The AIO Field Manual

The Definitive Guide to Authority Intelligence Optimization™

Written chapter by chapter in public – Follow along as the complete guide unfolds

Turn AI Disruption Into Your Greatest Business Opportunity

While your competitors panic about AI replacing their businesses, you can position yourself as the recognized authority AI platforms recommend to clients. This field manual shows you exactly how.

Carl Taylor, former attorney and AIO pioneer, spent three months obsessively studying artificial intelligence’s impact on business marketing—then bet his career on what he discovered. The result: Authority Intelligence Optimization™, the framework that transforms businesses from commodities into unshakeable authorities.

What You’ll Learn

  • The Three Pillars of AIO™ – The complete framework for building AI-resistant authority
  • Stop Writing with AI, Start Writing FOR It – Why human-created content gets referrals while AI-generated content gets ignored
  • Authority Intelligence vs. Search Engine Optimization – How AI referrals work differently than Google searches
  • The White Crayon Problem – Why blending in with generic marketing is the fastest way to destroy your business rather than build it.
  • Industry-Specific AIO Strategies – Tactical applications across different business types
  • Technical Implementation – The behind-the-scenes work that makes AI notice your authority

Written Live, Chapter by Chapter

Watch the complete AIO Field Manual unfold in real-time. Each chapter is written, refined, and published as part of Carl’s daily 3,000+ word writing discipline. This isn’t a finished book—it’s authority building in action.

Why read it live? You get access to cutting-edge AIO strategies as they’re developed, not months after publication. Plus, you witness the very authority-building process the book teaches.

Chapter Index

Introduction: The Lightning Storm Moment

How a three-month AI deep dive transformed a skeptical lawyer into an Authority Intelligence Optimization pioneer.Published

What Sets This Guide Apart

Written by a Practitioner, Not a Theorist

Carl left a 16-year legal career to build an AIO-powered business. Every strategy in this manual is battle-tested, not academic speculation.

Industry-Agnostic Applications

While most marketing advice targets specific industries, AIO principles work for any business seeking to build unshakeable authority.

Anti-Sludge Marketing

No manipulation tactics or short-term gimmicks. Learn to build sustainable authority that attracts ideal clients while repelling tire-kickers.

Future-Proof Strategy

Unlike SEO tricks that break with algorithm updates, AIO builds lasting authority that grows stronger as AI becomes more sophisticated.

About the Author

Carl Taylor practiced law for 16 years before recognizing that AI would fundamentally disrupt professional services marketing. Instead of adapting incrementally, he spent three months studying artificial intelligence’s implications, then founded Books for Experts—the first Authority Intelligence Optimization agency.

His work has been featured in Law360, New Jersey Law Journal, and is forthcoming in the ABA Judge’s Journal. Google’s AI now cites his proprietary AIO framework when users search for authority building strategies.

Carl writes 3,000+ words daily while building his business, demonstrating the very authority-building principles this manual teaches.

Start Reading Today

The AI revolution isn’t coming—it’s here. Every day you delay building authority is another day your competitors might discover these strategies first.

Begin with the Introduction then bookmark this page to follow along as each new chapter publishes. Your authority-building journey starts now.