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Why Get Certified?

Validate Your Skills

Prove your expertise in AI perception management with a recognized credential

Stand Out to Employers

Demonstrate specialized knowledge in the emerging field of GEO and AI brand management

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Show clients you have verified expertise in optimizing their AI visibility

Available Certifications

Each certification requires completing all lessons in the corresponding track. Earn your certificate and digital badge upon completion.

GEO Certified

6 lessons

Certified in Generative Engine Optimization methodology

1.5 hoursGEO Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand exactly how AI models form opinions about brands and make recommendations
Master the EEAT-AI Framework for building authority that AI systems trust
Implement technical infrastructure that ensures AI can discover and accurately index your brand
Create content optimized for AI extraction, citation, and recommendation

Start GEO Track

LLM Certified

6 lessons

Certified in LLM Perception Management

1.5 hoursPerception Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand the fundamental mechanics of how LLMs form and express brand perceptions
Identify and quantify perception gaps between brand reality and AI outputs
Master the interpretation and improvement of key perception metrics
Detect, document, and strategically correct AI hallucinations

Start Perception Track

Citation Certified

9 lessons

Certified in AI Citation Authority building

2 hoursCitations Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand the mechanics of why AI systems cite certain sources over others
Build the authority signals that make AI trust and cite your brand
Implement technical markup that helps AI identify and attribute your content
Create high-value content assets designed for maximum citation potential

Start Citations Track

CI Certified

5 lessons

Certified in AI Competitive Intelligence

1.5 hoursCompete Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand the dynamics of competitive visibility in AI systems
Build comprehensive competitor perception audit frameworks
Develop strategic intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities
Master scenario planning and war gaming for AI positioning

Start Compete Track

Brand Certified

6 lessons

Certified in Brand Perception Management

1.5 hoursBrand Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand the interconnected nature of perception across all channels
Build systematic approaches to social signal monitoring and optimization
Transform reviews into strategic perception assets
Develop efficient, signal-focused media monitoring workflows

Start Brand Track

Multimedia Authority Certified

3 lessons

Certified in YouTube and video optimization for AI discovery

45 minMultimedia Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand how AI systems read and process video transcripts instead of visual content
Master Entity Density to build semantic networks in your audio content
Learn the difference between keyword-stuffing and entity-based SEO for video
Implement the RAG-Ready Checklist for all your video content

Start Multimedia Track

PDO Certified

4 lessons

Certified in Private Data Optimization for Gemini and AI assistants

1 hourPDO Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand how Gemini uses RAG to safely access private data without training public models
Master the Layout Parser optimization for documents and spreadsheets
Implement Context Packing strategies for maximum AI comprehension
Apply Thread Hygiene to Gmail and Chat for accurate project summarization

Start PDO Track

Agentic Commerce Certified

4 lessons

Certified in UCP and robots.txt strategy for AI commerce

1 hourUCP Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Classify AI bots using the Training Bot vs. Search Agent taxonomy
Implement the Traffic Light System for strategic robots.txt management
Understand why blocking all bots destroys your GEO visibility
Master UCP structured data for AI-enabled commerce

Start UCP Track

GEO Analytics Certified

4 lessons

Certified in measuring and reporting AI visibility

1 hourAnalytics Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand the unique challenges of measuring AI visibility vs traditional SEO
Set up tracking systems to monitor brand mentions across major AI platforms
Define meaningful KPIs for GEO success
Build executive dashboards that communicate AI visibility progress

Start Analytics Track

Local GEO Certified

4 lessons

Certified in Local AI Optimization

45 minLocal GEO Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand how AI handles local search and recommendations differently than traditional local SEO
Optimize your Google Business Profile for AI Overviews and AI assistants
Build local authority signals that AI systems recognize
Handle multi-location businesses in AI-first discovery

Start Local GEO Track

AI Crisis Management Certified

4 lessons

Certified in AI Reputation Crisis Management

50 minAI Crisis Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Identify AI reputation risks before they become crises
Develop rapid response protocols for AI misinformation
Correct inaccurate information in AI systems
Build resilient reputation that withstands AI scrutiny

Start AI Crisis Track

Industry GEO Specialist

4 lessons

Certified in vertical-specific GEO strategies

1 hourVerticals Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand how AI treats different industries differently
Apply vertical-specific GEO strategies
Navigate industry compliance in AI optimization
Build authority signals that matter for your vertical

Start Verticals Track

AI Agent Optimization Certified

4 lessons

Certified in optimizing for autonomous AI agents

45 minAI Agents Track

Skills you'll demonstrate:

Understand how AI agents differ from AI assistants
Prepare your digital presence for autonomous agent discovery
Optimize for AI agents that browse websites
Build trust signals that AI agents recognize

Start AI Agents Track

How to Get Certified

Choose a Track

Select the certification path that matches your goals

Complete Lessons

Work through all lessons at your own pace

Pass Assessment

Demonstrate knowledge with a final quiz

Get Certified

Receive your certificate and digital badge

What You'll Receive

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Certificate of Completion

This certifies that

Your Name Here

has successfully completed all requirements for

GEO Certified Professional

Credential ID: VG-GEO-2024-XXXXX

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