2022
Hello @Atsukot, Thanks for your response. I don't see 20% one time code during the holidays as a perk. Specially when you can google "ASOS Promo Code" and pull up 30% off (screenshot) without having to sign up to LG and contribute. Also it's not a benefit for contributing to the community because their is no requirement to actually contribute. You could have 0 points and still get the perk. This is just Google using their community of early adopters to make more money. If you can tell me that ASOS is not in anyway financially compensating Alphabet in regards to this perk offering then color me wrong (IMHO).
And interesting that you asked about my suggestion for a perk as I have already posted my suggestion as have many others but I have never seen a response. I would post a link to that comment but linking to comments in this forum doesn't work. So I will paste here:
- "Beta access that they actually is granted (this seems like a no brainer, ask your most engaged customer what you think). Google Drive storage at increments (at Guide Level), renews every year you are active. Google Red/Music access for a year. Renews every year you are active. Level 9 Google Pixel phone. Level 10 Google Fi service, renews every year you are active."
When I signed up to be a LG I was motivated for a couple of reasons. 1. To help the community. 2. To be able to see changes that I make go live. It's kinda cool to make a map change and see it change, or post a photo and see how many views it gets. Google has done the photo thing pretty good. Map changes not so much, which is reflected on my activity (screenshot below). What is also reflective in my activity is the debacle which was the revamping of the points system. It is one thing to have a community of contributors that you don't reward very well. It's another thing to promise rewards for work and then never fulfill those promises. And its a whole new game to instead of reward that community choose to sell that community off to the highest bidder and pass it off as a reward. I am not sure how many in the community realize this but the more that do will stop or reduce contributing.
With all that said there is a reason why I am posting this information. It is because I care and I want the LG community to succeed. I wouldn't spend my time if I didn't care. My suggestion is to never ever offer any perk that Alphabet makes direct money off of (clicks, conversions, etc...). That isn't to say that perks need to be expensive or cost anything. I do think it always makes sense to have a halo perk. That perk that is really big that everyone tries to go after. That one should be worth something. Periodic perks are not goal posts. Goal posts need to be set so we know what we are going for. And another point on a star that you can barely tell the difference between is not a goal worth anything. And when you set the goal posts don't move them! Resetting and changing all the goals is frustrating. Perks at certain goals will change from time to time but when they change they should be for something of similar value or higher. Value doesn't have to have a $ value attributed to it. The cost to Alphabet could be nothing.
Complete side note, Beta access is really cool. I imagine if I would have Beta access when Gmail came out and I could get my fristname@gmail.com. That costs nothing but has extreme value. Note things like that don't come around often but giving Beta access to early adopters makes a lot of sense. I have Beta access to Google Maps but it's not usable because of the terrible watermark you put all over every screen. I get it you don't want the community sharing what's new, but with a large community someone always will. Mine as well make the experience better for everyone. And if you want this community to feel special then make it special. If I am not mistaken anyone can request beta access to maps. Maybe we are getting in earlier. If that is the case then that should be made apparent, if not then it should be.
@Atsukot I have to agree and have commented before about this (see London perk: free ice cream at the Magnum Pleasure Store) and to me a much better perk would be along the lines being suggested by @foodjunky or more storage space for my gmail account. Trouble is it seems that Google just isn't listening to our repeated calls and you know what happens when this continues to happen......
