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▪ EDTECHUS ONLINE LEARNING & EDUCATION

TURNING AI EDUCATION SEARCH INTO ENROLLMENTS.

Built an education search strategy around learner questions, program intent and AI recommendations to expand visibility across high-value US searches.

PRIMARY OUTCOME
65 NEW
AI RECOMMENDATION & CITATION WINS
EDTECH · GEO

Expanded AI search visibility across program, course, career and education-related queries through intent-led content and entity optimization.

▪ THE PROJECT

BUILDING A SEARCH SYSTEM FOR PROSPECTIVE LEARNERS

The education platform had a broad course catalog, but its search presence did not consistently answer the questions learners asked before choosing a program.

Prospective learners searched by subject, career goal, program length, cost, certification and learning format rather than only by course name. A query for data analytics, cybersecurity or project management could represent completely different stages of the enrollment journey.

We reorganized the content architecture around programs, subjects, skills, careers and learner intent, connecting educational answers to commercial program pages and creating stronger source material for AI-generated recommendations.

PROJECT SPECIFICATION
INDUSTRYUS Online Learning & Education
PRIMARY SERVICEGenerative Engine Optimization
FOCUS AREASEducation SEO · Program SEO · Content Strategy · GEO
TIMELINEOngoing Growth Program
PRIMARY GOALIncrease AI recommendation and citation visibility
▪ THE SEARCH GAP

MORE COURSES. MORE QUESTIONS. MORE SEARCH INTENT.

The company had strong offerings, but organic and AI search presence fell short because the architecture was not built to scale.

01
LEARNER INTENT

SEARCHES STARTED WITH CAREER GOALS

Learners searched for outcomes like becoming a data analyst or switching into cybersecurity, not simply for course titles.

02
PROGRAM DISCOVERY

PROGRAM DETAILS SHAPED THE DECISION

Questions around cost, duration, prerequisites, format and certification needed clear destinations beyond standard program descriptions.

03
AI DISCOVERY

LEARNERS WANTED RECOMMENDATIONS

AI queries increasingly asked which course, certification or learning path was best for a specific career goal, background or skill level.

KEY INSIGHT

The opportunity was not more course pages. It was better answers connecting learner questions to the right educational pathway.

▪ THE APPROACH

BUILD THE LEARNING PATH. OWN THE SEARCH.

We combined technical SEO with scalable search expansion: build the technical foundation first, map intent, and scale the assets that drive business value.

01
PROGRAM SEO

STRUCTURE EVERY LEARNING PATH

Connected subjects, programs, courses, certifications and related career paths into a clearer education search hierarchy.

02
INTENT MAPPING

MAP HOW LEARNERS SEARCH

Mapped career, subject, skill, certification, cost and program-format intent to distinct search destinations.

03
CONTENT SEO

ANSWER THE ENROLLMENT QUESTIONS

Built content around eligibility, duration, cost, curriculum, outcomes, careers and program comparisons.

04
GEO

MAKE PROGRAMS RECOMMENDABLE

Structured educational information so AI systems could better compare, explain and recommend relevant learning options.

▪ WHAT WE DID

FROM TECHNICAL FIXES TO SCALABLE SEARCH GROWTH

Rather than generic tactics, we executed disciplined workstreams engineered for compounding organic and AI search visibility.

▪ THE RESULTS

Main: large 65 NEW metric → result heading → short explanatory copy.

The new program, topic and learner-intent architecture expanded the site's visibility across AI-generated education answers.

PRIMARY 6-MONTH BUSINESS OUTCOME
65 NEW
AI RECOMMENDATION & CITATION WINS
AI RECOMMENDATION & CITATION COVERAGECOMPOUNDING TRAJECTORY
Month 1 (Audit)Month 2 (Fixes)Month 3 (Programmatic)Month 4 (Indexation)Month 5 (Expansion)Month 6 (65 NEW Outcome)
CAREER-LED
SEARCH COVERAGE

Expanded visibility across searches connecting career goals with courses, certifications and learning paths.

PROGRAM-LED
EDUCATION DISCOVERY

Strengthened visibility around program format, cost, duration, eligibility and subject-specific searches.

AI-LED
RECOMMENDATION VISIBILITY

Improved coverage across recommendation, comparison and “best program” questions in conversational search.

CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT

CAMPAIGN TIMELINE6 Months
AI RECOMMENDATION & CITATION WINS65 NEW
SEARCH COVERAGECAREER-LED
EDUCATION DISCOVERYPROGRAM-LED
GROWTH SIGNALVERIFIED
▪ THE BUSINESS IMPACT
The biggest change was making our education expertise useful at the exact stage when learners were comparing programs and deciding what to study.
US ONLINE LEARNING & EDUCATION MARKETING LEAD

WHAT CHANGED

The combination of stronger product architecture, cleaner indexation, and improved shopping signals created a scalable foundation for product discovery.

  • LEARNER DISCOVERY: Career and subject questions became clearer entry points into relevant programs.
  • AI VISIBILITY: The platform achieved 65 new AI recommendation and citation wins.
  • PROGRAM RELEVANCE: Course, certification and career information became better connected across the learning journey.