{
  "dataset": "AI SEO Rainmakers monthly evidence ledger",
  "maintainer": "AISEOCourse.review",
  "cadence": "Baseline rows are dated public snapshots carried from the aiseo-course.wiki ledger plus our own checks. From October 2026 one row is recorded on the same day of each month.",
  "fields": [
    "date",
    "captured_at (UTC, null when only the date was recorded)",
    "surface (platform_ui | sales_copy | official | independent | observed)",
    "price",
    "members",
    "review_count",
    "rating",
    "sales_copy_members",
    "sales_copy_reviews",
    "source_kind",
    "source_label",
    "source_url",
    "monthly{...}"
  ],
  "entries": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-22",
      "price": null,
      "members": "250+",
      "review_count": null,
      "rating": null,
      "source_kind": "official",
      "source_label": "SEO.Stream about page: passed 250 members in the first week",
      "source_url": "https://seo.stream/about/",
      "captured_at": null,
      "surface": "official",
      "sales_copy_members": null,
      "sales_copy_reviews": null
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-27",
      "captured_at": null,
      "surface": "official",
      "price": 259,
      "members": 279,
      "review_count": 28,
      "rating": 5.0,
      "sales_copy_members": null,
      "sales_copy_reviews": null,
      "source_kind": "official",
      "source_label": "Charles Floate's own AI SEO course comparison: raw numbers for Rainmakers 'as of Aug 27' (unscored box). Also states 9 courses / 62 modules and a 3.5-hour weekly call.",
      "source_url": "https://www.charlesfloate.com/ai-seo-course"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-06",
      "price": 269,
      "members": 314,
      "review_count": null,
      "rating": null,
      "source_kind": "independent",
      "source_label": "Paid-member review snapshot (AISEORainmaker.com)",
      "source_url": "https://aiseorainmaker.com/",
      "captured_at": null,
      "surface": "independent",
      "sales_copy_members": null,
      "sales_copy_reviews": null
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-09",
      "price": 269,
      "members": 325,
      "review_count": null,
      "rating": null,
      "source_kind": "observed",
      "source_label": "Our check of the public Skool listing",
      "source_url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo-rainmakers/about?ref=23d2a5fd22984af9a6162775e729a27b",
      "captured_at": null,
      "surface": "platform_ui",
      "sales_copy_members": null,
      "sales_copy_reviews": null
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-16",
      "price": 289,
      "members": 359,
      "review_count": 31,
      "rating": 5.0,
      "source_kind": "platform",
      "source_label": "Public Skool listing (baseline month)",
      "source_url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo-rainmakers/about?ref=23d2a5fd22984af9a6162775e729a27b",
      "monthly": {
        "new_tools": "CharlesGPT 3.1, tools and repos, and site audits are named on the listing at baseline. No way to mark them as new yet; tracked from here.",
        "new_modules": "Listing advertises new courses and intel every month. Specific additions are not itemized publicly at baseline.",
        "founder": "Listing advertises weekly live Q&A taught personally by Charles Floate; SEO.Stream says he is present in the feed. Two September paid-member reviews confirm live access as central.",
        "offer_changes": "Price moved from $269 (Sep 6 independent snapshot, Sep 9 our check) to $289 (Sep 16 listing). Seven-day money-back note with 'DM before Level 3' shown on the listing.",
        "feedback": "31 Skool reviews at 5.0. Visible reviews praise practical implementation, live feedback, tools and experienced members. Independent reviewers flag premium pricing, level-gated content and the aggressive tilt."
      },
      "captured_at": null,
      "surface": "platform_ui",
      "sales_copy_members": null,
      "sales_copy_reviews": null
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-16",
      "captured_at": "2026-09-16T18:17:44Z",
      "surface": "platform_ui",
      "price": 289,
      "members": 357,
      "review_count": 35,
      "rating": 5.0,
      "sales_copy_members": 354,
      "sales_copy_reviews": 31,
      "source_kind": "platform",
      "source_label": "Public Skool listing, interface header. The group's own sales copy lower on the same page still read 354 members and 31 reviews.",
      "source_url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo-rainmakers/about?ref=23d2a5fd22984af9a6162775e729a27b"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-24",
      "captured_at": "2026-09-24T19:00:00Z",
      "surface": "platform_ui",
      "price": 299,
      "members": 379,
      "review_count": 39,
      "rating": 5.0,
      "source_kind": "platform",
      "source_label": "Public Skool listing. The listing stated the next price step as $319 or more.",
      "source_url": "https://www.skool.com/ai-seo-rainmakers/about?ref=23d2a5fd22984af9a6162775e729a27b",
      "new_tools": "No new tools named since baseline.",
      "new_modules": "Listing still advertises new courses and intel every month; additions are not itemized publicly.",
      "founder_involvement": "Weekly live Q&A taught personally by Charles Floate still advertised on the listing.",
      "offer_changes": "Price moved from $289 (16 September) to $299 (24 September). Listing states the next price step as $319 or more. Seven-day money-back note unchanged.",
      "public_feedback": "39 Skool reviews at 5.0, up from 35 on 16 September. Members 379, up from 357."
    }
  ]
}