One of the most powerful things you can do as a local guide is to change the information available on Google Maps, either by adding things or by editing data points of the places already on the map. When you then submit those edits, they are of course verified and in this episode we explain how this verification process works. Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

A relatively new feature on Google Maps are lists: lists of landmarks worth visiting, the best pizzerias in town, and many more. Google seems to put quite a bit of focus on them, both by creating lists themselves and by encouraging local guides to create them, so in today’s episode we’ll explore that topic in more detail. Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

The way local guides can and should interact with Google Maps is constantly being updated. What has changed in the last few weeks and months? What is new? Are there any updates about the topics we already covered? Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

Being a local guide is all about adding content to Google Maps or editing things already on it. To do that in a proper way, you need to be confident that whatever you add to the map is correct information, based on reliable sources. In this episode we will investigate which sources of information local guides have at their disposal, but also which sources of information are perhaps not the best to use. Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

In the ‘career’ of a lot of local guides badges play an important role, at it seems to matter a lot if you have e.g. a level 9 badge, or a Master Photographer one, or a Totally Popular badge. In this episode we will explore which badges there are and share some tips on how to get hold of them. Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

Unlike most episodes, this one does not focus on 1 specific topic, but is rather a collection of fun facts I have gathered along the way while being active as local guide. Some of those are, no doubt, things that at least some of you will already know, but others I am revealing here for the very first time. Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

Early 2020 I have initiated a project called Local Guides Clean The Map (#LGCTM). The goal of the project is to remove places or contributions from Google Maps that do not or no longer belong there. How can you find those places? And what should local guides do to make sure they get removed from the map? Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

This episode is not covering Google Maps as such, but another Google product: Crowdsource. To explain what Crowdsource is all about, and why you as local guide might find it very interesting, I had an interview with Crowdsource Product Manager Anurag Batra. Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

In this episode we look into the contributions Local Guides can make when visiting shopping centers/shopping malls. Basically those are the same as for other places on Maps, but still there are some aspects here that require some special consideration. So let's dive into some 'Local Guide best practices' when it comes to shopping centers. Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].

One of the terms you come across frequently among Local Guides in their conversations on social media and on Local Guides Connect, the official forum, is ‘Connect Live’. What is it exactly and why does it create such excitement with so many Local Guides? In this episode you will find out the answer to those questions. Check out the shownotes on https://www.letsguidepodcast.com. To get in touch, just send an email to [email protected].