The Free Course for SEO, AEO & GEO
18 hands-on video lessons teaching you how to rank in classic search, get picked as the answer in AI assistants, and get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Free with a Rankergent account, no credit card required.
Most free SEO courses stopped updating in 2019.
Not another SEO-only course
Semrush Academy, Yoast Academy, and Coursera's SEO courses all teach classic search optimization from before AI search existed. None of them cover AEO or GEO at all.
Built for how search works now
People ask ChatGPT and Perplexity questions directly, and Google now answers many searches with AI Overviews before a single blue link. This course teaches you to show up there too.
Free, with a real credential
Every lesson is free with a Rankergent account, no credit card needed. Finish all 18 and you get a verified PDF certificate plus a shareable badge for your site.
Built for anyone who needs real SEO skills.
Complete beginners
Start from zero. Every lesson is a real screen-recorded walkthrough, not a slide deck, so you see exactly what to click and why.
Marketers & freelancers
Add AEO and GEO to your service list with lessons on AI visibility tracking that most SEO courses still don't teach at all.
Agency owners
Get your whole team on the same workflow for audits, keyword research, content, and AI citation monitoring in one place.
In-house teams
Learn how to track and improve whether your own brand gets cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
18 lessons across 8 categories.
Every lesson is a real, screen-recorded walkthrough inside Rankergent itself, not a slide deck.
The AI Readiness Check lesson.
This is the one lesson that proves it: none of the SEO-only courses out there teach you how to check whether your own content is actually readable and citable by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Watch the real lesson below.
A tour across a few lessons.
Real screens from site audits, content briefs, off-page discovery, and Aura, Rankergent's AI assistant.
SEO vs. AEO vs. GEO.
Search Engine Optimization
Ranking in classic Google results through technical health, keyword targeting, and content relevance.
Answer Engine Optimization
Being the direct answer in featured snippets, voice assistants, and conversational search.
Generative Engine Optimization
Being cited as a source inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overview answers.
A real certificate, not a vague PDF
Finish all 18 lessons and claim a personalized, verified PDF certificate plus a shareable badge for your own website. The badge is customizable, horizontal or vertical, dark or light, three sizes, and links to a public page anyone can use to verify it's real.
- 18 free video lessons, no credit card
- Verified PDF certificate on completion
- Shareable badge with a public verification page
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Common questions, answered.
Can I learn SEO for free?+
Yes. This entire course, all 18 lessons covering SEO, AEO, and GEO, is free with a Rankergent account. No credit card is required to sign up or to watch any lesson.
What's the difference between SEO, AEO, and GEO?+
SEO gets you ranked in classic Google results. AEO gets you picked as the direct answer in featured snippets and voice assistants. GEO gets you cited as a source inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overview answers. This course teaches all three together.
Do I need any SEO experience to start?+
No. The course starts from the basics and builds up through technical SEO, keyword research, content, and AI visibility, so you can follow it with zero prior experience.
Is there an actual certificate?+
Yes. Finish all 18 lessons and you unlock a personalized, verified PDF certificate plus a shareable badge for your own website. The badge links to a public page anyone can use to verify it's real.
Does Google offer a free SEO course like this?+
Google's own free resources focus on general analytics and search basics. They don't cover AEO or GEO. This course is built specifically to cover all three disciplines together, using a real SEO platform rather than slides.
How long does it take to finish?+
There are 18 video lessons across 8 categories, each a short, focused walkthrough. Most people finish in a few sittings, going at their own pace since there's no deadline.
Is paid SEO training better than a free course like this?+
Paid courses aren't automatically better, they're just paid. This course covers the same practical ground, keyword research, technical audits, content, and link building, plus AEO and GEO, which most paid SEO courses still don't teach.
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