Hi! My name is Lia Harahap from Jakarta, Indonesia. I am Google Local Guide Contributor Level 6.
I would like to share the reason why I care about sharing on Google Maps. And the answer it will consist of 5 reasons of word SHARE.
Saving memories
I am the person who forget everything easily (I wonder if I met Dory before?). Including the places that I have been to. I remember since I was kid, my parents always take me to travel around cites in Indonesia. We use to took car to travel. And because the route is too far away, we often visit other area along the destination. So there’s a lot of places that we’ve visited. But if you ask me to mention the name. I’m sorry, my brain is not functioning :'(. That’s why, every time I go somewhere, I try to save my memories through Google Maps.
Help other people who need information
As a blogger and also vlogger, review is my main job. Just like my reason to be content creator, I also want to help other people who really need information about some places they want to go. Most of my reviews are describing the place, so people can imagine whether this is the place that they want/need to visit or not. I also put photo and video to make the information clearer.
Answer questions from other Google Local Guide Members
One of the most activity that I do on Google Local Guide is answering people’s questions. I did it because I know that sometimes our review is not detail. Some people also have their own requirements of the places that they want to go. So I try my best to answer the question to provide the information they need. I imagine that will be very helpful for myself if I am the one who need it. So it’s a great way to help others.
Rise awareness of muslim-friendly area
As a muslim we have a few restrictions about food and beverage. Also we need a place to provide us to do prayers. When I go to shopping mall, it’s easy to find these two things. But it will be harder if I go to specific area. That’s why I try to provide these information for me and my Muslims friends.
Encourage me to visit places around me more
Before sharing on Google Maps I only count myself to travel by the number of countries and cities that I have visited. But now I know that traveling is not about countries and cities. When I go outside and visit some places inside my city, that is count as traveling also! And after that I try not to focus how far should I go, but how many places nearby that I visit? In my area is known as a culinary cities. Imagine how many restaurants that I can try? A lot!
That’s my 5 reasons to share information on Google Maps, consist of:
- SAVING MEMORIES
- HELP OTHER PEOPLE WHO NEED INFORMATION
- ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM OTHER GOOGLE LOCAL GUIDE MEMBERS
- RISE AWARENESS OF MUSLIM-FRIENDLY AREA
- ENCOURAGE ME TO VISIT PLACES AROUND ME MORE
That’s SHARE.
I hope all my contributions can help others who needed as much as I am happy to read other reviews that help me a lot!
Have a nice day,
Lia