Default Google UK results

are they "the web" or "pages from the UK"?

[notredamekid]

I just got a client who is based in the UK. I am based in the US.

I am wondering what Google SERPs the UK users see by default.

From the US, I can go to Google UK and search either "the web" or "pages from the UK". The default is "the web", but is this because I am geographically outside of the UK? The results are quite different searching either.

Does anyone have any rough percentages of which option people use to search?

[DaveN]

notredamekidm get firefox and the plugin switchproxy, it will open your eyes to a whole new world ...lol ..

I even know that one search engine rep use's that configuration :)

DaveN

[notredamekid]

Installed and running.

Now what exactly do I do with it to see Google UK results that a real UK user would see by default?

[DaveN]

grab a uk proxy which is elite...:)

DaveN

[notredamekid]

I'm sorry - that was a bit over my head. Could you pretend you're talking to a 10 year old, how exactly do you connect with a proxy once you have that proxy toolbar installed? :)

[DaveN]

click on add..
proxy label : DaveN-uk :) ( or anything you like)

now you have 3 choices:

a) FILE : you can load in a text file of proxies
b) URL : this checks any given URL and loads the proxies into it
c) ADD : which just adds a proxies to the list ( this is the option you will use ;) )

Change proxy every ( ) seconds make that something sensible like 300

then save

on the toolbar you can select DaveN-uk

repeat above with DaveN-de, Daven-US ... etc

DaveN

DaveN

also check your sticky for a URL :)

[Dexie]

Hi Dave,

Many thanks for the useful info, could you pm me with the url as well please?

Dexie.