Getting Started with NearMeNow

Here are the steps in order to complete your NearMeNow account set up:

1. Open the NearMeNow invitation email that was sent to you. Follow the instructions to create your account.
2. Login to your NearMeNow Control Panel.
3. Create your first business location. Learn More.

To edit your location details select the Location Hub menu located on the left side. Enter your location details:

• Business Name - Official name of your business that your customers should find online. Please do not add any keyword, category or city, unless it is officially part of the business name. Multiple changes within a short time might result in rejection of the business by directories.
• Address Line 1 (Street and street number) - Enter the location's street and number. Please ensure the correct notation.
• Service Areas - A service area defines the area in which the business provides products or services. Service-area businesses can only create one profile for the metropolitan area that they serve. We recommend using a list of zip codes served and these should not be farther than about 80 km / 50 mi from your business. Service areas of the same brand or business should not overlap.
• Hide my address on directories because I don't serve customers at my business location - If you check this box, your exact address will be hidden on the online directories.

• Categories - The categories we create are based on those that are available in Google. Once a category is added to the tool, we look for the closest match in all other publishers.

  Sometimes there is no match in other directories. In this case we look to match the "parent category" or as close a fit as possible.

Contact Info

• Phone - Please enter the phone number at which customers may reach you. Please do not enter a mobile phone number. Please do not enter additional characters - such as brackets, hyphens or spaces.
• Opening Hours - Edit your Business location opening hours.
  

Business Info and Description

• Keywords - Choose keywords which are relevant to your business, starting with the most important ones first. These may be products, brands or services. A keyword can be composed of several words. Add a keyword by typing it in and pressing "Enter".

 

• Short Description:

Enter a short description (max. 200 characters and 100 characters for Facebook) of the location or company. Content: The description could be about your company history, uniqueness and products or services so that customers can get to know you better. You can add placeholders *|city|*, *|name|*, *|zip|* to dynamically customize content for the location. Do not input any contact data like Email, Phone or Website.

 

• Long Description - Enter a detailed description (max. 750 characters for Google) of the location or company. The description can be about your company history, uniqueness and products or services. You can individualise it by using placeholders *|city|*, *|name|*, *|zip|*. Do not enter any contact data like Email, Phone or Website.

 

Once this is completed you will need to submit your location to the directories.

To do that navigate to Location Hub > Listings > and choose which directory you wish to submit the business location to (for example Google):

 

4. Connect and verify your Google My Business page. Learn More.
5. Connect your Facebook business page. Learn More.
6. Connect your business Instagram account. Learn More.
7. Submit your Business Location to up to 50 directories, including Google Maps, Apple Maps, Nextdoor, Waze, Uber, TomTom, Navmii, Foursquare, and many more. Learn More.
8. Share and schedule content, updates, events, promotions, and photos across your business location profiles. Learn More.
9. Monitor and engage with your business’s online reviews. Learn more.

 

Need help? Our Support Center provides clear and easy instructions for taking full advantage of the platform.

Prefer to speak to someone? Call us at 1-866-521-5464 or reach out to us by email at support@nchweb.com.