One
of the latest webmaster things floating around the web today is on
the business.txt file.
It
is based on the concept of a robots.txt file but is there to give
business owners an easy way to give search engines and local search
engines a way to discover the business address
Business.txt
is a file that local businesses upload to their website with their
business information so all website providers can update it whenever
something is changed. It is located typically at the root of the
domain under a file, /business.txt.
Wouldn’t
it be great for small business owners if, rather than having to seek
out and manage their business listings on dozens of local
directories, they could manage that information solely on their own
websites?
The
idea is that the business owner puts all of his/her local data into a
simple text file (business.txt) — name, address, phone, hours,
lat-long coordinates, short description, long description and much
more.
And
then websites like Yelp and Foursquare and Google+ Local would rely
on this trusted data, rather than expect the business owner to come
manage the data at each specific directory site.
Darren
Shaw and the Whitespark crew have already created a Business.txt
generator even though this idea is barely off the ground.
- Websites have outdated information
- A file with all the information of the local business in a standard format
- Websites will get that file and update their information when something changes
- Users will know and read the latest information
Name:
RJ Grunts
Categories:
American Restaurant, Bar
Street:
2056 North Lincoln Park W (at Dickens Ave.)
Zip:
60614
City:
Chicago
State:
Illinois
Country:
United States
Coordinates:
41.92012, -87.63645
Phone:
(1) 773-929-5363
Open:
Mon-Fri 11.30am-12am, Sat 10am-12am, Sun 10am-9pm
Website:
http://www.doaminname.com/
