Rewards & Recognitions

Hi - looking for help from others. I’ve recently reached 1 million + views of my reviews and content, and didn’t receive … anything from Google. No plaque, no gift card, nothing. I was expecting some kind of recognition for this milestone, like perhaps is the case when YouTubers reach 1 million views or subscribers.

I feel so dejected that I’ve stopped contributing.

Has anyone else received recognition for reviews?

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Hi @GFeeZee

After reaching 1.7 billion total views I also did not receive anything from Google Maps.

You could consider the free and updated Maps app a great reward.

If you expect rewards for your efforts then Local Guides isn’t the best place for you. We are all volunteers. We do what we do to help Maps Users and the community. If you get a reward then it’s a bonus, not a right.

There is no pattern and no fairness in who gets rewards. It is just a marketing gimmick.

My motivation is the joy of knowing that I’m helping a lot of people and businesses. Also, making new friends here on Connect can be considered a great perk. I find it very rewarding being a Local Guide.

Hang in there, keep up the good work, and maybe one day it’ll be your turn.

You can learn more about perks by reading: Questions about Local Guides rewards. Also, Why be a local guide? is worth a read.

And finally, make sure Rewards is selected in your email settings found here. And update the location to show your current location.

Cheers
Morten

Ps: we can only use photos taken by ourselves so you may want to remove the image likely downloaded from the internet.

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