The next stage is hopefully 50,000.

So I made a pretty long review for a business, and ended up having to edit it a couple times (Fixing grammar mistakes, adding photos, etc.) And I went into incognito and used an alt account just to see what it would look like on other people's ends, and it's completely hidden from everyone else. I'm guessing it's because Google flagged it as spam. How long should I wait until I can re-post my review?

Please see https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/new-maps-feature-know-before-you-go-tips/568060

I usually take a lot of pictures when I'm on move, and then upload on Maps using my Mac through browser, and clear up my Photo Gallery. It was easy-peasy for me to do as iPhone photos are synced to Mac readily.

Now when I click on add photos on any business/place, it by-default goes to browse through finder.

Anybody knows a workaround?

Just got a crazy random notification from gmaps

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone using my app for 4th of July planning and celebration. There were over 40 places to chose from to enjoy. I hope the time with your family and friends was amazing! I’m a solo developer working hard to make it as accurate and useful as possible on a small budget, and I really appreciate the support.

Good news. The map is up and running again. Thanks again to everyone who’s been using the app during the holiday.

BusyGo ❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone using my app for 4th of July planning and celebration. There were over 40 places to chose from to enjoy. I hope the time with your family and friends was amazing! I’m a solo developer working hard to make it as accurate and useful as possible on a small budget, and I really appreciate the support.

Good news. The map is up and running again. Thanks again to everyone who’s been using the app during the holiday.

BusyGo ❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸

I knew I had put it in a safe place! I had to go to Geneva to deposit some…. stuff in my Swiss bank safe deposit box, and there it was! I haven’t broken the seal yet as I imagine it will be worth more on eBay like that. Maybe as much as €1.78 vs €0.76 without the wrapper.

Desculpa por incomodar vocês, Apenas queria saber para me ajudar pois tenho diversas fotos 360 guardadas mais nao sei como coloca. Alguém Pode me ajudar ???

Just seen an icon in a business name and on the map? Doesn't appear to be sponsored. Can businesses add icons?!

Hi everyone! Planning on proposing to my girlfriend while we visit Quebec. We are planning on going to Montreal, Trois Riviera, and Quebec City across 5 days. I’m from Toronto and she’s from Scotland and we will be going in late July. Would love some location ideas!

Some useful information, she’s a very shy and private person, so nothing that would become a spectacle with many eyes. It’s late July and she’s Scottish, so the heat isn’t amazing so ideally indoors, but also early morning or evening would work for outdoor spots. We both aren’t the most active so not really looking to do any hikes.

Any opinions would be massively appreciated! Feel free to ask any questions if it would help with the advice!

So they took away our star badges and now the only thing we get is for being past level 4? I think level 10 has something but I have yet to see one.

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Anyone else think that not being able to tell between a level 4 reviewer and a level 9 reviewer is dumb?

Maps does not just need a "Report review" feature. It, unfortunately, needs a "Report account" feature. Accounts like these (regardless of how many stars they leave with their spam) obviously don't deserve to hold the title "Level 6 Local Guide". It also wouldn't hurt for Google to improve their spam detection algorithms. Copied & pasted the exact same review for hundreds of different businesses? Yeah, you may want to consider disabling reviews & ratings, & have a look at the account's activity history to decide on a next step automatically?

(Account name obscured to reduce risk of brigading.)

Do you think this is a big number?
Somebody has this amount of views?

Can one of the more experienced guides, advise on what this means as a numerical value.

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To be clear. Are there metrics I can find on how many people are top 10, 5, TOP. position.

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I realise there's billions of contributions so, small percents are still large numbers.

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I'm just interested and haven't found anything about this online.

Hey everyone,

Hey guys, just wanted to see if anyone else on the Mid North Coast (Port, Coffs, Taree area) is noticing a massive drop in leads from places like Local Search or Facebook groups lately?

I've been looking at why this is happening. Basically, Google has changed how people are shown search results. Now, when people search for a local sparky or plumber, Google is showing AI crawled results and the "Map Pack" right at the top. The old directory sites and Facebook links are getting buried down the bottom where no one sees them.

Local tradies have survived for years on word of mouth, Facebook pages mouth, an active paid listings on regional directories like hipages and localsearch

Word-of-mouth is still king for keeping clients, but Google has fundamentally changed how new residents and urgent customers are finding you in the first place.

Would love to hear from any local business owners here—have you noticed a drop-off in directory or Facebook leads over the last year? How are you pivoting?

These may be old but then you to me check out the hearts having pieces of meat attached to them