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        • Digital-DMG
          Digital-DMG Subscriber last edited by

          In order to review the search results for different locations (New York, London, Paris, Berlin, etc.) I have tried several ways to simulate a search query from different locations. None of the ways I tried gave me the correct results, mostly because Google recognized my location anyway. Tools such as Browserstack also didn't give me the results I hoped for.

          Any ideas how to generate search results from different locations?

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          • LondonXN
            LondonXN last edited by

            Try the Google Ad Preview Tool: https://www.googleadpreview.com/

            Basically, with the Google Ad Preview Tool you can view the Google search results for Google AdWords (Google Shopping & Paid Search) and Google organic search results based on the location (Country & City), Devices (Desktop, Mobile, and Tablet), Languages etc.

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            • Digital-DMG
              Digital-DMG Subscriber last edited by

              Thanks... works quite good only the Adwords results are not displayed fully such as the PLA's which are not served. Unfortunately it doesn't work on the .com domain.

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              • Alex-Harford
                Alex-Harford @Digital-DMG last edited by

                Even if you search on google.com? Have you tried other countries like google.fr? If google.com is redirecting to the Netherlands' version visiting www.google.com/ncr should stop it.

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                • Digital-DMG
                  Digital-DMG Subscriber last edited by

                  Thanks for your replies. When I try to change my location settings, for instance New York, than a pop-up appears which asks to insert a location in The Netherlands. So unfortunately this is not the right solution.

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                    Alex-Harford @MiriamEllis last edited by

                    This works on any localised version of Google (at least those I've tried!). So you can go to google.de and enter Berlin as the location, google.co.uk and enter London etc.

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                    • MoosaHemani
                      MoosaHemani Banned last edited by

                      There are tools that uses Cloud based IP so that they can get result exact from that location that includes tools like advanced web rankings and Rank Watch.

                      Try any of these tools and I think you will be able to see the results from certain locations.

                      Hope this helps!

                      P.S. VPN is also a good option!

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                      • MiriamEllis
                        MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by

                        Hey There!

                        For searches within the U.S., go to Google and make your search. Then from the horizontal menu under the search bar, click 'Search Tools'. This will bring up the option to change your city and will reorder the SERPs based on what you input. However, if you are in the US, this only works for cities in the US - not for international cities.

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                          AlexMcKee last edited by

                          You could use a VPN perhaps but it might get a bit expensive if you need multiple locations.

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