NextDoor: Set Up a Local Neighbourhood Website
Nextdoor is like a ‘local Facebook’. You set a boundary and put safety caveats in place, then post anything from lost/found pets, job adverts, community bulletins or where the nearest party is! It’s free to use, just find someone to handle the admin.
If sharing food or plants/flowers, read up on food safety for people and pets and pet-friendly gardens (don’t place indoor plants to face gardens, to help stop birds flying into windows).
Councils and emergency services can also share real-time info (like flood warnings). And you can even say ‘hi’ to some of the 300,000 Next Door neighbourhoods around the world.
Facebook is increasingly concerning regarding privacy, tracking and grooming of children. NextDoor is local, safe, avoids the ‘Big Brother’ stuff and is not designed to make billionaires richer!
It’s where communities come together to greet newcomers, exchange recommendations, and read the latest local news. Where neighbours support local businesses and get updates from public services. Where neighbours borrow tools and sell sofas. It’s how to get the most out of everything nearby. Welcome, neighbour! NextDoor
Already 1 in 4 people are on a NextDoor website, so why not join them? It gives all the benefits of Facebook, without any of the worrying and corporate stuff.
It’s now used by over 100 million neighbourhoods across 345,000 neighbourhoods worldwide, for trusted local news, real-time safety alerts, recommendations, sales and free listings, plus local events.
