Rankability Academy

Become a Certified SEO & AI Search Expert

Q: How do I get access to Rankability Academy?

It's included with every Rankability subscription. When you enroll, you get the full software suite plus the entire Academy — all three certifications, the 100+ systems library, the mastermind, and the private community.

Q: How do we become a Certified Rankability Agency?

The criteria is simple: you’re an active member of Rankability, you’ve completed the certification pre-requisites, and your agency has a clean reputation. Once you’re certified, your agency will be listed on Rankability as a recommended agency. You can then embed the “Certified Rankability Agency” badge on your website to build credibility and trust.

Q: Can I still get certified if I'm a freelancer or solo agency?

Yes, of course. Both agencies and individuals can earn certification.

Q: How long does certification take?

It’s self-paced. Each certification pairs on-demand lessons with the exact SOPs and systems we use in real client campaigns, so you can move as fast or as deliberately as you want and earn your badge once you pass the exam.

Q: Do I need a Rankability subscription to take the courses?

Yes. The Academy is included with an active Rankability subscription. The platform is where you put every system and certification into practice, so the two go hand in hand.

Q: How is this different from Gotch SEO Academy?

Rankability Academy is the evolution of the training agency owners have trusted for years, rebuilt around AI search. You get AEO, SEO, and Local SEO certifications, 100+ systems and agent skills, live expert support, and the Rankability platform that runs it all — in one place.

Q: Is there a guarantee?

Plans are flexible — you can start monthly and cancel anytime from inside Rankability. For full plan and billing details, see our pricing page.

Q: Do certifications expire? How do I stay certified?

Your certification stays active as long as you keep an active Rankability subscription. That keeps your skills — and your Certified Agency listing — current as search and AI platforms evolve.

Learn the proven systems behind hundreds of top 1% campaigns — and bring them to your clients with certifications, 100+ SOPs, and live expert support.

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Trusted by agency owners at Rankings.io, YEG Digital, SEO Align, and more.

Built for people who run search campaigns for clients

Made for agency owners, in-house SEOs, freelancers, and consultants who are done guessing. If you run search campaigns for clients — or want to — this is your operating system.

Agency owners In-house SEOs Freelancers Consultants

Certifications

Three certifications. One standard: top 1% results.

Available now

AEO Expert Certification

Drive brand visibility in AI answers across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity — every platform where your clients' customers ask questions.

Coming soon

SEO Expert Certification

Master the art and science of SEO 2.0 — Search Everywhere Optimization. Rank where people actually search, not just where they used to.

Coming soon

Local SEO Expert Certification

Dominate Google's local pack and win local queries across every AI platform.

Systems

100+

AEO & SEO systems, SOPs, and agent skills — built for agencies

Stop reinventing the wheel for every campaign. Every system is the exact process we use in real client campaigns: copy it, assign it to your team (or your AI agents), and run.

Systems Library

Content Refresh SOP

SOP

AI Visibility Audit

SYSTEM

Local Citation Sprint

SOP

Internal Linking Agent

AGENT SKILL

+ 96 more…

You're never on your own

Get unstuck in one call — not one quarter

LIVE

Mastermind

Led by top 1% search experts, not interns. Never wonder what to do next: jump on a twice-weekly call, get your problem solved, and keep moving.

“The twice-weekly coaching calls are invaluable — worth five times the price of the course.” — Dan Ansaldo, Division-D

Private Community

Real experts. Zero fluff. Pure actionable value and support — campaign reviews, wins, and answers from people who do this every day.

Rankability Software

The Academy teaches the system. Rankability runs it.

Every certification, system, and recommendation ties back to the Rankability platform — so your campaigns are effective, efficient, and repeatable.

Academy + Rankability is built to replace a $150,000/year search director at your agency.

Certified Agency Program

Get listed. Get clients.

Become a Rankability Certified Agency and get listed on Rankability as a recommended agency — in front of businesses actively looking for search help. No pay-to-play directory fees.

Get certified

Complete a certification in Rankability Academy.

Stay active

Keep an active Rankability subscription.

Get listed

Appear on Rankability as a recommended agency.

Example listing

Your Agency

Certified

SEO & AI search for growing brands

AEO SEO Local SEO

Testimonials

What agencies and search experts are saying

"There are so many courses out there trying to sell you SEO instruction. It’s very clear that Nathan Gotch is an expert and Rankability Academy is ahead of the game."

Chris Dreyer

CEO, Rankings.io

"Rankability Academy has been the most valuable investment I've made in myself and my business. The systems in the courses have made my SEO process run smoothly and allowed me to achieve more predictable results for clients."

Tyler Nalbach

Founder, SEO Align

"The Rankability Academy is hands down the BEST SEO and Business training platform out there. I went from not knowing where or how to start, to now having a full content process, SOPs that help streamline every step."

Brian Zippin

Founder, Digital Marketing Service Pro

"It would be difficult to overemphasize the quality of this Academy! The twice-weekly coaching calls are invaluable. Even at a low estimate, they're worth five times the price of the course."

Dan Ansaldo

SEO Specialist, Division-D

"Rankability Academy provides unbelievable value. I don't think I could even put a price on how valuable it is. Best investment I've ever made and it's not even close."

Noah Kain

Agency Owner, Noah Kain Consulting

"If you want to learn SEO you'll find 1000 ways to learn it for free BUT the knowledge will be scattered. Being certified by Rankability Academy will definitely make you stand out from others."

Ahmed Hassan

Founder & SEO Consultant, Organix Media

"I've been watching YouTube SEO videos for years. Rankability Academy has helped me develop a repeatable process that helps my sites gain traffic while I sleep."

Paul Letourneau

CEO & Director of Strategy, YEG Digital

Your Instructor

Learn from practitioners, not professors

Nathan Gotch has led hundreds of SEO and AI search campaigns in health, legal, B2B, and SaaS. Author of The SEO Entrepreneur and AI SEO for Dummies. His content reaches 2M+ people per year, and his systems are used by thousands of agencies worldwide.

Author, The SEO Entrepreneur Author, AI SEO for Dummies 2M+ reach / year

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

$99 /mo

Full platform + the entire Academy, included.

All 3 certifications (AEO, SEO, Local SEO)
100+ systems, SOPs & agent skills
Twice-weekly mastermind calls
Private expert community
Full Rankability platform access
Certified Agency Program eligibility

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get access to Rankability Academy?

How do we become a Certified Rankability Agency?

Can I still get certified if I'm a freelancer or solo agency?

How long does certification take?

Do I need a Rankability subscription to take the courses?

How is this different from Gotch SEO Academy?

Is there a guarantee?

Do certifications expire? How do I stay certified?

Stop guessing. Start certifying.

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