Introduction:
This post is all about the photos contributed to Google Maps by Local Guide from all over the world. More specifically, it’s about the views that these photos rack up. It consists of a series of leaderboards showcasing the view counts of these photos. There’s a leaderboard for each Local Guide level and in this way you don’t have to be a “top gun” level 10 Local Guide with a mega million views to get on the Leaderboards!
Whether you’re an entry level Local Guide or from a small country, town or village, or a top level Local Guide from London, New Delhi or New York, you can join in and it’s simple to do! If you want to jump on board, then use this link >to register or if you want some help then add a comment in this post and someone will jump in to help you.
Why are photo views important?
We all know that as Local Guides we don’t get points for the views that our contributions generate! However, views are important as they give us a pretty good indication on how we are impacting on our communities at the Local Guide level. For example, they give us a good indication on how many people we have helped make a decision such as what place to visit or what meal to have. So while we don’t get points for photo views, we certainly get an awesome feeling when we see that our photos are being viewed by many people and being visible across Google services, like Search, means that our photo view counts can increase significantly and you will see on the Leaderboards in this post, how significant this can be.
Is this just a competition?
While there is an inherent competitive element within them, the Leaderboards are more than just about seeing who has the “best” photos or the most photo views, far from it! They have been specifically designed to motivate us, help us to monitor >our contributions and performance, and show us how to improve >and make better contributions so that we achieve better results, and all in a fun and enjoyable way!
So now it’s your turn. Are you interested in improving the quality of your Maps contributions so that you can achieve better outcomes in terms of views and impact on your community? If so hit this link and join the hundreds of high achieving Local Guide from across the world.
If you’re new here then you may not be aware that this post forms part of a series of leaderboard posts each covering different aspects of the Maps contributions made by Local Guides. To see an index to these different leaderboard posts and all posts associated with them, simply hit this link.
The cover image:
We all love a beautiful photo and when I saw the one in cover image of this post taken by @LightRich on an Apple iPhone 6s, I immediately said wow, wow, wow! So I asked Buzz if he would allow me to feature it on this post and I also asked him to describe it and this is what he said.
"One of my main hobbies is running and fortunately Mexico City has many spaces to practice this sport.
Since our city is completely surrounded by hills and mountains in all four directions, the inhabitants can enjoy contact with nature in a few minutes in the car.
I took this photograph during a very steep climb that takes me to a trail running route called “La Pila” that slides through the forest at more than 3,200 meters above sea level. Arriving at this place very early in the morning allows you to see how the mist moves between the trees and the first rays of the sun generate plays of light like the ones we can see in this image.
But this is just the prelude to many other stunning valley views along that route. As incredible as it may seem, this place is still located on the limits of Mexico City."
Here is a location map of the La Pila trail kindly provided by @LightRich
I really do hope that you like the photo as much as I do and if so will give your vote to show this.
