/", "price_usd": 19.99, "price_text": "$19.99 list price shown on 2026-09-26 (Udemy discounts frequently, so the checkout price varies)", "price_model": "one-time", "format": "self-paced", "format_detail": "13 sections, 51 lectures, about 4 hours 3 minutes of on-demand video, including a role play exercise; last updated August 2026; certificate of completion", "level": "Beginner", "geo": true, "aeo": true, "llm_citations": true, "entity_seo": false, "ai_measurement": true, "traditional_seo": true, "links_offpage": true, "chatgpt_named": true, "community": false, "live_support": false, "update_model": "unverified", "certificate": true, "modules_count": 13, "evidence": "The curriculum defines GEO, LLM SEO and AEO, then covers how AI tools learn about a brand, optimizing the about page, Google AI Overviews, llms.txt, and getting recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok and Claude. One lecture shows a tool that tracks brand mentions and AI prompts in the style of Search Console. It also teaches crawlability and robots.txt, E-E-A-T, and technical SEO like schema. For off-page work it covers building mentions on Wikipedia, Reddit and Quora and a section on training AI with press releases. 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It does not use the terms GEO, AEO or ChatGPT and does not teach earning citations, entities, or measuring AI visibility; AI Overviews are mentioned only in a related-articles blurb. A certificate and badge are awarded on completion.", "verified_date": "2026-09-26", "status": "live", "slug": "ai-for-seo-training", "added": "2026-09-16", "new_facts": [ "Completion earns a certificate and a badge", "Modules move from what AI is, to how AI is changing search, to AI's effect on the web, generative AI ethics, keyword strategy and content creation", "Built by the Yoast team; no individual instructor is named on the page" ], "check_notes": "Duration wording refined: page says under 2 hours for a refresher, 4 to 6 hours for full depth (prior record said 2 to 6 hours)." } ] }