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| Course / provider | Price & access | Product / format | Level | GEO | AEO | Citations | Entities | Measurement | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AEO FundamentalsHubSpot Academy Course detailsHubSpot training on visibility in conventional search and answer engines.
| Free | certificationvideo | beginner | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 9/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
AI PR Toolkit Crash CourseSemrush Academy Course detailsA short tool-focused course on journalist outreach, AI-trusted media and brand monitoring.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | all | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | Unknown | 7/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Course detailsA public reading path introducing AI search, AEO and citation visibility.
| Free | guideguide | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 8/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
AI Search Operating SystemSemrush Academy Course detailsTraining on auditing AI visibility and planning cross-team implementation.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | all | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 7/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Course detailsSurfer training on AI discovery, entity signals and visibility measurement.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | all | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 11/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
AI Search Optimization RoadmapAleyda Solis Course detailsAleyda Solis’s curated roadmap to public AI-search learning resources.
| Free | guideguide | all | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 10/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
AI SEO OperatorsJonathan Boshoff Course detailsA free practitioner community sharing AI-search training and reusable automation workflows.
| Free | communityhybrid | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 8/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
AI Visibility EssentialsSemrush Academy Course detailsTraining on measuring AI visibility and adapting content for LLM search.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | all | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 8/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) CourseAhrefs Academy Course detailsA free video course covering AI discovery, citation strategy, technical foundations and traffic measurement.
| Free | standalone coursevideo | beginner | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 9/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Content Marketing Essentials for SEO and AI SearchSemrush Academy Course detailsTraining on content research, topic clusters and AI citations.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | all | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | Unknown | 7/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Enterprise AEO CertificationseoClarity Course detailsAn enterprise-focused certification on AI-search mechanics, technical access and attribution.
| Free | certificationUnknown | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 6/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Free GEO & AEO CourseRank Prompt Course detailsA self-paced course connecting on-site AI optimization with off-site visibility and agency service delivery.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | beginner | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 11/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Course detailsA self-paced introduction to GEO for PR and communications teams, with quizzes and a final exam.
| Free | certificationself paced | beginner | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 9/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Georion GEO AcademyGeorion Course detailsA free twelve-lesson GEO programme with exercises and a certification exam.
| Free | certificationself paced | intermediate | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 9/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
How to Use Brand RadarAhrefs Academy Course detailsA short tool-specific course on measuring brand visibility, competitive gaps and AI citations in Ahrefs Brand Radar.
| Free | standalone coursevideo | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 6/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Implementing AEO With HubSpotHubSpot Academy Course detailsA HubSpot-specific certification covering setup, visibility dashboards and citation analysis.
| Free | certificationUnknown | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 6/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Introduction to Generative Engine OptimizationCamille Sharon Kleinman Course detailsA short introductory course hosted on OpenLearn Create, with a participation statement.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | beginner | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | Unknown | 8/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Off-Page SEO and AI Search EssentialsSemrush Academy Course detailsTraining on backlink analysis and link acquisition with Semrush.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | all | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | Unknown | 7/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
Course detailsA five-lesson public learning resource on authority, content, technical access and AEO reporting.
| Free | standalone courseself paced | Unknown | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | 6/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
The AI Search ManualiPullRank Course detailsA public chapter-based manual on generative search and Relevance Engineering.
| Free | guideguide | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 8/13 core facts2026-09-18 |
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- video3/20
- self paced11/20
- guide3/20
- unknown2/20
- hybrid1/20
price type
- free20/20
audiences
- marketers12/20
- SEO professionals12/20
- content strategists2/20
- business owners4/20
- marketing leaders3/20
- content specialists1/20
- content teams6/20
- agencies4/20
- SEO leads1/20
- marketing managers1/20
- content creators3/20
- content marketers1/20
- brand managers1/20
- founders4/20
- HubSpot marketing teams1/20
- consultants1/20
- SEO operators1/20
- in-house SEO teams1/20
- developers1/20
- beginners1/20
- website owners1/20
- PR professionals2/20
- communications teams1/20
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