Reduce Risk,
Cover Your Buttx
A Gen X Guide to Publishing in the Age of AI.
Search indexing good, AI training bad. You need
leverage, not vibes.
Instant PDF Download • 5 Parts • 15 Chapters • 35+ Pages
What's Inside
How We Got Here (And Why It's Messy)
The internet doesn't care about your feelings. From zines to zero control, how AI training broke the search-traffic contract.
- Ch 1: From Zines to Zero Control
- Ch 2: Search Engines Were a Deal
- Ch 3: AI Changed the Deal
The Myth of Total Control
You can't stop everything — but you can build a case. Robots.txt, meta tags, and the tools that establish intent.
- Ch 4: Why You Can't Fully Opt Out (Yet)
- Ch 5: Robots.txt Is a Fence, Not a Force Field
- Ch 6: Meta Tags, Signals, and Saying "No" Loudly
Staying Indexed Without Feeding the Beast
Practical setup: robots.txt configs, platform-by-platform notes, and strategic withholding.
- Ch 7: Let Google Crawl, Block the Rest
- Ch 8: Practical Setup (No Mysticism)
- Ch 9: Partial Publishing and Strategic Withholding
Plagiarism, Proof, and Paper Trails
Timestamps, archives, DMCA — how to keep receipts and use them when things go sideways.
- Ch 10: Publish First or It Didn't Happen
- Ch 11: Finding Your Stolen Work
- Ch 12: DMCA Without Drama
The Long Game
Email lists, owned property, and why you keep publishing even when the rules keep changing.
- Ch 13: Owning Your Audience Again
- Ch 14: Accepting Imperfect Control
- Ch 15: Writing Anyway
Templates & Checklists
Copy-paste-ready robots.txt, copyright language, DMCA takedown checklist, and a platform comparison table.
Get the Complete Guide
No-BS advice for Gen X writers navigating the AI era.
🔒 Secure Payment by Square • 100% Money-Back Guarantee