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Google is seeking local guides among the users of Google Maps.
Earn points by contributing content – photos, videos, reviews, ratings. Via Google Maps, people can score a place with ratings, describe experiences with reviews, share photographs and videos, provide answers, respond to questions about a place, update information with place edits, add missing places, and verify information by checking facts.
Yes, we’d love to see monetization for local guides if done in a responsible and ethical fashion. Meanwhile, we subscribe to the philosophy of Garbage in = Garbage out, so why not participate in a way that adds value to locals and visitors?
Key Links
maps.google.com/localguides
localguidesconnect.com
Youtube
Questions // Preguntas
- What’s in it for me? // ¿Qué hay para mi ahí dentro?
- On Google Maps, how does one restrict the profile? // En Google Maps, ¿cómo se restringe el perfil?
Features
Why Local Guide Paul Saad collected 2,000km of Street View in Lebanon
Point Values
| Maps contribution | Points earned |
|---|---|
| Review | 5 points per review |
| Review with more than 200 characters | 5 bonus points per review |
| Rating | 1 point per rating |
| Photo | 5 points per photo |
| Video | 7 points per video |
| Answer | 1 point per answer |
| Respond to Q&As | 3 points per response |
| Edit | 5 points per edit |
| Place added | 15 points per place added |
| Fact checked | 1 point per fact checked |
Local Guides levels
Reach higher levels as you earn points for your contributions.
| Level | Points | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 0 points | No badge |
| Level 2 | 15 points | No badge |
| Level 3 | 75 points | No badge |
| Level 4 | 250 points | |
| Level 5 | 500 points | |
| Level 6 | 1,500 points | |
| Level 7 | 5,000 points | |
| Level 8 | 15,000 points | |
| Level 9 | 50,000 points | |
| Level 10 | 100,000 points |
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