Frequently Asked Questions
Learn about Hey Nghbr and how it works
How It Works
What is Hey Nghbr?
Hey Nghbr shows you where people are actually going — and what they're loving — in real time. It's a feed built on real word-of-mouth, not endless reviews or sponsored lists.
Anchor Posts
Updates shared by local businesses—new items, specials, events, or simple check-ins. They appear in your feed and act as the "home base" for all neighbor visits shared about that spot.
Curated Plans
Neighborhood guides that connect multiple places into a themed experience. Anyone can create a plan—neighbors share them from their profile, while curators can earn from theirs and reach people browsing the main feed.
Who can earn from plans?
Curators and businesses can earn from the plans they create. Neighbors can create and share plans too—it's a natural path toward becoming a curator when you're ready.
Local Mode vs Explore Mode
Local Mode shows what's happening nearby—fresh posts from businesses close to you.
Explore Mode casts a wider net, surfacing newer spots, lesser-known places, and places a little further out that you might not have discovered otherwise.
Badges & Recognition
Founders Circle
Limited TimeFounders Circle is for the people who helped build Hey Nghbr from the ground up. The ones who showed up, used it, shared it, and made it better. This is how we recognize the early supporters who were part of making this real.
Businesses earn it by joining as Neighborhood Partners early, the businesses helping shape Hey Nghbr from the beginning.
Curators earn it through participation. If you've been sharing what you know and helping others find good spots, you're the kind of person we built this for.
Neighbors earn it by actually using Hey Nghbr. Visiting places, saving things, sharing what's good.
Once you've earned Founders Circle, it's yours. It doesn't expire. It just means you were here early, and you showed up.
Curators are local experts who create neighborhood plans and guides. They can publish curated collections of places and earn from their recommendations.
Know your neighborhood?
Turn what you know into plans others can follow—and get paid when they do.
Apply to be a CuratorAny business can join Hey Nghbr and start showing up. Post updates, get featured in curated plans, and see how neighbors are discovering you.
Businesses can also create their own plans—a way to showcase experiences and connect with neighbors who are already looking.
Neighborhood Partners get expanded visibility and deeper tools to show up across Hey Nghbr. Plans you create can reach neighbors browsing the main feed—not just your profile.
- Plans visible in the main feed
- Neighborhood Partner tag on your profile
- Unlimited posts and plans
- Full dashboard with deeper insights
- More ways to stay current and compound over time
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