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Google Local Guide

On the 28th of August 2016 Google Google invited me to become a Local Guide, which I take as an honour and good fun as it tells me that some of my photos are good enough to be used in Google Maps to help others to find their way and learn more about their destinations. You can do this yourself too and earn some benefits and marketing exposure.

When I joined, I never thought, that a photo of an Iranian Restaurant in a Viennese suburb (Pars) could be viewed more than 20,000 times within 3 weeks or that the view from my balcony in Dubai is seen more than 20,000 times. The results of what is popular and what is not is sometimes really surprising. Anyhow, it doesn't earn any money, but it's good fun. Consider to contribute yourself. Google will ask you automatically when you click on my photos.

After passing the 1.0M views mark Google stopped congratulating me to new records but rather focuses on the number of photos contributed as the following email from the 25th of October shows.

Contents
  • Thanks for contributing to Google Maps email from the 25th of October 2016
  • 1,000,000 views email from the 18th of October 2016
  • 500,000 views email from the 11th of October 2016
  • 450,000 views email from the 4th of October 2016
  • 250,000 views email from the 27th of September 2016
  • 50,000 views email from the 13th of September 2016
  • 10,000 views email from the 6th of September 2016

 

 

 
 
750 photos published on Google Maps!
 
Congratulations! You've published over 750 photos on Google Maps
 
GO TO YOUR PHOTO PAGE
 
Millions of people rely on photos like yours when they search for places. Thanks for sharing your photos with the world.
 
 
 
 
What's new in the past week
 
New views
255,977

Total views
1,286,752
New photos
29

Total photos
761
 
 
 
 
Records from the week
 
30,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Schottenring 16-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
20,000 views (4 photos)
 
 
HI Hostel Vienna Myrthengasse 23-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
Flanagan's 22-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
L'Osteria Bräunerstraße 16-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
           
 
 
10,000 views (6 photos)
 
 
CupCakes Wien 26-Sep-2016 4 weeks ago
 
 
Alser Straße 22-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
Lugner Kino City 12-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
       
 
 
 
 
 
Your most popular recent photos
 
 
10,322 views last week
10,322 total views Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung
 
 
2,343 views last week
2,343 total views Rochusgasse
 
 
807 views last week
807 total views Nordsee
 
 
542 views last week
542 total views Trzesniewski, Filiale Rochusmarkt
 
 
291 views last week
291 total views Praterstern Bf
 
 
271 views last week
342 total views Starbucks
 
 
 
 
Thanks for the 29 photos that you've added
 
     
 
      +22
 
 
 
Keep up the good work
 
Contribute to places that you've visited recently in Your contributions.
 
Keep exploring,
The Google Maps team
 
You've received this email because you've contributed photos to Google Maps. If you don't want to receive emails about your contributions, Unsubscribe.
 
 
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

 

Mission accomplished. More than 1,000,000 Million views :-)))

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000,000
Views
Your photos are a big hit!
 
Your photos have helped people over 1,000,000 times, a new record for you on Google Maps
 
1,030,775 views
 
SEE YOUR PHOTOS ON MAPS
 
Congratulations! Millions of people rely on photos like yours when they search for places. Thanks for sharing your photos with the world.
 
 
 
 
What's new in the past week
 
New views
274,218

Total views
1,030,775
New photos
38

Total photos
732
 
 
 
 
Records from the week
 
50,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Belvedere Palace 22-Sep-2016 3 weeks ago
 
 
20,000 views (2 photos)
 
 
Schottenring 16-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
Digitalstore Vienna 03-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
10,000 views (5 photos)
 
 
L'Osteria Bräunerstraße 16-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
Flanagan's 22-Sep-2016 3 weeks ago
 
 
C&A 07-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
 
 
Your most popular recent photos
 
 
1,677 views last week
1,677 total views Lava Lounge
 
 
976 views last week
1,762 total views BILLA AG
 
 
362 views last week
569 total views Hauptbahnhof, Wien
 
 
246 views last week
246 total views Restaurant Feuervogel
 
 
202 views last week
292 total views Taubstummengasse
 
 
168 views last week
168 total views McDonald's Österreich
 
 
 
 
Thanks for the 38 photos that you've added
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  +31
 
 
 
Keep up the good work
 
Contribute to places that you've visited recently in Your contributions.
 
Keep exploring,
The Google Maps team
 
 
 
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

 

Hahahaha, today I received a 500,000 congratulations email with a counter of 756,000 total views. That's funny. More important is my new star, the beautiful cradle of Austrian democracy, The Belvedere Palace. I uploaded the photo on the 22nd of October. 37,000 views in 20 days, yeah!

 
       
 
       
500,000
Views
Your photos are a big hit!
 
Your photos have helped people over 500,000 times, a new record for you on Google Maps
 
756,557 views
 
SEE YOUR PHOTOS ON MAPS
 
Congratulations! Millions of people rely on photos like yours when they search for places. Thanks for sharing your photos with the world.
 
 
 
 
What's new in the past week
 
New views
270,487

Total views
756,557
New photos
19

Total photos
694
 
 
 
 
Records from the week
 
30,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Pars 03-Sep-2016 a month ago
 
 
20,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Belvedere Palace 22-Sep-2016 2 weeks ago
 
 
10,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
HI Hostel Vienna Myrthengasse 23-Sep-2016 2 weeks ago
 
 
 
 
 
Your most popular recent photos
 
 
786 views last week
786 total views BILLA AG
 
 
420 views last week
420 total views Dubai Festival City
 
 
279 views last week
333 total views Braunschweiggasse
 
 
256 views last week
290 total views Alligator Dr. Robert Feigl Nfg GmbH
 
 
207 views last week
207 total views Hauptbahnhof, Wien
 
 
174 views last week
185 total views Shell
 
 
 
 
Thanks for the 19 photos that you've added
 
     
 
      +12
 
 
 
Keep up the good work
 
Contribute to places that you've visited recently in Your contributions.
 
Keep exploring,
The Google Maps team
 
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

 

450,000 is a really odd number to congratulate so I conclude that the following emails are being sent every Tuesday and I just missed the one from the 20th of September somehow.

Using the known figures, calculating an estimate for the 20th of September and doing some trending with a spreadsheet I should hit the 1 Million mark around the 26th of October. :-)

 
       
 
       
450,000
Views
Your photos are a big hit!
 
Your photos have helped people over 450,000 times, a new record for you on Google Maps
 
486,084 views
 
SEE YOUR PHOTOS ON MAPS
 
Congratulations! Millions of people rely on photos like yours when they search for places. Thanks for sharing your photos with the world.
 
 
 
 
What's new in the past week
 
New views
191,914

Total views
486,084
New photos
108

Total photos
676
 
 
 
 
Records from the week
 
50,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Maxim 06-Sep-2016 3 weeks ago
 
 
20,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Palm views west 29-Aug-2016 a month ago
 
 
10,000 views (3 photos)
 
 
Karlsplatz 19-Sep-2016 2 weeks ago
 
 
Zurich Connect Versicherung 04-Sep-2016 4 weeks ago
 
 
Schottenring 16-Sep-2016 2 weeks ago
 
 
 
 
 
Your most popular recent photos
 
 
160 views last week
160 total views Albertgasse
 
 
117 views last week
117 total views Albertgasse
 
 
54 views last week
54 total views Braunschweiggasse
 
 
50 views last week
50 total views Ringstrassen-Galerien
 
 
41 views last week
41 total views Grand Hotel Wien
 
 
40 views last week
40 total views Postfiliale und BAWAG P.S.K.
 
 
 
 
Thanks for the 108 photos that you've added
 
     
 
      +101
 
 
 
Keep up the good work
 
Contribute to places that you've visited recently in Your contributions.
 
Keep exploring,
The Google Maps team
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

 

Not sure if there was no email last week or if it got missing somehow. Maybe Google waited for me to reach the 250k mark.

 
       
 
       
250,000
Views
Your photos are a big hit!
 
Your photos have helped people over 250,000 times, a new record for you on Google Maps
 
294,170 views
 
SEE YOUR PHOTOS ON MAPS
 
Congratulations! Millions of people rely on photos like yours when they search for places. Thanks for sharing your photos with the world.
 
 
 
 
What's new in the past week
 
New views
133,465

Total views
294,170
New photos
160

Total photos
568
 
 
 
 
Records from the week
 
30,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Maxim 06-Sep-2016 2 weeks ago
 
 
20,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Pars 03-Sep-2016 3 weeks ago
 
 
10,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Digitalstore Vienna 03-Sep-2016 3 weeks ago
 
 
 
 
 
Your most popular recent photos
 
 
378 views last week
378 total views Beverly Hills Club Vienna
 
 
157 views last week
157 total views Salud
 
 
152 views last week
152 total views Müller Drogeriemarkt
 
 
64 views last week
64 total views SNIPES
 
 
54 views last week
54 total views H&M
 
 
51 views last week
51 total views Sofienwirt Restaurant
 
 
 
 
Thanks for the 160 photos that you've added
 
     
 
      +153
 
 
 
Keep up the good work
 
Contribute to places that you've visited recently in Your contributions.
 
Keep exploring,
The Google Maps team
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

 

This email was sent by Google Maps to me on the 13th of September 2016. It's the follow up on the previous email from the 6th of September 2016. Looks like Google sends out these Emails every week

 
       
 
       
50,000
Views
Your photos are a big hit!
 
Your photos have helped people over 50,000 times, a new record for you on Google Maps
 
71,437 views
 
SEE YOUR PHOTOS ON MAPS
 
Congratulations! Millions of people rely on photos like yours when they search for places. Thanks for sharing your photos with the world.
 
 
 
 
What's new in the past week
 
New views
60,410

Total views
71,437
New photos
70

Total photos
224
 
 
 
 
Records from the week
 
10,000 views (1 photo)
 
 
Maxim 06-Sep-2016 in the last week
 
 
5,000 views (3 photos)
 
 
Palm views west 29-Aug-2016 2 weeks ago
 
 
Pars 03-Sep-2016 a week ago
 
 
Café Français 02-Sep-2016 a week ago
 
 
1,000 views (8 photos)
 
 
Digitalstore Vienna 03-Sep-2016 a week ago
 
 
Zurich Connect Versicherung 04-Sep-2016 a week ago
 
 
Roßauer Lände 29-Aug-2016 2 weeks ago
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
Your most popular recent photos
 
 
10,281 views last week
10,281 total views Maxim
 
 
473 views last week
473 total views Turek
 
 
420 views last week
420 total views Zahnarztpraxis Meinzahn.at Dr. Zsolt FISCHER
 
 
348 views last week
348 total views Burger King
 
 
321 views last week
321 total views Pylones
 
 
309 views last week
309 total views Müller
 
 
 
 
Thanks for the 70 photos that you've added
 
     
 
      +63
 
 
 
Keep up the good work
 
Contribute to places that you've visited recently in Your contributions.
 
Keep exploring,
The Google Maps team
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

 

This email was sent by Google Maps to me on the 6th of September 2016. It made me very proud when I received it. However, there is a follow up email by now which came one week later.

 
       
 
       
10,000
Views
Your photos are a big hit!
 
Your photos have helped people over 10,000 times, a new record for you on Google Maps
 
11,027 views
 
SEE YOUR PHOTOS ON MAPS
 
Congratulations! Millions of people rely on photos like yours when they search for places. Thanks for sharing your photos with the world.
 
 
 
 
What's new in the past week
 
New views
9,965

Total views
11,027
New photos
153

Total photos
154
 
 
 
 
Records from the week
 
1,000 views (1 photo)
 
View from my home in Dubai
Palm views west 29-Aug-2016 a week ago
 
 
500 views (1 photo)
 
Landeskriminalamt Wien 29-Aug-2016 a week ago
 
 
100 views (17 photos)
 
FHWien der WKW 01-Sep-2016 in the last week
 
Caf=C3=A9 Fran=C3=A7ais 02-Sep-2016 in the last week
 
Club Louvre 01-Sep-2016 in the last week
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
Your most popular recent photos
 
217 views last week
217 total views Springs 6
 
124 views last week
124 total views Nakheel Sales Center
 
101 views last week
101 total views Digitalstore Vienna
 
77 views last week
77 total views Pars
 
56 views last week
56 total views Springs 4
 
51 views last week
51 total views Geier Brotkultur Kaffeegenuss
 
 
 
 
Thanks for the 153 photos that you've added
 
     
 
      +146
 
 
 
Keep up the good work
 
Contribute to places that you've visited recently in Your contributions.
 
Keep exploring,
The Google Maps team
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Last Updated: 12 January 2017

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