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The ultimate unofficial podcast for Google Local Guides

Episode 35 - Adding Roads

When you click on the profile picture of a local guide in Google Maps, a screen pops up listing the number of contributions (s)he has made, split up b...
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Episode 34 - Make Money with Maps

The Local Guides program in Google Maps is 100% based on volunteer work. There is no payment for the contributions we all make on Maps. Still the topi...
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Episode 33 - Fighting Spam

Not everything you see on Google Maps belongs there. Quite a few entries are in fact spam, often added on purpose for malicious or at least deceptive ...
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Episode 32 – News, news, news

Look, this Google Maps team is seriously messing up my planning. Typically I record one episode per month on a specific topic related to the Local Gui...
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Episode 31 – Reaching Level 10

An important element of the Local Guides program is the gamification - the fact that you can earn points by contributing to Google Maps and that those...
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Episode 30 – New Ways to Edit

The last few weeks and months, quite a few of the ways you can suggest edits on Google Maps have changed - both in terms of the processes and the scre...
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Episode 29 – Marketing Agencies

Not all contributions on Google Maps are made by local guides. A lot of information is also contributed by the businesses shown on Maps - either by th...
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Episode 28 – The Exceptions

In this episode we will explore some of the intricacies local guides are faced with when adding places to Google Maps or editing existing ones: we tak...
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Episode 27 - The Big Boss

In this very special episode you can listen to an interview with none other than Mara Chomsky, Global Lead of the Local Guides program – the big boss,...
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Episode 26 – Ratings & Reviews

Two of the activities a lot of local guides most frequently engage in are: giving places on Google Maps ratings (1 to 5 stars) and writing reviews for...
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