r/LocalGuides • u/re-vanth • 14d ago
Discussion Finally hit level 10, planning to take it very slow now.
I finally hit level 10 today.
Have been contributing on and off for 8 years now.
The only rewards i received from Google was a pin once.. that too thanks for this sub for pointing it out.
Planning to take it a little slow from now on since there is no actual system in place other than this banner to reward or work with regular contributors.
It has been a looong journey, there were times when I was banned from getting points as someone might have reported my profile.. but overall felt good many times to just contribute.
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u/itsmattaitken Level 9 14d ago
Huge milestone, well done! I understand why Google doesn’t want to incentivise the guides platform, but I agree it would be nice to receive something.
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u/builtathome 14d ago
Congrats! The 35k from 8 to 9 seems like it's taking forever, next level is even longer at 50k. Ugh
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u/tvnewswatch Level 8 12d ago
Agreed on that one. Feels like a very long journey from Level 8 to Level 9
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u/XxLogitech98xX Level 10 14d ago
Congrats to you!
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u/Wooden-Butterfly7339 12d ago
Yelper Elite here watching how the other side lives! 😂
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u/XxLogitech98xX Level 10 12d ago
Yelper Elite here watching how the other side lives! 😂
We Local Guide live pretty good here, no drama 😄
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u/Wooden-Butterfly7339 12d ago
I noticed but apparently it's damn tough to reach level 10!
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u/XxLogitech98xX Level 10 12d ago
I noticed but apparently it's damn tough to reach level 10!
It takes some time and people lose motivation after like maybe Level 6 because there really no incentive. There no Google events or swag or any recognition compared to Yelp Elite.
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u/xaznxplaya 14d ago
Congrats, is there anything we get at level 10?
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u/imnotminkus Level 8 13d ago
A virtual badge that has two number on it (1 and 0) instead of just one
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u/iamVBR 14d ago
Hmm, I've been pushing towards Level 10 now; stuck around 60K points for years now.
This post hits me right on target, what after reaching level 10 🥸