Google Local Guide is an online community made by Google and the main aim of this community is to help people around the world who use google maps and other Google services. If you want to get google local guides benefits and perks then read this post. In this community, people share about the place, location, write reviews, post photos, answer the question asked by peoples, edit and add new places, shops, and any public places.
This community helps Google and other people to know about different places and their reviews and photos, you can take the help of Google maps to know about any new places and can check reviews and photos shared by Google local guides.
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Why Join Google Local Guides Program?
Google offers rewards and some cool benefits for their Local Guides. Ones you started sharing photos, reviews, answer the questions, or adding suggesting any place you will start getting reward points. They offer different reward points values for everything. Here are the details about how much points you will get for different things
Map Contribution Points
- Reviews 10 Point Per Review
- Review with more than 200 characters 10 Bonus Points Per Review
- Rating 1 Point Per Rating
- Photo 5 Points Per Photo
- Video 7 Points Per Video
- Answer 1point Per Answer
- Response to Q & Ans 3 Points Per Response
- Edit 5 Point Per Photo
- Place Added 15 Points Per Place Added
- Road Added 15 Ponis Per Road Added
- Fact checked 1 Point per Fact Checked
When you start contributing these things on google and getting rewards points then Google will give you level according to your points. Google Local guides basic level is Level 1 and the highest level is Level 10. Here are the details of each level and how many points you need to achieve to get become the highest level of Google local Guides.
After reaching Level 4 you will be rewarded by a badge and this badge will improve as you achieve higher local guide level.
How to Join Google Local Guide Community?
It is very simple to join Google Local guide community all you have to an active Gmail account. Just go to Google l0cal guide website and signup there. All information will be automatically fetched by Google and now you are Google local Guide Level 1. You can also download Google map apps on your phone and signup for Google local guides and start using your profile. Start Contributing and gain higher ranking and some Cool benefits from Google.
After Joining Local Guide Program if you want to score points fast then you have to contribute regularly, from my experience to get some quick points to increase your local guide level submits Photos, reviews place, and answers survey questions.
What are the benefits and perks of joining this program?
When you Join Google local guides and start contributing then you will get some benefits according to your contribution points and Local guide ranking. Here are the complete details about what benefits you will get at each level.
- You can join Google-hosted workshops and hangouts and also in some countries, you can enter into exclusive contests for Local Guides.
- If you want then join the conversation at Google Local Guide Connect website. At level 2 you will get early access to new Google products and features and can promote your own meet-ups on the local guide cancer.
- When you become local guide level 3 you will be eligible to receive promotion of unofficial communities.
- When you become local guide level 4 then this is the level when you got your first badge and you will be eligible to be featured on Google online Channel like Facebook, Twitter etc.
- When you will reach Google lOcal guide level 5 then you will be awarded by exceeding the Google Drive storage from 15Gb to 1TB!
- You can also get travel perks like bus tickets coupons and hotel discount perks as well.
- After reaching some highest level Google will award you by some exciting gifts like local guide socks, T-shirt, and some gift boxes like below.
- You can also apply for Local Guides Meet in San Jose, California, USA. where the all-expenses-paid trip to Google’s campus. This is the Local Guides Meet that happens every year in California.
- To apply for Google local Guides meet in California, USA interested Guides have to enroll for it. Then later Google will select and then invite, where Google bears all your expenses. You can also join Local Guide meetups in your city organized by Google.
- In June 2020 I received a coupon form Google local Guides Community for ebook purchase from the play store. Also, I received a travel discount coupon in MAY 2020. Some of my friends also received 2tb of Google Drive storage for a year.
If you continue giving your contribution to Google maps then you will receive many gifts for sure. I hope this will help you to know about the Google Local Guides program. If you like this then please share this with your friends.
