Google paying $10 to know info on local businesses

[capmorgan]

Have you seen this.
Google Business Referral Representative FAQ

As a Google Business Referral Representative, you'll visit local businesses to collect information (such as hours of operation, types of payment accepted, etc.) for Google Maps, and tell them about Google Maps and Google AdWords. You'll also take a few digital photos of the business that will appear on the Google Maps listing along with the business information. After the visit, you submit the business' info and photo(s) to Google through your Local Business Referrals Center, and we'll pay you up to $10 for each listing that is approved by Google and verified by the business.

It looks like there is a few catches here. They only pay you the full $10 when the business verifys the info you collected
You are suppose to tell the business info about google maps so you cannot just snap a few photos and write down the hrs of opperation to get your $2. I wonder if you need to also track down the owner? A good idea who be to probably get some local jr high, or high school kids to pack in a van, and do runs to shopping centers. Labor would be cheap, and is better experience for them instead of selling candy bars.

 

[jelf]

your only like 5 months late congrats

 

[Submerge]

5 months? Try at least a year old.

 

[SurferJoe]

I applied for that when it first came out never heard back from them

 

[emp]

I find this interesting, as this seems to be information that google views as valuable.
If you are in a small town, it might well pay to throw up your own directory using exactly this detail of information.
Leg/phonework is of course involved...

::emp::

 

[subigo]

5 months? Try at least a year old.

He's right, I remember this being at least a year old. When I filled out the application around this time last year, they said they had enough people and weren't looking for any more.

 

[slackerguy]

I feel like a noob and had no idea about this. Signed up anyway and, like everyone else, got the "we're good for now" email response. But...who knows....we'll see what happens.

 

[MCRunning]

I signed up when they first announced it and I just got an email last week saying I have been accepted.

 

[goliath]

hmm. thanks, i'll try and see what happens.

 

[nmwando]

why not take that energy and create your own fucking directory. Fuck google...

 

[xmcp123]

I'd feel so embarrassed going from pillar to post taking photos and collecting information for google maps...:|
but the crisp tenner as a reward for the efforts would be quite worth it

How much of that crisp tenner went to gas? hmmm

 

[divine23]

oppurtunity seems to be good

oppurtunity seems to be good but a bit embarrassing

 

[nickycakes]

Do this and then charge the businesses for submitting their info as well.

 

[d00723]

get the info start up your own directory toss em in it for 60/month and submit the info to Google. The G is and will always be doling out ways to cash in whether they mean it or not is irrelevant.

Think about it...
Sell 3 a week and your grossing $112,320.00/yr. Throw in the crisp tenners from Google and you made an extra $1560....that might cover the gas for your h1 for 1 month.

 

[MadamJovy]

oppurtunity seems to be good but a bit embarrassing

Since when is making money embarrassing? :repuke:

And this would be cool... if they needed this in Africa. But since the rest of the world considers the 'Dark continent' I think it'll take Google another five years for that to reach us.