google.com around the world.

[inertia]

If i go to google.com from my location here in the UK and search for blue widgets will i see the same results as google.com users who live in every other part of the world?

[kgun]

Generally not.

[inertia]

OK, next question.

How different are they and is there any way for me to see what someone else, say in Norway, is seeing?

I only ask because at some point i might want to travel the world but do some freelance work. This will be difficult if me and the client are looking a different SERPs.

[Dubbya]

To see "local" results, you can search Google using the Geographic Locator and the country's TLD.

For example:

.au, .ca, .de, .ie, .no, .us

Enter your query as usual and hit the "Search" button.
To search in Norway, append "&gl=no" to the end of the search query (URL) returned in the location bar of the results page.

It should resemble this:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=sample+query&meta=sample+query&gl=no

You can strip off the "&meta=" if you want, either way it won't affect the results.

You'll know you're searching locally because you'll see the "pages from Norway" radio button.

Enjoy your travels!

[deepsand]

To get truly accurate results, you need to specify the Data Center (DC) for the area in question by IP Address or use a fully qualified URL (DC Name); or, use one of the available online services that will feed your query to selected DCs. One such tool is at Google Data Center Multiple IP Address SEO Research Tool .

Royal Pingdom » Map of all Google data center locations shows a global map of Google's DCs.

Wayfaring Map - Google Datacenters has an interactive map that identifies each DC location.

To get a the name of a particular DC given an IP Address, you can use ping or traceroute. Examples of fully qualified URLs (DC Names) in the US are:

py-in-f104.google.com

rn-in-f104.google.com

nf-in-f104.google.com

wr-in-f104.google.com

jc-in-f104.google.com

hk-in-f104.google.com

lm-in-f104.google.com

kr-in-f104.google.com

kc-in-f99.google.com

kc-in-f104.google.com

qb-in-f104.google.com

eh-in-f104.google.com

[inertia]

Originally Posted by deepsand

To get truly accurate results, you need to specify the Data Center (DC) for the area in question by IP Address or use a fully qualified URL (DC Name); or, use one of the available online services that will feed your query to selected DCs. One such tool is at Google Data Center Multiple IP Address SEO Research Tool .

Royal Pingdom » Map of all Google data center locations shows a global map of Google's DCs.

Wayfaring Map - Google Datacenters has an interactive map that identifies each DC location.

To get a the name of a particular DC given an IP Address, you can use ping or traceroute. Examples of fully qualified URLs (DC Names) in the US are:

py-in-f104.google.com

rn-in-f104.google.com

nf-in-f104.google.com

wr-in-f104.google.com

jc-in-f104.google.com

hk-in-f104.google.com

lm-in-f104.google.com

kr-in-f104.google.com

kc-in-f99.google.com

kc-in-f104.google.com

qb-in-f104.google.com

eh-in-f104.google.com

Cheers deepsand and dubbya. Thats exactly what i was after.

[milady]

Hi deepsand,

I need also to see how my website appears in Google in different countries.

I have tried what do you say and I always get my local google.com.ar (Argentina). What did I miss? Thanks!!!
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Apartments Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Apartments

[deepsand]

Originally Posted by inertia

Cheers deepsand and dubbya. Thats exactly what i was after.

We look forward to receiving your checks!

Enjoy.

[deepsand]

Originally Posted by milady

Hi deepsand,

I need also to see how my website appears in Google in different countries.

I have tried what do you say and I always get my local google.com.ar (Argentina). What did I miss? Thanks!!!
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Apartments Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Apartments

Are you speaking of an actual view of your site, or of seeing where and/or how it appears in the organic listings?

If, for example, you want to find your SERP for a given search term, such as "buenos aires apartment rentals," entering that into the search term field at Google Data Center Multiple IP Address SEO Research Tool will yield a display of the selected no. of SERPs per DC for each of the selected DCs.

In your case, such shows your Title, "Apartments Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Apartments ," to consistently be in the 2nd position, behind "Buenos Aires Apartments for Rent - Furnished Apartments in Buenos ... ," which belongs to buenosaireshabitat.com .

[qh4dotcom]

I just went to London and I had to use google.us to get search results from google.com

[Janna122003]

Originally Posted by inertia

If i go to google.com from my location here in the UK and search for blue widgets will i see the same results as google.com users who live in every other part of the world?

No. Basically google has different datacenter with different results.

[Dubbya]

Originally Posted by deepsand

We look forward to receiving your checks!

Enjoy.

Deep, you can keep all the "checks" if you'll agree to let me keep all the "cheques".

[deepsand]

Originally Posted by Dubbya

Deep, you can keep all the "checks" if you'll agree to let me keep all the "cheques".

Seems fair enough to me.

BTW, we should probably ask that such be denominated in our appropriate currencies, so as to avoid exchange issues.