Being a local guide, I have understood that it is us who make can make our locality better by helping places to get noticed and Google trusts us in this matter. This is a serious job and sometimes it is fun too. When I was recognized as a local guide, I didn’t have any idea how to start and where to start. Gradually, I have started realizing how tremendously reviews I share on Google Map are creating an impact. That is when I started giving reviews to the places I have been so remaining completely unbiased.
I love sharing reviews on Google Maps. and Here is why;
- Google has given us a platform to help ourselves and others too. Sharing a review is not only about good or bad or just in one line. I tend to elaborate my entire experience but not much elaboration is needed. A complete descriptive review works in two ways and everyone is benefitted.
- Sometimes, I come across such reviews with small word like “ Bad or Worst” or “Good or Better”. I would like to encourage these local guides or reviewers to give a detailed review on what went wrong or what they liked the best there or if they have any suggestion and how am I supposed to do that? By writing a review with details and photos that would really help others. For example, any review ,be it good or bad, helps a restaurant to serve better in future.
- I live in Habra - a small village in West Bengal, India. There are many businesses running and some of have google presence and some of them have no idea what or how Google can do to help their business. Therefore, I try to review them as much as possible and add places as much as I can.
- The more I review my local areas, the more I am able to help my local community.
- Being a traveler, I realize how much it becomes important for us to rely on those reviews. I have travelled to such places where my only help was Google Review and those places turned out to be pretty great as described in the Google Review.
- I also love to add the most frequent places like ATMs, Quick Bites, Place for coffee at cheap prices or any small gateaway- a day trip kind of things.
At the end, all I can say is that what started as using map just to find out a particular location for me now has become a daily visit to the Google Maps to see if I can contribute. It is a kind of a job that I carry out almost everyday out of passion and love and my pay-cheque is when I see my contributions are making a positive impact on the community.
Thanks Team Google.
Cheers,
Paban
(Blueswanderlust)