Course dossier / 2026
Mastering Search & AI Optimization (SEO)
An on-demand course on SEO opportunity sizing, topical content and the transition to AI search.
Our reading of the evidence
SEO strategy and business impact
An on-demand course on SEO opportunity sizing, topical content and the transition to AI search.
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The provider explicitly excludes in-depth technical and programmatic SEO; confirm the current full-access membership offer.
Editorial interpretation of the linked public evidence, checked 2026-09-18. No first-hand course testing.
Is Mastering Search & AI Optimization (SEO) worth considering?
We have not taken or rated Mastering Search & AI Optimization (SEO). Use its documented curriculum, access terms and prerequisites to judge fit for your work; the evidence below cannot establish learning outcomes or a return on the fee.
Curriculum at a glance
- Sizing the business opportunity from SEO
- Topical authority and content prioritization
- Explaining ROI and adapting to AI search
Summary of the available public syllabus; not a complete inventory of private lessons.
Documented topics: Traditional SEO. These describe provider statements or labelled member reports, not tested learning outcomes.
Price, access & learning format
| Price | USD 1995/yr |
|---|---|
| Subject | hybrid |
| Product | standalone course |
| Format | self paced |
| Level | unknown |
| Duration | unknown |
| Certificate | unknown |
| Community | unknown |
| Live support | unknown |
| Prerequisites | unknown |
| Instructors | Ethan Smith |
| Refund terms | unknown |
Individual Reforge membership, billed annually plus tax; not a standalone course fee
Product and subject classification: An on-demand course on SEO opportunity sizing, topical content and the transition to AI search. Supporting fields.
What does the curriculum cover?
GEO
unknownAEO
unknownLLM citations
unknownEntity SEO
unknownAI measurement
unknownProgrammatic SEO
unknownLink building
unknownTechnical SEO
unknown0/5 measured AI fields documented; 5 unknown. This is documented coverage, not teaching quality. Formula & limitations
Field-level evidence
Evidence records, checked 2026-09-18. Public statements and any labelled member reports describe coverage, not independently tested outcomes.
| Field | Recorded value | Evidence & status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| description | An on-demand course on SEO opportunity sizing, topical content and the transition to AI search. | confirmed An on-demand course on SEO opportunity sizing, topical content and the transition to AI search. Reforge ↗ | 2026-09-18 |
| price type | annual | confirmed annual Reforge ↗ | 2026-09-18 |
| price amount | 1995 | confirmed 1995 Reforge ↗ | 2026-09-18 |
| price currency | USD | confirmed USD Reforge ↗ | 2026-09-18 |
| price note | Individual Reforge membership, billed annually plus tax; not a standalone course fee | confirmed Individual Reforge membership, billed annually plus tax; not a standalone course fee Reforge ↗Recorded observations2026-09-18: Membership access; a free start does not establish free full access — Superseded after expanded primary-source review. | 2026-09-18 |
| format | self paced | confirmed self_paced Reforge ↗ | 2026-09-18 |
| level | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| duration | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| certificate | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| community | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| live coaching | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| refund | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| prerequisites | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| instructors | Ethan Smith | confirmed Ethan Smith Reforge ↗ | 2026-09-18 |
| geo | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| aeo | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| llm citations | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| entity seo | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| ai measurement | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| traditional seo | yes | confirmed Course outcomes include opportunity sizing, topical authority and content prioritization. Reforge ↗Mapped by AI-assisted editorial research: Course outcomes include opportunity sizing, topical authority and content prioritization. | 2026-09-18 |
| programmatic seo | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| links | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| technical seo | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| templates | unknown | Not established by the public course page, available syllabus and linked access information reviewed on 2026-09-18. | Not established |
| audiences | SEO professionals, growth teams | confirmed SEO professionals, growth teams Reforge ↗ | 2026-09-18 |
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Audience & learning commitment
How these facts are counted →Who is it for?
SEO professionals, growth teams
Provider-reported information. See the field evidence for its source.
What do you need?
unknown
The checked public evidence does not establish this detail.
Who teaches it?
Ethan Smith
Provider-reported information. See the field evidence for its source.
3/13 core field values documented across this selection (including labelled member reports). Audience counts can overlap. Unknowns remain in the denominator. Formulas and limitations.
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