Hi, everyone! This is Ali Hassan a level 6 Google Local Guide from Pakistan. Guys in this post i am sharing may story of the local guide journey.
2 years back i was an active google maps user and i used to search every place which i was supposed to visit. Most of the times i was unable to find places on map. So, than i decided to become part of the local guide community and i started sharing on google maps. One day i visited a new place which was not present on map i took photos and put them on maps. This little thing became a breakthrough for me as i got almost half a Million views on them!. Wow, what an achievement this was. I never thought that this will help thousands of people in my country to explore that place on maps.
Yes! photos make huge difference, they are the best contributions on google maps, they make maps more elegant, i believe. So guys what i love sharing most on google maps are of course photos. I travel a lot in my country and my favorite thing is to add missing places on google maps. I take close ups of foods and write quality reviews of different restaurants. Being a traveler and a foodie i know how much these reviews help many people to decide whether to eat or not from those places.
As google introduced close ups of food items and clothing articles i got more excited! as this was my favorite hobby already! so i also contributed close ups of foods and clothes.Guys i love to contribute and improve google maps because this effort helps humans and there is nothing bigger than this to help others. I will keep sharing photos, writing reviews and missing places on maps.
Why I love to share on maps?
Being a local guide now it became my hobby to click photos of roads, shops and new places whenever i travel. So this not only makes me happy but also helps many people to find best places with their pictures on maps.
I feel proud that my little work is helping many people and making maps a very useful thing. As in Pakistan google map is not complete google is still working to improve it and i will keep working with google maps to add missing places and information on maps.
Thank You
Ali Hassan, Faisalabad, Pakistan