I want an icon on people's phones that is simply a URL to my site. How?

[Android Central Question]

To help draw people to my events listings website I'd like people in the area to be able to have an icon on their phones which is simply a url to my site.
Do I need to create an App to do this and use Google Play and App Store?
Or is there a simpler cheaper way to do this?
Thanks in advance!

 

[hallux]

So, when people are nearby you want something to just show up on their device to guide them to your shop or website? Good luck, these are the kinds of practices people don't like.

 

[methodman89]

To help draw people to my events listings website I'd like people in the area to be able to have an icon on their phones which is simply a url to my site.
Do I need to create an App to do this and use Google Play and App Store?
Or is there a simpler cheaper way to do this?
Thanks in advance!

From Google maps, save your location. Copy and paste the url to the people you want. You won't be able to just indiscriminately put links on peoples phone, or computer, or tablet etc. But yes, if you can get people to dl your app, it could be written to launch your location on a map, or a link to a map.

 

[B. Diddy]

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