
Guide
nearvise
Ask locals. Get quotes.
The nearvise app is where it all began: near + advise. Ask your neighbourhood a question or post a job, and local businesses answer with advice and quotes.
Step by step
Getting started
- 1
Browse first, no account needed
See what people nearby are asking and posting before you sign up.
- 2
Join in one page
Your email and phone (each with a code), your name and your area. That’s it.
- 3
Ask or post
Choose Question for advice, or Get quotes for a job. For a job, a few smart follow-up questions help businesses quote accurately.
- 4
Add the details
Title, category, budget, timeline and photos — then preview and post.
- 5
Compare quotes
Quotes arrive in the app with a notification. You stay anonymous while you compare.
- 6
Accept and chat
Accept the quote you like and a private chat opens with that business. Share your phone only if you want to.
Know your way around
Where things are
Home
Posts and questions from people near you.
Post
Ask a question or get quotes for a job.
My posts
Active, closed and draft posts, with their quotes.
Notifications
New quotes, comments and messages.
Find work
Business accounts: open posts that match your skills.
Next
When you’re ready for more
- Turn a question into a job
- Got good advice? Convert your question into a quote request in a tap.
- Ask a business directly
- Found someone you like? Ask them for a quote.
- For businesses
- Running nearvise Payments or Invoice? Find work shows open posts that match what you do, and you can turn on a daily email of new work nearby.
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Get nearvise
Ask a question or post a job, and local businesses answer with advice and quotes. You stay anonymous until you accept one.