Getting the most out of your registration
A few small things make your NoKnock registration work harder — from where you stick the decal to what you do when someone knocks anyway. New to all this? Start with how to stop door-to-door salesmen.
Place your decal where it's seen first
A canvasser decides whether to knock in the couple of seconds it takes to walk up to your door. Your decal only works if it's in their line of sight before they reach for the doorbell.
Do
- ✓At eye level, right beside your front door or doorbell — the first thing someone sees before they knock.
- ✓On the storm door or the face of the main door, where it reads clearly head-on.
- ✓Somewhere clean and dry. The decal is outdoor-rated and removable, so it holds up to weather and comes off later without residue.
- ✓Next to any existing "No Soliciting" sign you already have — the two reinforce each other.
Avoid
- ✕Below the mailbox, off to the side, or anywhere a visitor has to look for it.
- ✕Behind a screen, glass storm panel glare, or a seasonal wreath that covers it.
- ✕On a rough, dusty, or freshly painted surface where the vinyl can't grip.
No decal yet? Your registration also gives you a QR code you can print at home and tape up today — the weatherproof mailed decal is an optional upgrade for a more permanent look.
Set your preferences so the signal is precise
Registering already marks your home Do Not Knock for everyone. But it isn't all-or-nothing — from your dashboard you can shape exactly what a canvasser sees:
- •Allow back anyone you don't mind — every category starts blocked, so leave youth fundraisers or others welcome while keeping solar, home security, and pest control off.
- •Set your acceptable hours so even a welcome visit doesn't land during dinner, a nap, or the workday.
- •Decide on youth fundraising — many homeowners still like to welcome Girl Scouts, school teams, and similar groups.
The more specific you are, the more useful your address is to the canvassers who do check the registry — and the more likely the doors that open are the ones you meant to open.
If someone knocks anyway, report it
Not every canvasser is checking the registry yet — and that's exactly why reporting matters. Every violation you log becomes a timestamped record: yours, so it's never just your word against theirs, and part of the bigger picture of who's ignoring do-not-knock signs.
One report is a bad afternoon. The same company turning up again and again across a neighborhood is a pattern — and a pattern is something that company has to answer for. That's the part that changes behavior, and it only exists because people bothered to log it.
It takes seconds from your dashboard, and the useful bit is just who it was. If they didn't say, or you couldn't tell, say so — a guess helps no one. Did they leave a flyer or a door hanger? A photo of it names them for you, which is the single most useful thing you can send. A description is optional, and you never need to confront anyone at the door to make it count.
Sharing a photo? Blur the code first
Posting a picture of your door is one of the best ways to get neighbors to register — please do. Just cover the QR code before it goes online.
Scanning your code brings up the street and city it's registered to, with most of your house number hidden — we mask it for exactly this reason, since someone standing at your door can read the real number anyway. Nothing personal sits behind the code either: no name, no email, no preferences.
Blurring is still worth the two seconds. Your street name next to a clear photo of your own front door narrows things down for anyone local, and that's a choice worth making on purpose rather than by accident.
- ✓Blur, scribble over, or crop out the square code — any photo editor on your phone will do it in a few seconds.
- ✓Or shoot from far enough back that the code can't be read — the decal still reads clearly as a Do Not Knock sign.
- ✕Don't rely on a small photo staying small. Anything posted can be zoomed, saved, and re-shared at full size.
Same goes for your house number, street sign, or a package label if they happen to be in frame. Want to share the idea instead of your door? Send neighbors your invite link — nothing to blur.
You're building this with us
Phones have a Do Not Call Registry. Email has spam filters. The front door is just getting its version — and it gets stronger every time a neighbor registers, sets their preferences, and reports a knock that shouldn't have happened.
Early on, some canvassers won't be checking yet. As more homes join and more organizations use the registry, that changes — fewer unwanted knocks, and real weight behind the word “no.” Thank you for being part of the early group that makes that possible.
Already registered? Go to your dashboard