Hi, my name is Shiva Krishna, Local Guide from Bangalore, India. My journey started as a local guide in 2016.
I’ve faced a lot of bad experiences in local while reaching out to any places or offices. Some of the business does not exist anymore in the location that Maps suggested and business hours not added correctly for some businesses.
And some of the businesses are not added in the Maps as well. At that time I saw about Local Guides program by Google and joined right away and started sharing the information in Maps. And I’m surprised by the stats of my additions in the Maps like Photo views and reviews, new business existence in the Maps make me happy, so I continued sharing info to Maps. Still, I’m adding new local business info and reviews based on my experience.
Right now I’m at 5th level contributor with 1485 points by sharing 56 Reviews and 5 Ratings and 11 photos with 106,700 and 17 approved business listings.
I’m proud to be a Local Guide. Thanks, Google for giving this opportunity to help others.