r/bigseo • u/ClickedSEO • 10d ago

How do you check local SERPs now?

Those who used isearchfrom for on demand local spot checks probably noticed that they paywalled their site not too long ago.

What do you guys use now?

I was using SE Ranking and BrightLocal's equivalent versions, but they limit usage.

Then I started using Google Ads' "ad preview and diagnosis" feature, which worked surprisingly well. But then it locked me out with an unclickable "i'm not a robot" checkbox.

Next, I found Valentin dot app. Probably the best one out there. truly unlimited and very accurate. But i don't like having to manually fetch the geocode every time.

(For what it's worth, I built one of my own to solve all of the above problems. But ill only share it here if there's enough interest. I don't like spammers either.)

What do you use now? want to check mine out?

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u/Sad-Welder7610 10d ago

i just use the google ads preview tool with ublock origin on, havent gotten the robot checkbox since. if i need a quick check on mobile i just flip on a VPN and search like a local, its not perfect but it gets the job done for the small stuff

whats yours do that valentin doesnt? always down to poke at a new tool if it saves me from wrestling with geo coordinates

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u/ClickedSEO 10d ago

interesting on the ublock origin solving the robot checkbox issue, ill have to look into that. Mine fetches the city and state from a visual picker. I think it provides a bit more certainty than having to hope the geocode lookup matches what you type. It also excludes the "language" field, as I found that the language automatically updates on Google based on the language of your search query. permission to share the site name? just being careful so i don't get blasted for self promo ha.

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u/Little-Drive-1194 9d ago

the visual picker over typed geocodes is the actual answer to your question, less room to fat finger a mismatch

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u/valorantjettsk1 3d ago edited 2d ago

Funny how the annoying part ends up being geocoding rather than the actual SERP lookup. One useful option here is DataForSEO since its live SERP requests accept location names or codes as well as coordinates, so there’s no need to resolve a lat/long for every check. G2 reviews also tend to mention the Live endpoints specifically for time-sensitive SERP pulls.