For creators
Submit one verification at a time. Your name, your video, your impact.
Milford · New Haven · Connecticut pilot
Local proof,
made verifiable.
VerifyLocal turns recommendations into a record. Independent businesses get checkable proof of every creator who vouched for them — and the people in their neighborhood get a reason to believe it.
Mission
Build verifiable proof between local businesses and the people who recommend them.
Independent operators compete with claims that can’t be checked and reviews that can’t be trusted. We’re fixing the checkable part — one neighborhood at a time.
One verification.
Ninety seconds.
Drop in a video, tag the business, and submit. The owner reviews it, acknowledges it, and the verification becomes part of a public, durable record — one creator, one business, one checkable claim.
Pilot participants · Milford & New Haven, Connecticut
Submit a verification
$1,475.00
Business
Stew Leonard’s
Milford · Grocery
Video URL
youtube.com/watch?v=…
BackSubmit
Vision
A local economy where every claim is backed by something real.
A web where “great local business” isn’t marketing copy — it’s a record. We start in Connecticut and grow one neighborhood at a time.
Two sides. One verified record.
The pilot ships a workable loop end-to-end. Creators submit, businesses respond, the marketplace shows the record.
For businesses
Claim your listing. Acknowledge or reject what creators submit. Own your record.
Verifications
One creator, one business, one durable claim. Locked the moment it’s acknowledged.
Bounties
Owners post small rewards for the verifications they’d value most.
Audience signal
Self-reported follower counts — clearly labeled honor-system — help match creators to listings.
Marketplace
A public directory of acknowledged places, sorted by neighborhood, not by ad spend.
Pilot
Thank you to the Milford and New Haven businesses and creators helping prove local truth.
The pilot is small on purpose. We’re building this with the people who’ll use it — not announcing it to them.
Marketplace
- BAcknowledged x4
Beach Plum Bakery
Milford
- TAcknowledged x2
The Whelk
New Haven
- OOpen bounty
Owl Shop
New Haven
Bring proof to your neighborhood.
Whether you’re a creator vouching for a place you love, or an owner who wants the record straight — start with one verification.