What does the Local Guides program mean for me?

When I started my own web design business in 2000, a new search engine called Google came onto the market. It quickly became clear to me that websites that are not found on the Internet have a hard time establishing themselves on the market. So I focused my business on search engine optimization. It was not long before Google became the market leader in Germany and gradually brought more application’s online.
One of my favorite applications was Google Earth, which I used to spend nights exploring the world.
After the mobile phone was Martha and Android came on the market, I was thrilled and enthusiastic about the possibilities.

At some point I also find taking pictures with the device and uploading them to Google. When I got a message from Google for the first time about how many people in the world had looked at my photo, I was happy.
The same thing happened when you could leave a review in the local guide program. Since then I’ve been using the revision on a daily basis and I try to give my rating for restaurants or other facilities as often as possible.
I also really value other people’s reviews. It is always amazing how much data people collect here and which can be used sensibly.

As the operator of an online marketing agency, Google mybusiness is also very important to me. Sometimes I think how you used to live without GoogleMaps. Google Maps in the local guide are daily tools for me

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@ceewee very inspiring story. Thanks for sharing

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