Finding local businesses and products

There are three ways to find what you're after on LocalFor.Me: searching, browsing categories, and opening a business profile directly.

Browse what's near you

The Local Businesses page (the homepage) is built around your location.

1. Enter your postcode, or tap Use my location to let your browser share where you are.
2. Choose a radius from the distance selector. The options are 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 50 miles — 5 miles is the default for a tight 'in your bit of town' feel; 50 miles helps in rural areas.
3. The map and the list below update to show approved businesses nearest first.

If you haven't given a location yet, the page asks for one rather than guessing — that's why the list can look empty until you add a postcode or share your location.

Search by keyword

Type what you want into the search box (for example 'dog groomer' or 'sourdough'). Keyword searches open the deeper /search/ page, which gives you more control:

• Postcode and radius — searches start at your chosen distance and automatically widen (5 → 10 → 25 → 50 miles) if nothing matches nearby, telling you when it has done so.
• Category filter — narrow results to one part of the directory.
• Verified only — show only businesses we've verified.
• Has a shop — show only businesses you can buy from on-site.

Results come in two parts: matching businesses and matching products — so a single great product a bit further away still surfaces.

Browse by category

The A-Z category grid groups every type of business into themed sections such as Home & Trades, Health, Beauty & Wellbeing, Lessons & Education, Creative & Media, Business & Professional, and Everything Else. Only categories with live products are shown, so you never click into an empty one.

Selecting a category opens its /c/ page. There you'll see:

• The category's subcategories, each with a live product count.
• A grid of the latest products across that whole category, newest first.

Category pages show the newest products platform-wide, not just near you. To find products close to you, use Search with a postcode instead — that's the distance-aware tool.

Opening a business

Click any business card to open its profile. There you can read about them, see their items, contact them, and — where the business has enabled it — add products to a basket.