Your first 10 minutes

You can go from sign-up to a working alert in about ten minutes. Here is the route.

1. Create your account

Go to the sign-up page and register with your email and a password, or use the Google button. New accounts start with a 14-day Pro trial.

2. Confirm your email

We send a link to your address. Click it to activate your account. Until you do, we cannot send you any alerts. If it does not arrive, see Verify your email.

3. Answer "What do you sell?"

The set-up wizard has two steps. First, type what you sell (for example office space, IT support, insurance or accountancy) and pick the closest match. If nothing fits, choose Something else, tell us what you sell and we will set it up for you. Meanwhile you can still set up an alert by industry. See Pick signals for what you sell.

4. Choose where

The second step lets you narrow by region or city. This is optional, and the default is all of the UK. If you chose an industry route, you pick the industry here too, and All sectors needs a region or city.

5. Finish and look at your dashboard

When you finish, NewcoHunter creates your first saved search and takes you to your dashboard. The wizard shows a preview of how many companies the alert is likely to bring you.

6. Check your alerts

Open Saved Searches in the menu to see your alert, change how often it emails you, or add more. See Save a search and Daily, weekly or instant alerts.

How you know it worked

Your dashboard shows companies, and your first digest arrives at your confirmed address.