Sick of google personalised search results
If you’re sick of google personalised search results like me, something I hadn’t noticed before today is go to a Google serp like this one, sign out if signed in, then click on the web history link
you will be given 1 of 2 options :
or
Dave Naylor
Simon Turner 870 days ago
http://simonjturner.co.ukThanks for the tip, not a fan of personalised search so great to be able to turn it off. Shame that the masses will have no idea their search results are being determined by what they’ve previously clicked on though. I still think it should be an opt in service.
Stephanie 870 days ago
Last week I was all excited about being number 1 for quite a big term, only to realise that customisation was switched on without me realising. I’m back to number 5
Gary 870 days ago
Garyi should post faster! this was about to be my next blog post before i saw it come through on the twitter!
Ive also not noticed it before today
Goosh 870 days ago
http://www.goosh.co.ukDamn it Dave, I was just about to blog about this today after the office noticed totally sporadic results throughout for different search phrases.
Thanks for saving me some typing though
Remi Turcotte 870 days ago
http://www.remiturcotte.comhttp://yoast.com/tools/seo/disable-personalized-search-plugin/
David McDougal 870 days ago
http://digitalpure.comWish that i had that option, but it is not one for me logged in or out. I am stuck on each search removing the personalization.
alaJoAnn 870 days ago
http://alabuzz.orgI knew there had to be a way to turn off personalized search….Thank you!
lohith 870 days ago
http://www.lohithamruthappa.comI am not a big fan of personalized search. Thanks for great tip. felt bad knowing Google still gives personalized results based on cookies of computer in spite of signing out.
Amelia Vargo 870 days ago
Personalised search is really annoying, my colleague figured out how to switch it off almost as soon as it was rolled out, I’ve had it switched off ever since! I agree with Simon Turner, it should be ‘opt in’.
DaveN 870 days ago
@Remi that doesn’t work anymore
Stan 867 days ago
http://newsknot.comThanks for the tip Dave. I’ve just been logging out every time I’ve wanted to check rankings.
David Ross 866 days ago
http://www.seoscotland.co.ukI haven’t cleared my cookies since Google decided to opt us all in yet I have had to disable personalised search 7 times.
Anyone else?
Affan Laghari 866 days ago
This doesn’t seem to work for session-based customizations. Even after opting out, I still get customized results and also the “View customizations” link on top right (at least for searches in the same session).
Rifki Jones 864 days ago
http://www.seotra.comGreat!, Personalised search is a pain, and Google haven’t made it obvious how to disable it.
Rifki
Tola F. 832 days ago
http://www.dimasoft.co.ukPersonalised search is a real pain…
I’ve deactivited my search the way you suggested but I’m still getting personalized search!! Is there any other way to turn the darn thing off??!!
Davelw 451 days ago
http://www.web1.uk.comFound this solution..
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/how-to-turn-off-personalized-search-results-in-google/