Find your Local Guides level. Make sure you have the latest version of Google Maps. Touch the menu. Touch Your contributions. Your level and total points count will be displayed. Please note your profile may take up to 24 hours to update. Learn more about rewards. Get recognized as you earn more points.

The Local Guide program has been around for a while. Essentially, it's a way for Google to incentivize contributing to Maps. Local Guides get badges, points, and other perks for their input. If you find yourself leaving a lot of reviews and reporting things on Google Maps, it's worth looking into.

Step 2. You’re now signed up and can begin to make contributions to Google Maps. You’ll find a welcome video on your dashboard and an option to leave your first review. Just search for the place you wish to review and then click the ‘Contribute’ button to start earning points, badges, and rewards.

Respond to Q&As – 3 points. Edit information – 5 points. Add a place – 15 points. Add a road – 15 points. Check a fact – 1 point. You’ll reach higher levels in the Local Guides program ...

As a Local Guide, you earn points when you share reviews, photos, and knowledge on Google Maps. Those points lead to higher levels of the programme, as well as benefits like early access to Google features and special rewards from partners. At Level 4, you also unlock your first Local Guides badge, which helps your contributions to places get ...

Since 2014, our Local Guides community has grown to more than 30 million contributors. Once you sign up to be a Local Guide, every contribution you make to Google Maps earns you points towards unlocking something new—like early access to new Google Maps features, exclusive contests, events and perks. Over the next few days we’re rolling out updates to the Local Guides program, including a ...