How Is NAVU Different from Instagram, Google, and Yelp?
Instagram is a great tool for sharing creativity and being found by people anywhere in the world. But people usually open Instagram to scroll reels, catch up with friends, or work on their own posts. Your business updates can get lost unless they happen to come across someone's feed.
People come to NAVU to catch up on local businesses and stay connected to their community. And when you add something new to your profile, your followers get notified directly.
Yelp
Yelp is designed for people visiting, planning a trip, or wanting to review a business.
NAVU is built for visitors and locals both. A newcomer can find you, and the customer who's been coming in for years can stay updated.
Google is a search engine, so it's built for someone who already knows roughly what they want and what it's called. And the first thing on the page is usually paid placement.
NAVU shows people what fits their interests first, then lets them look around at the other shops, makers, and events in the area. Money can't buy visibility on NAVU — the fee is the same for everyone, and nobody can pay to rank higher.
Email Newsletters
An email inbox serves a lot of purposes at once, which means your update is sitting next to invoices, receipts, and work threads.
NAVU has just one purpose: local life.
Do I Have to Choose?
No. Keep doing what works best for your business.
Stay on Instagram, stay on Google, keep your newsletter going. NAVU is an addition or an alternative — it works either way.
How to Join
Fill out the form on our website. You'll hear from us within 48 hours. Then you'll get a link to build your profile.
