Course : From SEO to GEO, optimal search engine positioning

Anticipate new search uses

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. GEX

From SEO to GEO, optimal search engine positioning

Anticipate new search uses


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Cette formation a pour objectif de permettre aux participants de maîtriser les enjeux actuels du référencement naturel (SEO) et de l’optimisation pour les moteurs génératifs et les intelligences artificielles (GEO – Generative Engine Optimization), dans un contexte marqué par l’évolution rapide des usages de recherche et l’essor des moteurs conversationnels basés sur les LLM. Les participants seront capables de concevoir des contenus et des stratégies de visibilité adaptés aux moteurs de recherche traditionnels comme aux environnements conversationnels basés sur l’IA.


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Practical course
Available in English on request

Ref. GEX
  2d - 14h00
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Cette formation a pour objectif de permettre aux participants de maîtriser les enjeux actuels du référencement naturel (SEO) et de l’optimisation pour les moteurs génératifs et les intelligences artificielles (GEO – Generative Engine Optimization), dans un contexte marqué par l’évolution rapide des usages de recherche et l’essor des moteurs conversationnels basés sur les LLM. Les participants seront capables de concevoir des contenus et des stratégies de visibilité adaptés aux moteurs de recherche traditionnels comme aux environnements conversationnels basés sur l’IA.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understanding the principles, challenges and levers of SEO
Integrating SEO into a global digital strategy
Implementing an effective SEO methodology
Understanding the fundamentals of GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)
Designing and optimizing content for generative AI
Deploy advanced GEO techniques

Intended audience
Web project managers, content managers, SEO consultants, webmasters, UX/UI designers.

Prerequisites
Bonne connaissance du HTML et du CSS.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Demonstrations and hands-on exercises will put the concepts into practice.
Teaching methods
Each new theoretical concept is immediately applied in practice.

Course schedule

1
What is SEO and why?

  • A set of techniques for optimal positioning on search engines.
  • SEO as a growth lever and a "natural" way to get on the first page of search results.
  • Objectives: traffic, ROI, brand awareness, qualified leads, market share.
  • Key SEO usage statistics.
  • Constantly evolving algorithms.
Demonstration

2
The place of SEO in digital strategy

  • Comparison with social networks, telemarketing or online advertising.
  • The 3 main levers: technical optimization, content production, link building.
  • Strategic factors: seasonality and local referencing.
  • Google My Business and local SEO best practices.
Hands-on work
SEO awareness exercise: understanding how Google "sees" pages.

3
Adopt the right SEO strategy and methodology with optimization

  • Analyze: context, environment, scope of intervention.
  • Recommendations: audit and advice, measurement of existing situation, measurable objectives.
  • Realize: operational phase, prioritization by impact.
  • Measure: ongoing analysis, adaptation of strategic choices.
Hands-on work
Tag analysis: TITLE, CANONICAL, META, H1, STRONG, IMG ALT, JSON-LD...

4
GEO fundamentals

  • What is an LLM?
  • SEO versus GEO: conceptual differences.
  • How do LLMs "see" content?
  • Authority and reliability criteria for AIs.
  • E-E-A-T 2.0 reinvented for AI.
  • The importance of semantic structure.
Demonstration

5
Content strategies for GEO

  • Create IA-friendly content.
  • The art of quotation and reference.
  • Create synthesizable and quotable content.
  • Optimization for generative snippets.
Hands-on work
Rewriting a page according to GEO principles.

6
Advanced GEO techniques

  • Schema markup and structured data 2.0.
  • Optimization for conversational queries.
  • Named entity strategy and knowledge graph.
  • Create a body of authority in a field.
  • Robots.txt configuration for LLMs: LLMs.txt.
  • New performance indicators (GEO KPIs).
  • Tools for monitoring mentions in LLMs.
  • Continuous optimization strategy.
  • Introduction to MCP (Model Context Protocol).
Hands-on work
Evolution from encyclopedic to conversational style.


Dates and locations
Select your location or opt for the remote class then choose your date.
Remote class

Last places available
Guaranteed date, in person or remotely
Guaranteed session

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 8 June, 17 Sep., 26 Nov.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 1 June, 10 Sep., 12 Nov.