[Pixel_Donkey]

Hi all,

I am located in the UK and I need to start doing some SEO work for our USA branch. The issue I have is I like to check Keywords in google to ensure I'm getting the right context and to double check I'm using the correct language/terminology.

The issue I have is when I go to www.google.com it fowards to www.google.co.uk - so I go to www.google.com/ncr and it stops forwarding. The problem is the results I'm getting are still targeted towards my location.

How do I force Google into giving me the search results for someone located in the USA, more precisely in Tampa, Florida?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

[Malick]

As far as I know just go to http://google.us

[Pixel_Donkey]

google.us seems to work but it shows a lot of .co.uk websites that I feel wouldn't appear in USA searches.

I asked the question on another forum and the best answer I've found so far is:

"Use www.google.com/webhp, run the search, then append &gl=us to get US results. I have doublechecked with a VPN connection to a server we have in the US, I don't get the exact same results, but they come quite close. I like to use this for a quick check. If I do a search for pizza, for example, I am also prompted to enter my US Zip code, which can then be stored and used for future searches."

This seems to work ok, I think I might go down the VPN route too.

[skidz]

If you've got a US based VPS why don't you just ssh tunnel. It's an absolute piece of cake to do. I do it almost daily to cover up what I've been visiting

[Pixel_Donkey]

lol I guess it would cover up any activity! The VPN route requires me talking to our IT department, I was hoping for a easier (url command) route

[Malick]

Just use tunnel bear and set it to US

[rallport]

Free online proxies will also have a similar effect

[neil0wen]

Malick, on 01 September 2011 - 01:55 PM, said:

Just use tunnel bear and set it to US

I like that tool. +1 for sharing that!