: How to emulate a Google local search query? There must be a way, since services such as RankTrackr.com and WhiteSpark can get pretty accurate results? Is there some sort of parameters I can

@Samaraweera270

Yes, you run queries through IP addresses for the localities you're interested in. Many of the larger proxy services allow you to choose from multiple metropolitan areas in most developed countries.

Obviously, companies doing this at scale (i.e. commercial rank trackers) have to source vast numbers of IP addresses and use them carefully to maintain a light footprint because, as pointed out in comments on your question, it's against Google's ToS.

Vote Up Vote Down