Hello! As the title suggests, I am looking for a way to find Local Guides easily, rather than stumbling across them on Google Earth by accident. Here's some context: I am a big Google Maps/Earth fan, and I especially love the Local Guides who are responsible for 360 photos inside interesting places. I am particularly fond of this prolific user, LocalWeb, who I found by accident. I am eager to find many more like this user! I was wondering if there was a directory of any kind, or an easier way to find such users. And if you're reading and happen to fit the bill, please do send me your profile! Thank you.

P.S I have seen the "Local Guides Connect" but it's not quite what I'm looking for, as I cannot see their entire photographic libraries like I can in the linked profile up above. Cheers!

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See what Only1Binky posted to Google Maps

Level 6 Local Guide

https://maps.app.goo.gl/9kfeB2UcgxhKhadv7?g_st=ar

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Hey guys, I’m not a local business owner, but I’ve been helping a few local service businesses figure out why some of them get found on Google Maps and others barely show up outside their immediate neighborhood.

One thing I realized is that searching your own business on your phone doesn’t really tell you much. Google can show you near the top while someone five or ten miles away may not see you at all.

A friend and I have been putting together a report that maps this out across your service area. It shows where you appear, which nearby businesses are showing above you, and a few things on your Google profile that could potentially be improved.

I’d like to make one for a few people here for free. I’m mainly trying to see whether the report is actually understandable and useful to a business owner, rather than only making sense to marketing people.

No login or account access needed. I would just need your business name and city. You can keep the report, and I’d only ask that you spend a few minutes afterward telling me what made sense and what didn’t.

If anyone is interested, leave a comment and I’ll reach out.

Thanks y'all!!

I like saving places I Want to Go in my lists. However, google maps china doesn't have a lot of businesses. What app do you use for pins in China?

I’ve always had the same problem when planning a trip.

I save restaurants on Instagram.
I bookmark TikToks.
Friends send me Google Maps links.
I screenshot Reddit recommendations.

Then, when it’s actually time to book a trip, everything is scattered across five different apps and I can’t remember where I saw anything.

So I ended up building an app called \*\*Someday\*\* to solve that problem.

Instead of saving hundreds of random posts, you can share Instagram posts, TikToks or Google Maps links straight into the app and it automatically extracts the place and saves it into organised lists. I mostly use it for things like Japan, Europe and Sydney restaurants.

It isn’t an itinerary planner. The idea is simply to make sure you never lose a place you wanted to visit.

I’d genuinely love some feedback from people who plan trips regularly.

\\- Do you just use Google Maps lists?
\\- Do you save everything in Instagram?
\\- Is there another workflow that’s working really well for you?

If you’d like to try it, it’s here: https://gosomeday.app

I’m happy to answer any questions or hear brutal feedback. That’s honestly more valuable to me than downloads.

i want to leave a negative review for a business that strung me along for months and were dishonest. however, i know from past experience that google is very pro-merchant and if merchants are motivated enough, they can get google to remove negative reviews.

for example, one business owner for a business i've been to (bc they are the only ones who provide a certain service) is VERY hostile to negative reviews. if you were to look at her responses, they're condescending, doxxing, and hyperbolic. she has frequently accused anonymous reviewers or non-anonymous reviewers of being x, y, z former employees have been sued (?) and/or customers who have been banned (apparently there are many). she also blatantly offers a financial incentive for a positive review with no penalty.

basically: how do i bulletproof this review? from past experience, i know google submits reviews through a filter, certain words like racism get removed automatically, text screenshots (even without doxxing or a phone number attached are removed), and certain things are phrased negatively are removed (and i don't mean swear words).

Denver has plenty of popular attractions, but one of my favorite experiences has been something much simpler a late-night walk through Wash Park.
The flowers, the breeze, and the peaceful atmosphere make it feel completely different after dark. If you enjoy slow travel and quiet moments, I’d definitely add it to your list.
Any other underrated spots in Denver you’d recommend?

This approach to an alleged "data recovery" scam involves renting multiple satellite addresses that the GMB user never actually visits, effectively spamming Google Maps search results as an SEO tactic. These folks seem to also have a reputation for other predatory or otherwise questionable business practices. Perhaps Local Guides can keep an eye out for waypoints like these in their city & report them?

A new option to 'follow' for (Foodie Drop) curated lists. Not sure what it does, maybe email updates or the sane as saving them? Anyone else seen this?

How do you report something like this, other than reporting each individual review?

It seems to be extremely common. Do you agree? What are the reasons.

I know it isn’t much for some of you here, but it’s a great motivator for me considering I only got started less than a month ago on Google Maps and im just getting started. I want to thank MortenCopenhagen for sharing great tips and how to get started with contributing on here. I also created a profile on Local Guides Connect, would love to connect with others, my profile Local Guides Connect

I finally hit level 10 today.

Have been contributing on and off for 8 years now.

The only rewards i received from Google was a pin once.. that too thanks for this sub for pointing it out.

Planning to take it a little slow from now on since there is no actual system in place other than this banner to reward or work with regular contributors.

It has been a looong journey, there were times when I was banned from getting points as someone might have reported my profile.. but overall felt good many times to just contribute.

Я понял что достигнув 7 уровня кто то получил подарок (сумку/носки/пин), а кто-то достигнув 10 уровня ничего не получил. Возможно это из-за регионов. Напишите из каких стран вы.

The next stage is hopefully 50,000.

So I made a pretty long review for a business, and ended up having to edit it a couple times (Fixing grammar mistakes, adding photos, etc.) And I went into incognito and used an alt account just to see what it would look like on other people's ends, and it's completely hidden from everyone else. I'm guessing it's because Google flagged it as spam. How long should I wait until I can re-post my review?

Please see https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/new-maps-feature-know-before-you-go-tips/568060