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Rank on Google. Get cited by AI.

Free, no-fluff lessons that teach you to earn organic traffic from Google and get named by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. Grounded in our 250-point AEO/GEO checklist and kept current with the latest 2026 AI-search research, Google AI Mode, ChatGPT Search, and the data on what actually gets cited.

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Most SEO courses teach you to chase a ranking. This one teaches you to win the answer.

163 lessons across 16 chapters, built on our 250-point AEO and GEO checklist and updated as AI search changes. No signup wall, no upsell at lesson three.

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The curriculum

1How Google picks the order2Earn Google's trust (E-E-A-T)3The kinds of SEO4Keywords that pay5Win the answer box6How search engines work7Search intent explained8On-page vs off-page SEO9Title tags & meta10Internal linking basics11Technical SEO basics12Core Web Vitals explained13Local SEO basics14Image SEO basics15Content that ranks
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1How AI picks who to name2Why AI quotes some sites3Get quoted by ChatGPT4What is GEO?5Get cited by Claude6Get cited by Gemini7Get cited by Perplexity8Show up in AI Overviews9Show up in Bing Copilot10Structured data for AI11llms.txt explained12How AI crawlers work13Track your AI visibility14Make content AI-quotable
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1Get other sites linking to you2Own your whole topic3Show up on Reddit4Make your brand stick5Digital PR for backlinks6Guest posting that works7Journalist requests (links)8Broken link building9Get listed in directories10Topical authority clusters11Unlinked brand mentions12Wikipedia & knowledge panel
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1See what's working
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1The SEO & GEO Academy2Turn Claude into your SEO analyst
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1What is a backlink?2What is a featured snippet?3What is SEO?4What is domain authority?5What is a SERP?6What is anchor text?7What is schema markup?8What is indexing?9What is crawl budget?10What is a sitemap?11What is robots.txt?12What is a canonical URL?13What is search volume?14What is keyword difficulty?15What is search intent?16What is a long-tail keyword?17What is zero-click search?18What is E-E-A-T?19What is a nofollow link?20What is a redirect?21What is alt text?22What is keyword cannibalization?23What is a content cluster?24What is an LLM citation?
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1How to do keyword research2How to write an SEO blog post3How to optimize a page for SEO4How to set up Google Search Console5How to submit a sitemap6How to build backlinks7How to do a content audit8How to find keyword gaps9How to do competitor analysis10How to set up GA411How to fix indexing issues12How to speed up your site13How to do a technical SEO audit14How to write meta descriptions15How to get into ChatGPT answers16How to monitor AI mentions17How to create a content cluster18How to repurpose content for AI19How to rewrite a page for AI citation20How to set up robots.txt for AI crawlers21How to fix a canonical mismatch22How to run an AI-readiness audit
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1SEO vs GEO2SEO vs SEM3ChatGPT vs Perplexity4AI Overviews vs SERP5Dofollow vs nofollow6On-page vs technical SEO7Content marketing vs SEO8llms.txt vs robots.txt
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1On-page SEO checklist2New page launch checklist3Technical SEO checklist4GEO readiness checklist5Backlink outreach template6Content brief template
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1Get set up2Phase 1 · Quick wins3Phase 2 · Make it compound4Phase 3 · Authority & proof5Assess your rung: Rank, Cited or Recommended
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1Free tools2Score trackers
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1The AI search landscape in 20262Google AI Mode, explained3AI Mode vs AI Overviews4ChatGPT Search, explained5The 200-word rule6The GEO tactics that measurably work7Why Reddit & LinkedIn get cited most8How to measure AI visibility9Which AI surface to prioritize10Write content AI retrieval picks up11Multi-platform presence for AI citations12Is SEO dead in 2026?
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1Video & YouTube SEO2Local SEO deep dive3International SEO & hreflang4E-commerce SEO5Programmatic SEO (at scale)6Image & visual search SEO7Voice search optimization8News & Google Discover9Entity & semantic SEO10B2B & SaaS SEO
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1Is keyword density a ranking factor?2Does duplicate content get penalized?3Is the meta keywords tag still used?4Does longer content always rank better?5Is SEO a one-time task?6Do I need to submit my site to Google?7Do Google Ads help organic rankings?8Will AI content get me penalized?9Are more backlinks always better?10Does bounce rate hurt my rankings?
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1The SEO KPIs that matter2GA4 for SEO3Search Console, deep dive4Attribution explained5Conversion rate optimization basics6SEO + CRO: traffic that converts7Anatomy of a page that converts8How to track SEO conversions9SEO reporting that clients get10How to calculate SEO ROI
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1Using AI to scale content safely2An AI content workflow that works3Keep humans in the loop4How to humanize AI content5Avoid 'scaled content abuse'6Fact-checking AI content7AI for keyword research8AI for content briefs & outlines9Edit AI drafts to rank10AI content & E-E-A-T
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