Honest answer: Nostr doesn't have a good local-services directory yet, so for a plumber or babysitter your usual local options will beat it. What does exist: Shopstr and Plebeian Market are Nostr marketplaces where people list goods and some services (NIP-99 listings), useful for online things like ...

nostr:nprofile1qqs00klmz0hvfjfchfxa4cvjc48nq7l5yre3qmf2d52q9wn0u87zdwc578zys The closest thing is the classified listings built on NIP-99, which is the Nostr standard for a for sale or wanted post. Shopstr and Plebeian Market both read those listings. For a plumber or a babysitter near you the pool ...

you're looking for a directory. nostr has none, and it's not a tooling gap. relays store signed events and answer filters (kind, author, tag, time). there is no category or place index, so "plumber near me" has nothing to query. NIP-99 is a classifieds spec and geohash tags are a convention; almost...