By completing this course, you will be able to use generative AI tools to create, optimize, and personalize content that improves SEO performance and brand visibility across digital channels.

Generative AI Content and Prompt Optimization

Generative AI Content and Prompt Optimization
This course is part of AI SEO & GEO: Boost Your Brand's AI Visibility Professional Certificate

Instructor: Professionals from the Industry
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What you'll learn
Apply generative AI to create SEO-optimized written and visual content.
Design effective prompts that guide AI outputs toward marketing goals.
Generate personalized content variations using structured prompt templates
Evaluate and refine AI-generated content using SEO and quality criteria.
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February 2026
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There are 11 modules in this course
You will explore how generative AI systems transform prompts into marketing outputs. You’ll break down the inference process step-by-step to understand how structured prompts influence brand consistency, output quality, and creative control. By mastering this pipeline, you’ll strengthen your ability to guide AI toward reliable marketing results.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments
You will apply structured prompts to generate branded visuals that meet professional marketing standards. You’ll refine AI outputs using SEO-enhanced metadata and accessibility best practices, ensuring your visuals are discoverable, inclusive, and campaign-ready
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1 video1 reading3 assignments
You will examine how keyword placement influences on-page SEO performance. You’ll analyze headings, metadata, and body content to understand how search engines interpret structure and relevance.
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2 videos1 reading1 assignment
You will use generative AI tools to draft written content aligned to defined content requirements. You’ll evaluate keyword integration, tone, and originality, then refine AI-generated drafts for publication.
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2 videos1 reading2 assignments
You will explore how dynamic content blocks function within email marketing and other communication channels. You’ll identify where personalization improves engagement and how structured content adapts to different audience segments.
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1 video1 reading1 assignment
You will design prompt templates that insert variables to generate customized outputs at scale. You’ll test, refine, and export AI-generated variations to support personalized marketing campaigns and A/B testing workflows.
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2 videos2 readings3 assignments
You will learn how to structure clear and purposeful prompts that guide generative AI toward SEO-aligned outputs. You’ll identify common prompt weaknesses and refine them using foundational best practices.
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3 videos1 reading1 assignment
You will apply generative AI tools to create webpage meta descriptions aligned with defined SEO guidelines. You’ll evaluate keyword usage, tone, and length to ensure search visibility and user engagement.
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2 videos1 reading3 assignments
You will learn how to write and interpret generative AI prompts designed for marketing visuals. You’ll refine outputs to maintain brand consistency and prepare assets for performance-driven campaigns.
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4 videos1 reading1 assignment
You will apply generative AI tools to create and prepare campaign-ready visual assets for A/B testing. You’ll generate variations, optimize performance settings, and organize outputs for structured experimentation.
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2 videos1 reading2 assignments
In this project, you will design and optimize a complete AI-powered content strategy that uses prompt engineering to generate SEO-aligned, personalized content for different audience segments. You will apply skills from across the course to create prompts, generate optimized content, evaluate SEO performance, and document your decisions in a portfolio-ready artifact. This project simulates a real-world content optimization task commonly performed by AI marketers, SEO specialists, and growth teams.
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2 readings1 assignment
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Frequently asked questions
No prior AI experience is required. The course introduces generative AI concepts from the ground up and focuses on practical marketing applications.
You’ll create AI-generated written content, meta descriptions, personalized marketing messages, and visual assets for experimentation and A/B testing.
This course provides the AI content foundation used in later courses focused on SEO optimization, marketing strategy, campaign performance, and analytics.
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