Neighbors send you customers. You send them yours.
Ooh!local is a simple network of nearby independent shops that send each other verified foot traffic. Every independent shop in your neighborhood is welcome — you pay only when verified customers walk in.
Open to every local shop · No monthly fee · No POS integration
The problem
Sound familiar?
- You compete with big chains and online giants for the same local customers.
- Ads are expensive. Punch cards don't scale. And you have no time for complex marketing.
- Your best customers already visit other local businesses — but you have no way to reach them.
The solution
Team up with neighbors
Put out one offer. Nearby shops show it to their regulars. You do the same for them. No monthly fee — pay only per verified customer.
Your customers' email is their pass: they enter it once, scan a QR code at your counter, and unlock rewards across the neighborhood.
Your customer list stays yours. You share customers, never the list.
How it works
Five steps, fifteen minutes of your time
- 1
Subscribe
Join free, bring one offer for neighbors, set your price per verified customer — we handle the rest.
- 2
Display one QR code
A counter stand, no hardware, no POS integration. Works with whatever system you already run.
- 3
Customers scan & enter email
Ooh!local identifies them and shows the offers they're eligible for. Under 10 seconds.
- 4
You redeem
Staff visually verifies — or scans a short-lived code for higher-value rewards.
- 5
You grow
More foot traffic, more repeat visits, and cross-business customers who keep coming back.
Benefits
What is in it for your shop
- More foot traffic from neighboring businesses' customers
- More repeat visits when neighbors send you their regulars
- Pay only per verified customer — you set the price, no walk-in means no bill
- Earn 70% of every referral fee your QR codes generate
- No app to build — works with any POS
- No customer list sharing — aggregate analytics only
- Plus a shared neighborhood pass that works at every business shop
Trust & privacy
Your list stays yours
- Your customer list stays yours. We never share raw emails or phone numbers.
- Businesses see aggregate analytics only: redemptions, new vs. returning.
- Customers opt in explicitly. They can pause or opt out anytime.
- QR + email + short-lived redemption code, with staff verification for higher-value rewards.
FAQ
Asked by owners like you
Join your neighborhood today.
Create your account, add your shop, and set your first offer — free to join, pay only per verified customer. Takes about 2 minutes, no sales call.