Go Loco Go Loco

[ Timestamp ]

0:30 Introduction

2:30 Start of interview

3:12 Question 1: Ratings can be 1 to 5 stars: what is your interpretation of what each star-level stands for?

9:53 Question 2: Some people say “I never give 5 stars as a matter of principle”. What’s your view?

12:47 Question 3: What is a good review?

15:08 Question 4: Should you write negative reviews at all or only positive ones?

16:34 Question 5: Can you face legal consequences for negative reviews?

18:34 Question 6: Suppose you visit a place for which you have published a review a couple of years ago and things have changed considerably, or your experience now is very different from the one you had years ago. What do you then do?

21:59 Question 7: When you come across a review that is clearly containing things or claims you know yourself not to be true, is there a way to report this? And have you done this yourself already?

24:20 Question 8: If you are a business owner: should you review your own business? And what about your competitors’ businesses?

26:32 Question 9: Should you publish your reviews only on Maps or can you just publish them on other platforms too? And what about sharing on social media.

31:03 Question 10: Can you have text formatting in your reviews? 

33:46 Best practices for taking photos/videos and writing reviews 

40:02 Blurb on Go Loco Podcast!

43:58 End of interview

44:34 Summary



[ Description ] 

Welcome to the Go Loco Podcast YouTube Channel! This video is a bit of a collaboration between Go Loco and the LetsGuide Podcast! Jan, who runs the LetsGuide Podcast, interviews me for a discussion on ratings and reviews in the world of a Local Guide! 



Come watch me squirm in my seat as I try to figure out the answers to his tough questions! And hopefully, by the end of this episode, you'll leave with some new knowledge! What more could you ask for!? 😋



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[ Links ]

Watch the video at YouTube - https://youtu.be/-ld08rEUmsM

LetsGuide Podcast - https://letsguidepodcast.com/

Local Guides Help Center - https://support.google.com/local-guides/answer/7400114?hl=en

Rating venues and writing structured reviews: version 2 - https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Rating-venues-and-writing-structured-reviews-version-2/m-p/2735543

Local Guides Program - https://maps.google.com/localguides/

Local Guides Connect (Community Forum) - https://www.localguidesconnect.com/

Anchor - https://anchor.fm/go-loco

Podcast RSS - https://anchor.fm/s/8337874/podcast/rss



[ Host/Guest ]

Jan (Belgium), Adrian (Malaysia)



[ Contact Us ]

info@golocopodcast.com



[ Credits ]

Kudos to Pedi for the jingle and to my awesome brother, Kevin for the cover art! 😁



#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 14 ]
It's the final episode of the Connect Live series and also the final episode for 2019! Woohoo! I have the super fabulous Terri, Valeria and Kristin joining me, over breakfast no less, as we chat away about the Local Guides program and the amazing Connect Live event in between mouthfuls of delicious, mouth-watering food! What's with the title of the episode?! Hah! It's just me poking fun at a comment made by Kristin during the interview (you gotta listen out for it!)! 
As it's the last episode, I also wanted to thank all the other guests who participated; Jan, Stephen, Mariani, Alejandra, Anthony, Luigi, Giuseppe, Julien, Isaac and Phil! And I also wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all an amazing new year: may 2020 be everything that you want it to be! Do check out the link below for our heartfelt new year message! Side note: Connect Live took place on 12-15 November 2019 with the interview getting recorded on the 16 November. Full episode was wrapped up and published on the 30 December.
General requests:
Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!? Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Or if you’re using the Anchor app, you can also drop us a voicemail there. Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!
Also, do take note that the Go Loco Podcast will go on another break until we have new ideas/projects/more time to record some new episodes! Do keep supporting us and sharing all the episodes that we have published! And massive thanks to all the listeners out there for lending us your ears and time! x o x o

[ Useful Links ]
Happy New Year message
Connect Live 2019
Local Guides program
Local Guides Connect forum
Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ]
Host - Adrian (UK)
Guests - Terri (Philipines/Netherlands), Valeria (Argentina), Kristin (USA/UK)
Sound editing - Adrian (UK)
Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)
Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia), Adrian (UK)

[ Contact Us ]
golocopodcast@gmail.com
#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 13 ]
Come and join me in this exciting episode as I have a chat with Isaac from Nigeria and Phil from the USA, two first time attendees to Connect Live 2019. The interview was recorded on the second day at the Google Event Centre and we get to find out what their thoughts are on Connect Live and how it's changing their lives! Side note: Connect Live took place on 12-15 November 2019 with the interview getting recorded on the 14 November. Full episode was wrapped up and published on the 23 December.
General requests:
Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!? Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Or if you’re using the Anchor app, you can also drop us a voicemail there. Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!

[ Useful Links ]
Connect Live 2019
Local Guides program
Local Guides Connect forum
Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ]
Host - Adrian (UK)
Guests - Isaac (Nigeria), Phil (USA)
Sound editing - Adrian (UK)
Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)
Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia), Adrian (UK)

[ Contact Us ]
golocopodcast@gmail.com
#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 12 ] 
We had an amazing start to Connect Live and with so many things going on and so much to absorb, I finally found some time on the second day at Google's Event Centre to finally do a couple of rounds of recordings! This first set is with the ever lovely Luigi and Giuseppe, both from Italy and also Julien from France! Come find out their experiences at Connect Live during our very casual and brief chat! Side note: Connect Live took place on 12-15 November 2019 with the interview getting recorded on the 14 November. Full episode was wrapped up and published on the 16 December. 
General requests: 
Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!? Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Or if you’re using the Anchor app, you can also drop us a voicemail there. Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!! 

[ Useful Links ] 
Jan's Connect Live recap on LetsGuide podcast 
Luigi's Connect Live recap on Connect 
Julien's Connect Live recap on Connect Connect Live 2019 
Local Guides program
Local Guides Connect forum
Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ] 
Host - Adrian (UK) 
Guest - Luigi (Italy), Giuseppe (Italy), Julien (France) 
Sound editing - Adrian (UK) 
Jingle - Pedi (Singapore) 
Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia), Adrian (UK) 

[ Contact Us ]
golocopodcast@gmail.com
#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 11 ]
Hello!? Hi! Is this thing on? Soundcheck!! .. Madness ensues in this episode with the ever-awesome Alejandra and Anthony, both from Spain, as we chat, giggle, chat, laugh, chat, pause for trains, chat, chaotic laughter.. you get the gist. Nevertheless, come join us as we chat away about the Local Guides program, and find out the thoughts of these 2-time attendees about the Connect Live event! Side note: Connect Live took place on 12-15 November 2019 whilst the interview was recorded on the 11 November.
General requests:
Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!?
Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Or if you’re using the Anchor app, you can also drop us a voicemail there. Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!

[ Useful Links ]
Connect post on this episode
Paul's 36Walk in San Jose
Connect Live 2019
Local Guides program
Local Guides Connect forum
Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ]
Host - Adrian (UK)
Guest - Alejandra (Spain), Anthony (Spain)
Sound editing - Adrian (UK)
Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)
Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia), Adrian (UK)

[ Contact Us ]
golocopodcast@gmail.com
#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 10 ] 
Hey hey! Another episode so soon (for me anyway!)?! Why, yes!! This is the second interview in a set that was recorded before, during and after Connect Live! In this episode, we have first-time attendee Mariani (Indonesia) and third-time attendee Stephen (Malaysia). We did the recording sat outside a bar in downtown San Jose so we have the city noise in the background (thankfully not too distracting)! It's quick and simple and we hope you enjoy it! Side note: Connect Live took place on 12-15 November 2019 whilst the interview was recorded on the 11 November. 
General requests: 
Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!? Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Or if you’re using the Anchor app, you can also drop us a voicemail there. Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!! 

[ Useful Links ]
Paul's 36Walk in San Jose
Connect Live 2019
Local Guides program
Local Guides Connect forum
Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ] 
Host - Adrian (UK) 
Guest - Mariani (Indonesia), Stephen (Malaysia) 
Sound editing - Adrian (UK) 
Jingle - Pedi (Singapore) 
Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia), Adrian (UK) 

[ Contact Us ] 
golocopodcast@gmail.com
#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast