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How to get global search results on Google ? Also, is it possible to get results based on some other geographic location?
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I don't want results based on my geographic location. When I am in India, I don't want local search results. In fact, I want results which are not dependent on my current location.
Also, can I change my current location to some other city and will it affect the results ? For eg: While I am in London, can my search results be modified as if I am sitting in New York ?
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Hello,
1. Choose the Google domain: .com / .co.uk / .au and so on. If you are redirected type /ncr at the end of the address.
2. Search for something, then look at Show search tools - left of the screen.
3. At All Results you will have an option called: Custom Location
4. Write the city and search
Ps. It's better if you delete your history before that and log out of your account.
The end.
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I do two things..
- If you use Google Adwords, use the 'Ad Preview and Diagnosis' tool. You can define Domains, Languages, Device and even the Location.
- Add /ncr at the end of the Google URL you want to use. For e.g. if you want to use Google.com (www.google.com/ncr) , Google.co.uk (www.google.co.uk/ncr), Google.de (www.google.de/ncr)
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What you can also do is change the search domains. So go to google.co.uk and make sure you aren't still on Google.com or Google.in - I do this a lot when testing and works really well. For example, I have one client right now in Ireland so if I want to see what they do, I change to google.ie
Andy
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