Is Google’s Local Guides program a rewarding community initiative or a flawed system? Explore its successes, failures and ethical dilemmas.

A guide's level is based on the frequency of their contributions, and as they level up, badges are acquired from Level 4. Google explains that different types of contribution equate to different ...

Local guide program queries are showing up in GSC across sites, always ranking number one, mostly for desktop, and for many landing pages.

Google announced yesterday on their Lat Long Blog that the Local Guides program would be receiving one of the largest updates since its inception. Local Guides is a global community of people who ...

What are the rewards or perks of being a Google Local Guide? This program is basically for travelers or people who love adventures.

Being a Local Guide on Google Maps inspires me to take pictures and post them online while avoiding the worst aspects of social media.

Answering those questions gets you points on Google Maps' Local Guide program, and after accumulating enough points, you can level up.