Course marketing that fills seats from search, not just social.
Your next cohort is one local search away. We work on your Business Profile, pages and website so that search can find you.
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Done-for-you plans
Done-for-you Local + Ads
Everything in Local, plus we build and manage your Google Ads.
$499per location, per month
Plus $299 setup, once per subscription. Ad spend is paid by you to Google.
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We do the work: your site, your Google profile and your pages.
$249per location, per month
Plus $299 setup, once per subscription. Ad spend is paid by you to Google.
Checkout opens soonWhat matters for local AI course providers.
A local course provider trying to fill a ten-person cohort in Phoenix or Scottsdale next month needs the customer who is searching "AI course near me" or "ChatGPT training Phoenix" and clicking the first result that has a clear date, price, and registration path.
Broad awareness campaigns don't reach that person. Search ads on high-intent course keywords do.
For local course providers, the audit focuses on what converts: Google Ads on high-intent course-search keywords, a GBP profile that lists your programs correctly, and a website that gives a prospective student a price, a schedule, and a way to register in under three clicks.
What the engine actually does for AI course providers.
We set up the work that keeps your search presence converting. For a local course provider, that means: Google Ads keywords built around course-search intent (not generic "AI education" which attracts researchers, not students), GBP listings with accurate program descriptions and registration links, and website conversion grading that flags if your enrollment path has too many steps.
The audit also grades your site speed and mobile experience: a prospective student on mobile who hits a slow page or a form that doesn't work on iOS doesn't fill out the form. These aren't nice-to-haves; they're the difference between an ad click that costs you money and one that fills a seat.
Your dashboard shows your results in plain English, and you get a short monthly note from us. No PDF.
We're building in this space ourselves.
Parker Henkel is building AI University (apexaiu.com), an online AI education platform for local business owners who want to use AI tools to run their businesses better. That means the marketing stack for course providers isn't theoretical to us; we're navigating the same keyword research, the same GBP questions, and the same enrollment conversion problems that any local AI course provider faces.
That gives us a direct line to what actually matters for this vertical: the friction points in enrollment, the search terms that convert versus the ones that burn budget, and the trust signals that move a prospective student from "interesting" to "registered."
Common questions.
- How do I get more local students to find my AI courses on Google?
- Google Ads on course-intent keywords is the fastest path: "AI course [city]", "ChatGPT training [city]", "automation workshop near me". GBP with your program listed as a service is the organic path. The free audit grades both and tells you which to fix first.
- Is Google Ads worth it for a small course provider with a limited budget?
- For a local course, the economics can work even on a small budget, if the keywords are specific enough. A broad "AI" keyword has enormous competition and low purchase intent. A narrow "machine learning workshop Phoenix" keyword has low volume but high intent and lower CPC. The audit shows you the structure that makes your budget work.
- My course is mostly online now. Does local search still matter?
- Yes, for a few reasons. Local searchers still search with city modifiers even for online courses, because they trust local providers and may prefer live or hybrid formats. GBP also shows up in local map results for education-adjacent searches, which online-only providers often ignore. The audit grades your local presence regardless of delivery format.
- How does Axon Growth work for course providers?
- You read your own dashboard any time, and the numbers come from accounts you own. You also get a short monthly note from us on what we did and what is next.
- Can the engine help with enrollment tracking and attribution?
- Your dashboard and our monthly note show the calls and direction requests Google reports for your profile, and what you spent on ads if you run them with us. Google does the counting; we do not track calls on your phone line. That is the data you need to decide where to put the next dollar of ad spend.
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