Adjacent retrieval, 21 records
LLM SEO Courses: 21 programs that teach LLM citations and visibility (2026)
21 of the 26 eligible AI SEO courses explicitly teach earning, influencing or measuring citations and mentions inside AI-generated answers as of September 16, 2026. 16 of them also teach AI visibility measurement.
A program qualifies when its public curriculum names citations, mentions or recommendations inside AI-generated answers as something it teaches. Prompting ChatGPT for keyword ideas does not qualify.
| AI SEO course | Provider | Price | Format | GEO | AEO | AI visibility measurement | Entity SEO | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEO Fundamentals | HubSpot Academy | $0 | Self-paced | No | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-09-16 |
| AEO Masterclass: AI Search Beyond SEO | Maven (course by Mostafa ElBermawy, NoGood) | $499 | Live cohort | No | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-09-16 |
| AI Ranking | DataWise SEO (Nicolas Gorrono) | $27 | Membership or community | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-09-16 |
| AI Search and SEO Mastery Course | Search Atlas | $997 | Self-paced | Yes | No | Unverified | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
| AI Search Optimization Masterclass | Surfer Academy | $0 | Self-paced | Unverified | Unverified | Yes | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
| AI SEO Course 2026: From Zero to Page-One Results (AEO, GEO) | Udemy | $189.99 | Self-paced | Yes | Yes | No | No | 2026-09-16 |
| AI SEO Mastery Pro | Caleb Ulku | $217 | Membership or community | No | No | Unverified | Unverified | 2026-09-16 |
| AI SEO Operators | Jonathan Boshoff (Skool community) | $0 | Membership or community | Yes | Yes | No | No | 2026-09-16 |
| AI SEO Rainmakers | SEO.Stream (Charles Floate) | $289 | Membership or community | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
| AI SEO: Mastering Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) | SkillUp (on Coursera) | $0 | Self-paced | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
| AI Visibility Essentials with Semrush | Semrush Academy | $0 | Self-paced | No | No | Yes | No | 2026-09-16 |
| Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Course | Ahrefs Academy | $0 | Self-paced | No | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-09-16 |
| Certified Generative Engine Optimization Professional | GSDC (Global Skill Development Council) | $400 | Self-paced | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
| From SEO to AEO: Optimizing for AI-led Search | Jellyfish Training | $549 | Live cohort | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
| GEO Academy | Georion | $0 | Self-paced | Yes | No | Yes | Unverified | 2026-09-16 |
| Introduction to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) | The Open University (OpenLearn Create) | $0 | Self-paced | Yes | No | No | No | 2026-09-16 |
| Learning AI Search (The Free AI Search Optimization Roadmap) | Aleyda Solis (LearningAIsearch.com) | $0 | Document or guide | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
| Optimize Pages for AI Search with GEO/AEO | CXL | $299 | Self-paced | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-09-16 |
| SEO Enablement: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) | Conductor (Learning Center) | $0 | Self-paced | Unverified | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-09-16 |
| SEO for LLMs Course: Proven GEO Strategies to Optimize for AI Search | Tech SEO Pro (MarketingSyrup SEO Academy) | $497 | Self-paced | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
| The AI Search Manual | iPullRank | $0 | Document or guide | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 2026-09-16 |
Citation courses that also teach measurement and entities
LLM citation training is the attribute the study treats as the dividing line in its AI SEO course comparison: it separates programs about being cited by AI from programs about using AI to do SEO.
Questions
What is an LLM SEO course?
An LLM SEO course teaches how large language models select, mention, recommend and cite sources, and how a brand or website can become one of those sources.
Do LLM SEO courses teach measurement?
16 of the 21 citation-teaching programs also teach AI visibility measurement; the rest teach acquisition without a stated measurement method.
Do LLM SEO courses teach entities?
9 of the 21 name entities, entity optimization or knowledge graphs.