High Priority
Implement a 'Business.txt' Protocol
Establish a machine-readable summary of your entire business site hierarchy specifically for AI agents, focusing on services, locations, and customer touchpoints.
Create a text file at '/business.txt' with a brief introduction of your small business, its core services, and operating hours.
Include markdown-style links to your most important service pages, location pages, and contact information.
Add a 'Services Offered' section in the file using structured lists to detail your primary offerings for AI indexing.
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High Priority
AI Assistant Selective Indexing (e.g., Google Assistant, Siri)
Fine-tune which sections of your small business website should be ingested by AI assistants for voice search and direct answers.
User-agent: Googlebot (for Assistant) Allow: /services/ Allow: /locations/ Disallow: /blog/search/
Verify your crawler permissions using the Google Search Console's 'URL Inspection' tool for relevant AI assistants.
Monitor crawl frequency in your server logs to ensure AI assistants are accessing your key business information pages.
Medium Priority
Schema Markup for Local Business Entities
Use structured data (Schema.org) to help AI crawlers understand the specific entities of your small business, like services, opening hours, and contact details.
Implement the 'LocalBusiness' schema type, specifying your business category (e.g., 'Plumber', 'Restaurant').
Use properties like 'openingHours', 'address', 'telephone', and 'url' accurately.
Leverage 'hasOfferCatalog' or 'hasMenuItem' to detail your services or products for direct AI retrieval.
High Priority
Service-Centric Content Chunking
Structure your service pages so they can be easily 'Chucked' by AI retrieval pipelines for direct answers to customer queries.
Keep each distinct service description within a 500-word container, clearly outlining benefits and features.
Avoid 'floating' context; repeat the primary service name in section summaries and headings.
Eliminate ambiguous pronouns (e.g., 'it', 'this') and replace them with the specific Service Name or Business Name.
