Hello!!!
Google Maps users.
You have joined the connect, big congratulations.
There are many useful articles published by many local guides on connect.
And now a tutorial is also available.
But, I find that lack of structural tutorial, that covers many things.
So, my theme of the post is,
It will guide you very well on each of things.
In this post, I will present everything about connect with many useful articles and information.
Kindly read these articles again and again, so you don’t make any mistakes.
I will try to do most of the things related to Google Maps.
So, Let’s start.
Here, is the overview of the post.
Google Maps
Local Guides connect
Relationship Between Google Maps & Local Guides Connect
How to contribute on connect?
Writing of Your content.
Photo uploading on connect.
Photography.
Video uploading on connect.
Publishing your content
Take part in these challenges.
Precautions & Alerts.
Searching & Finding
Reporting
Tagging
Original content
Features
Meetups
How-tos
Idea Exchange
Achievement
Announcements
Help desk
Following
Private messaging
My Settings
Macros
Signatures
Find your personality
Other useful Articles.
Moderators
Appreciation
Nomination
Technical Hurdles & Improvements
Technical medium
Unofficial Podcasts
Official Social media handles
Helpful Applications.
Take part in other local guides initiatives
Amazing profiles
Left/Leave the program
Appeal Form
Google Maps.
Profile
Photos
Questions
Edits
Reporting
AR
Reviews
Lists
Google Maps:
Google Maps is a Web-based service that provides detailed information about geographical regions, Sites,Locations,and many more in All Over World.
Road View, Satellite view, 360°view you also get on this.
You can also see photos, reviews, ratings about places on this.
The distance between two locations and And what amount of time needed to reach your destination it also shows.
You also do contribute On Google maps to Improve and Development of this platform.
You can contribute on Google Maps to become a Local Guide.
Local Guides Connect:
It’s The Platform that many people like Google Moderators, connect moderators, Google Administrator, Google Formal Contributor and Specially Many Local guides are available all over the world.
Here, you are publishing different posts under different Categories.
And Many useful things you do on this platform.
Connect is the community forum for Local Guides: people who share reviews, photos, and knowledge on Google Maps to help others explore the world.
Relationship Between Google Maps Local Guides Connect:
Simply, Google Maps introduced it’s new programme, that name is Local guides Connect.
Main Purpose of this, Motivate more local guides and also create new local guides with help of iti awesome functionality and Makes Local guides Community.
Where All local guides from different locations of Earth, meet in One place.
Relationship Between Google Maps Local Guides Connect:
Simply, Google Maps introduced it’s new programme, that name is Local guides Connect.
Main Purpose of this, Motivate more local guides and also create new local guides with help of iti awesome functionality and Makes Local guides Community.
Where All local guides from different locations of Earth, meet in One place.
Here, is the conclusion,
Google Maps user➡Sign in to the local guides program➡Local Guide➡Experienced Local Guide.
First you need to read,
After
Joining of the local guides programme
Properly Read again,
Local Guides Program Terms & Conditions, Policy.
Google Event Community Guidelines and Anti-Harassment Policy
And
Check,About this forum.
And check about our community, check about our community,
Now,
Based on community policy,
You are a local guide.
What It Means to Be a Local Guide
Before starting, I will give you some clarification.
Local guides program is voluntary.
You don’t get any money. You don’t get any job in the connect team, Google Maps and in Google.
This platform is only dedicated to local guides and Google Maps.
This is not a social media, this is not a business promoting platform, this is not a platform for being a internationally popular,
So if you think above things in your mind,
Kindly remove yourself from the local guides programme.
Local guides & moderators both are very helpful, kindly understand them, don’t misbehave, don’t do arguments, follow their guidance, alerts and point of views.
Thanks.
Welcome to the local guides connect.
Let’s start.
How to contribute on connect?
As a beginning, you need these basic, most important articles for better understanding.
How to learn more about Connect.
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-to-learn-more-about-Connect/bc-p/2504329#M23951
Your Guide to Connect.
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/Your-guide-to-Connect/ba-p/2287037
14 Helpful Tips for Using Connect.
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/14-helpful-tips-for-using-Connect/ba-p/1238710
The 5 Core Values Of Connect
You need to first introduce yourself to the community. Every month introduce yourself thread is started by Google moderators.
So, serch (introduce yourself, name of the month, year.)
Published the post under local stories, after sometime your post is merged to Google moderators posts, for keep the connect more organised.
Writing of Your content.
How to make the most of creating and finding relevant posts on Connect
How to choose a topic for your Connect post
How do I write a post on Connect?
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-do-I-write-a-post-on-Connect/ba-p/1047644
How to follow your favorite Connect topics
How to write a great post - Basic Tips
Writing Your Way to the Top!
How to write a great post - Intermediate Tips
Helpful tips for writing a good post
Photo uploading on connect.
Uploading a photo on Connect? Read these guidelines first
Tips for Uploading Images to Connect to Stay Within Limit
Tips and tricks to manage the photos in Connect
Photography.
How do I use the Connect Photo Library?
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-do-I-use-the-Connect-Photo-Library/ba-p/1183686
Before investing in a 360camera, consider availability of Image Stabilization and Auto-Leveling (2)
6 tips for taking even better photos with your phone
3 tips for editing your photos using your phone
Video uploading on connect.
We aren’t able to upload our videos directly.
For this, we need to have a YouTube channel.
After uploading of your video on YouTube,
Copy the URL and paste in the required field.
Connect makes you a YouTuber!!!
How to upload video on connect?
Publishing your content
How to Make Post More useful?.
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/How-to-Make-Post-More-useful/td-p/2516892
Edit your post - Why and How To
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Edit-your-post-Why-and-How-To/td-p/1518535
How do I choose additional topics and tags for my posts on Connect?
Take part in these challenges.
Meet your 10 Day Challenge!! #ConnectWritingChallenge
Let’s join in the Monthly Topic Post
Precautions & Alerts.
(1)Similar content, similar purpose, local guides posts & ideas will be merging!!!
Before writing & publishing, check and search on the connect,
Is there your thinking type content available or not? If you don’t do this, maybe your post has chances to merge.
Now, I am alerting you.
After merging the post don’t blame the moderators because I am warning you already.
“Here is the answer from AngieYC.”
We understand your concern, however both Google Moderators and Connect Moderators read tens of thousands of posts each month and we only merge when absolutely appropriate.
We welcome differing points of views around similar topics but will merge a post when it’s asking a question already addressed or is exactly the same as someone else has posted. This enables us to keep Connect organized but also share related information and thoughts on the same thread.
if you feel that your post or idea was incorrectly merged,
you’re welcome to tag the Google Moderator who let you know your post was merged. Thank you.
(2)Fake, stolen, copy, other site content, off topic posts(doesn’t related to maps local guides), business promoting, sexual, harsh type posts are removed from the connect. And archive as the off topics.
Don’t use official logos in your posts.so be careful.
Searching & Finding
How do I find posts in my preferred language?
How do I search on Connect?
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-do-I-search-on-Connect/ba-p/1275465
How to Find Our Merged Posts And Ideas?
How Google Moderators Catch the Similar Posts Ideas?
Reporting.
How do I report inappropriate content on Connect?
Tagging
To Tag or Not to Tag? Best practices and rules about tagging people in Connect
How to use @Tag in Connect.
Original content
A Reflection on “Original Content” - What if this Photo … is Yours?
How do I follow the original content guidelines on Connect?
Why was my Connect post marked as spam?
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/Why-was-my-Connect-post-marked-as-spam/ba-p/852014
Features.
What are the accessibility features on Connect?
Meetups.
Tips to get your virtual meet-up featured on Connect.
Tips for hosting virtual meet-ups
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/Tips-for-hosting-virtual-meet-ups/ba-p/2301463
Tips for organising a map editing meet-up
How to organize a successful meet-up
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-to-organize-a-successful-meet-up/ba-p/1569889
How do I write a great meet-up recap?
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-do-I-write-a-great-meet-up-recap/ba-p/1376614
Guidelines for hosting a sponsored meet-up
Using Google Calendar for meet-ups time and reminders
How to host a virtual meet-up - a few tips from me 
How-tos
If you have any queries, problems then ask under this board.
How do I mark comments as solutions?
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-do-I-mark-comments-as-solutions/ba-p/1803253
Idea Exchange.
How do I use the Idea Exchange and what happens to my ideas?[Idea Policies]
All About The Idea Exchange.
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/All-About-The-Idea-Exchange/td-p/2612238
New in Connect and you have an idea to share, maybe this could help you.
Achievement.
How To Use Achievement Topic/Board More Effectively?
Announcements.
Keep eye on new updates, news, and announcements.
This will helps you.
Help desk.
All Help Desk Posts, That Gives you Additional Learning Booster.
Also check upcoming new help desk posts, so you are learn more.
Following
How do I follow other Local Guides on Connect?
You can now follow posts about your favorite locations on Connect
Private messaging
For communicate to fellow local guides, and if your message is sensitive or you need to make it private, and between both of you,
Then send a private message to your required related local guide.
How to: Report a Private Message
My Settings
The link will be coming soon.
Macros
How to Create Useful Macros with Embedded HTML
Signatures
How to add a SIGNATURE to your profile (step by step) - Connect in Spanish
How-to spice up your personal signatures
Find your personality
ROLES OF LOCAL GUIDES Which Role Perfectly Match to Yourself?
Are you one of these 7 amazing types of Local Guides?
Other useful Articles.
Need Help? - Help Us to Help You
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Need-Help-Help-Us-to-Help-You/td-p/2189124
WORLD 
OF MESSAGES !!!
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/WORLD-OF-MESSAGES/td-p/2512618
Terms used on Local Guides Connect; please add yours.
Happy to help. Now as an expert solutionist.
What are the mapping needs in your village or town?
Moderators
Who are the moderators on Connect?
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/Who-are-the-moderators-on-Connect/ba-p/2214428
Meet the Connect Moderators
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/Meet-the-Connect-Moderators/ba-p/928909
Meet the Google Moderators
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/Meet-the-Google-Moderators/ba-p/928872
Appreciation
You can get points, levels and badges.
And appreciation from fellow local guides.
Points, levels and badging
https://support.google.com/local-guides/answer/6225851?
WORLD 
OF BADGES !!!
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/WORLD-OF-BADGES/td-p/2438765
There is no promise or guarantee that you will get any perk, it’s random.
And the different local guides get different perks.
Question about a Local Guides perk email? Read this first
Nomination
How to nominate a Local Guide
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/How-to-nominate-a-Local-Guide/ba-p/2505095
Local Guides Nomination Form
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/custom/page/page-id/LocalGuidesNominationForm
Technical Hurdles & Improvements
Local guides connect is not an official App of play store, but it’s a web progressive app.
It’s slow, compared to other sites.
You also can use this into google chrome for good results.
Connect is improving day by day, so problems & difficulties will be removed with the after implementation of ideas.
So, make patience.
Technical medium
Google Maps Local guides connect both functions & features are variable into different technical mediums.
Smartphones, Desktop, Laptop, Tablet, and many other technical gadgets have Different functionalities, and also lack some features.
Yes, it’s true.
Unofficial Podcasts
Subject: Guiding you to make a more successful local guide.
Let’s Guide Podcast.
Subject: Enjoy interviews and talks of local guides.
Go Loco Podcast
Official Social media handles
https://m.facebook.com/GoogleLocalGuides
https://www.instagram.com/googlelocalguides/
https://mobile.twitter.com/LocalGuides
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/c/GoogleLocalGuides
Helpful Applications.
Google Maps Google My business that both are basic.
Google Chrome
Google Calendar
Google Hangouts
Google meet
Google Drive
Google photos
Google Translator
Google keep
Google Docs
Google lens
Google Podcasts
Take part in other local guides initiatives
OneAccessibility Project
#Local Guides Clean The World (LGCTW)
#Local Guides Clean The Map (LGCTM)
#Worldwide Water Quality Map
Amazing profiles
Photography➡AdamGT , Paulpavlinovich
Travel➡ Ant_Bad_Yogi
Food&drink➡FalguniP
Local Stories➡Nyainurjanah
Meetups 
KarenVChin
Idea Exchange➡
ermest ,SebaasC ,Yasumikikuchi ,
Mortencophenhagen,JanvanHaver,
Left/Leave the program
How to leave the Local Guides Program
How to leave us
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/How-to-leave-us/td-p/2663421
Appeal Form
If you think you are wrongly removed from the program, check these.
Why was I removed from the Local Guides program?
Local Guides Appeal form
https://support.google.com/local-guides/contact/local_guides_appeal
Now,
Come To The 
Google Maps
Help center
https://support.google.com/maps/topic/6011919
Maps User Contributed Content Policy
https://support.google.com/local-guides/answer/7422880?hl=en&ref_topic=6225845
Profile
Tips for a great profile on Google Maps.
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/Tips-for-a-great-profile-on-Google-Maps/ba-p/2668264
Enable Following on your Maps profile to help others
Photos
What photos should I share on Google Maps?
Are you aware of all the photo rules? #BP
How Many Photos should I contribute to a place? Quality vs Quantity.
Questions
How do I delete my answers to questions on Google Maps?
Questions asked by Google maps and their Brief meanings.
How to answer accessibility questions on Google Maps
Edits
Why is my edit status “Pending” or “Not Applied”?
How to make sense of Google’s responses to your edits
More transparency for your edits on Google Maps
How to make great edits on Google Maps
Reporting
How do I report a problem on Google Maps?
How to identify and report fraud on Google Maps
You can now report entire profiles for abuse on Google Maps
AR
How to use AR in Google maps
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/How-to-use-AR-in-Google-maps/td-p/1734643
Reviews
New: Use hashtags in your reviews on Maps
Easy tips for rating venues and writing structured reviews!
How to make your restaurant reviews stand out
How and when to report reviews on Google Maps
Lists
Your guide to creating lists on Google Maps
Have you created a great list on Google Maps?
Tips for Making a Great List
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Tips-for-Making-a-Great-List/td-p/2218956
Helpful tips for making a good list
4 tips for creating better lists
Lists Can do Everything: Moving
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Lists-Can-do-Everything-Moving/td-p/2040721
Saving Lives with Lists
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Saving-Lives-with-Lists/td-p/2036410
[Note:The purpose of this post is helping local guides. here, I don’t promote any local guides, don’t hurt the values of any local guides posts,I am not a moderator, and all the posts that added by me, it’s personally checked by me, that all having useful information,
Selection of the posts, profiles are based on my personal experience and learnings.]
If you find that your articles are helpful,
Then write down in comments, and don’t forget to leave the links. I will read your articles and after that it’s appropriate to this content of the post, then I will add it.
Thank you. 
Thanks for learning & Reading.
