Google Maps is one of the most popular navigation apps in the world.
It is relied upon by
commuters across the globe to travel to destinations they have never been to, explore new places
in their neighborhood, estimate time to travel between work and home and even look for places
inside a building. Needless to say that it is a very useful tool. Did you know you can also earn
money using Google Maps? Also Read - Google Search with quotes will now show where to
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First, a bit about Google Maps’ Local Guides Point.
Google Maps gives points to the users for contributing to making the navigational platform more
useful and accurate. Google Maps gives points to people who describe their experience with
reviews, share photographs and videos, provide insights with answers, respond to questions
about a place, update information with place edits, add missing places, or verify information by
checking facts. These points vary with contribution. For instance, writing a review earns you 10
points while editing details about a place gives you just 5 points. Also Read - Google boss warns
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Maps contribution Points earned
Review 10 points per review
Review with more than 200 characters 10 bonus points per review
Rating 1 point per rating
Photo 5 points per photo
Photo tags 3 points per tag
Video 7 points per video
Answer 1 point per answer
Respond to Q&As 3 points per response
Edit 5 points per edit
Place added 15 points per place added
Road added 15 points per road added
Fact checked 1 point per fact checked
Eligible list published 10 points per published list
Description (in list) 5 points per description added
As these points grow, so does your level. When a person has gathered 250 points they get a star.
As these points keep increasing and the local guide crosses various landmarks such as 1500
points, 5000 points, 15000 points and more, the level of the local guide keeps increasing and so
does the complexity of the start. Also Read - Google, Meta, Apple, Spotify and more: Why tech
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Level Points Badge
Level 1 0 points No badge
Level 2 15 points No badge
Level 3 75 points No badge
Level 4 250 points Star
Level 5 500 points Star
Level 6 1,500 points Star
Level 7 5,000 points Star
Level 8 15,000 points Star
Level 9 50,000 points Star
Level 10 100,000 points Star
But these points aren’t useful in the real world at all.
Meaning, you cannot redeem these points for money in the real world. You also cannot redeem it
for points on Google’s Play Store. Simply said, other than bragging rights (if any), these
contributions are good for nothing.
But is there is another way?
While there is no direct way of earning money from Google Maps, there are two side jobs (sort
of) that will help you earn money from Google Maps.
First is a Map Analyst. A map analyst detertmines the relevance and accuracy of information in a
map by performing online research and referring to guidelines provided to you. Lionbridge is a
company that works with companies like Google to ensure that maps and search results and other
internet-related information is accurate and working swiftly. The job is flexible and it pays $10
(Rs 756 approx.) to $16 (Rs 1,211) per hour.
The second way is becoming an online marketing consultant. An online marketing consultant
uses SEO, ads and user generated content to bring more customers to small businesses. You can
help small businesses get noticed online and get more customers. Or you can optimise their
online presence such that they get more customers. However, you do need some marketing
knowledge and web development skills for the same.
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