Are There Any Google Local Guides on OzBargain?

sharka on 30/08/2019 - 10:49

Hi OzB community!
I started getting into Google reviews and contributing as a local guide as a bit of fun competition with a friend.
The one thing that has stumped me time and time again is what kind of photos get more views over others…

Below are links to my top 3 photos.

https://goo.gl/maps/paf4piS5FgKntu8x9
https://goo.gl/maps/wWXQKBuTWaP1YFza7
https://goo.gl/maps/5Vn7x5A5zivZK7TJ6

Of the 3 photos, I understand 1 is a picturesque view, but the other 2 are of my lunch before eating it.

I'm just curious…

  1. How many OzB members are also Google local guides?
  2. If you are a local guide, how much effort/time each week do you think you spend posting photos and reviews.
  3. What kind of photos do you think people would be more wanting to see from a Google local guide.

Thanks in advance!

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  • ThithLord on 30/08/2019 - 10:58
    +1

    I just review a lot of places I visit, so Google told me I was a local guide, lmao.

    I don't put in any effort to maintain that badge (I don't even know if you need to put in effort for it), and I have never posted photos - just reviews.

    I generally only review a place if it deserves 5 stars, so if it does I put a short description of why I give it five and move on.

    • sharka on 30/08/2019 - 13:22

      Do you get many responses from businesses after reviewing them?

      • ThithLord on 02/09/2019 - 09:42

        Sometimes I do, yes. Always appreciated.

  • holdenmg on 30/08/2019 - 11:03

    I'm a GLG Level 6 and a Facebook Editor Level 30.
    (where has my life gone?)

    • sharka on 30/08/2019 - 11:31
      +1

      Just check back through your photos and you should be able to find it ;)

  • boomy on 30/08/2019 - 11:11
    +2

    You posted some great pics of Affinity Ipl Laser Clinic

    • sharka on 30/08/2019 - 11:33

      Thanks! I was an IT guy for quite some time… after a while Google suggested these would be great shots to upload.
      I thought, why not! ;)

  • spackbace on 30/08/2019 - 11:18
    +3

    That's a crazy number of photos uploaded, tho scrolling through them it seems like you upload your whole photo reel! You haven't culled them and there's like 10 pics of the exact same thing, and there's blurry pics etc.

    Maybe need more quality over quantity there ;)

    • sharka on 30/08/2019 - 11:30

      I definitely agree with you there…
      But the question I struggle to answer is "what defines quality?"
      Sometimes i think something is going to make an amazing picture and then it gets 10 views… other times i take a photo of a burger and it gets 129k views…

      • scrimshaw on 30/08/2019 - 11:51
        +4

        Relevancy of the photos is probably more helpful when it comes to making decisions on whether I should visit the place.

        Photo of a burger (Context: Restaurant) 👍
        Photo of a well lit hotel room showing beds, decor and view out of the window (Context: Accomodation): 👍👍

        Photo of a Cisco networking switch (Context: a Clinic) 👎
        Photo of something — can't see, it's blurry? (context: anything) 👎👎

        • kati on 30/08/2019 - 14:35

          Lol at the Cisco networking switch.

          • sharka on 31/08/2019 - 16:35

            @kati: I guess you could say I wanted to help people “connect” to the clinic

  • Australianjim on 30/08/2019 - 11:27

    I am a Google local guide. My top rated photos usually show the interior decor/general ambiance of cafes.

    • sharka on 30/08/2019 - 11:31

      Thanks!
      That's a great tip!

  • CC123 on 30/08/2019 - 13:27

    I normally post reviews on restaurants or do map edits/fixes.
    Somehow a level 3 guide lol

    • sharka on 30/08/2019 - 16:05

      Have you had any map edits that were rejected?

      • CC123 on 30/08/2019 - 16:55

        Not yet, most are places I go often and know quite well.

  • FirstWizard on 30/08/2019 - 14:00

    Level 7 Guide here. I usually post HDR photos of different landmark buildings around the world when I travel.
    My best photo has 5million+ views to date. It only had 2 million until few months ago, and then I guess it went viral.

    • sharka on 30/08/2019 - 16:06

      WOW!
      How long did it take to get to 5mill?
      What kind of photo is it?

      • FirstWizard on 31/08/2019 - 15:27

        It's I photo I snapped in Vancouver in 2014, been out there for 5 years.

  • kmish on 30/08/2019 - 14:06
    1. Level 6 local guide here
    2. Not too much. basically I'll upload if my phone prompts me with photos. I'll only leave a review if a place is VERY good or VERY bad.
    3. Informative photos, that are pleasing to the eye. Photos of the inside of a restaurant / bar, and a photo of the food.

    My top photos are:
    https://goo.gl/maps/zzSrb3Gw1qndJ8qX6
    https://goo.gl/maps/P9sn1D8xopmcukQc9
    https://goo.gl/maps/5CbaWHoLdbeB6uHT7
    https://goo.gl/maps/JfKSmBH5v32aNvbj6 — one more for good luck

  • wayfastwhitie on 30/08/2019 - 14:41

    I find my sneaky photos get more views. Like kitchens functioning, staff working, random menus boards and opening times from doors.

  • Caped Baldy on 30/08/2019 - 14:49

    Level 6 here. Occasional review and photo. I used to do a few photospheres until google restricted that to their oem phones.
    180 photos for 1,060,224 view

  • zaki89 on 30/08/2019 - 15:21

    MY stats on Google Local Guide (Level 8 Photos : 3,499 Views : 1,293,296 )

  • niknewys on 30/08/2019 - 16:08

    Level 6 Local Guide here

  • sharka on 30/08/2019 - 16:14
    Merged from What Is Your Top Google Local Guide Photo Upload?

    After seeing how many people are Google local guides, I was curious to know:
    1. How many photos have you posted
    2. What is your highest rating photo
    3. How many views does it have?

    • fiveferrari on 30/08/2019 - 16:19
      1. 272
        One picture has 1,318,264 views and total views of all pictures are 2,826,849 views.
    • lbsyc on 30/08/2019 - 16:27

      590
      highest views is 180k, it's a wagyu beef set I took in Japan

      • sharka on 31/08/2019 - 16:31

        Nice!

    • iforgotmysocks on 30/08/2019 - 18:12
      +1

      0
      I haven't posted a photo
      0

  • shadowangel on 01/09/2019 - 20:37

    I'm level 5, I don't really submit much at all for the amount of travel I do.

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