Anyone know how to filter by location-neutral results?
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Google dropped the ability to filter your search results by location, and it's now using your precise location to give results.
Here's an article from Search Engine Land that covers the removal of location setting: http://searchengineland.com/google-drops-change-location-search-filter-from-search-results-237247
Anyone know a work around for getting location-neutral results? Before I was using "Location: United States" to find unbiased results, but that's not an option any more.
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Great article on your wiredseo.com site Clint! That about saved my life.
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I actually just posted a piece on this - http://www.wiredseo.com/google-search-by-location-removed-how-to-filter-geo-location/
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Oh, I answered my own question - for anyone interested: https://moz.com/ugc/geolocation-the-ultimate-tip-to-emulate-local-search
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Worked perfectly. Thanks, Clint.
I'm curious about jessicamcdaniel's question about seeing local results as well.
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Thanks! Are you able to amend this to see local results? I have many clients in different cities, and I would like to see what the local search looks like for them.
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Append this to your search in the URL -->> &uule=w+CAIQICINVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcw
So if your search is for "home security" and you want it in the United States, this will be your search URL...
https://www.google.com/search?&q=home+security&uule=w+CAIQICINVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcw
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Unfortunately incognito/private/in-private won't stop Google Search from using your location data. See the imgur link for reference.
Even after fiddling with the privacy location settings in Chrome, Google Search will still use your location in its search results. I explicitly told Chrome to block Google.com from using my location, and it's still grabbing my location for it's results.
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I always run my searches incognito in Chrome, **private **in Firefox, and in-private with Internet Explorer. These settings remove any personal information, login data, stored cookies, and location data.
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