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    When using Moz Pro do I want Google-UK or -GB as default and why?

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    • YNWA
      YNWA last edited by

      Hi.

      When using Moz Pro, I always select Google UK as default search with GB and US next.

      Is there a reason to choose one over the other? If so why?

      I am UK based and so are my clients.

      Thanks

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      • PaddyDisplays
        PaddyDisplays last edited by

        I have never noticed GB before, so I wonder if its a new thing.  I assumed "UK" was google.co.uk  so I'm not sure what difference GB is ( according to google, not geographically).

        Do you notice any difference between UK an GB rank results?

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        • YNWA
          YNWA @PaddyDisplays last edited by

          The GB has been there since I have been a member (over 12 months).

          I assumed the same thats why I select -UK.

          Nothing major, some slight differences in rank but if they are just the same or not needed I will select a different search instead of GB.

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          • donford
            donford last edited by

            GB is just England, Wales and Scottland.
            UK also includes parts of Northern Ireland as well as all of GB.

            I imagine there wouldn't be much difference in those results, however I'm just a yank.

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            • PaddyDisplays
              PaddyDisplays @YNWA last edited by

              Well there is no google.gb !.  I'm in N.Ireland so out side GB but in UK, as my search results are full of GB only stuff unless it local results ( very frustrating), so that made me assume google   doesn't differentiate between GB and UK in its search results, buy maybe I'm wrong.

              I think a Moz staff member is going to have to clear this up for us.

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              • GPainter
                GPainter @donford last edited by

                You also forgot some of the smaller islands around England like new jersey - I would assume the same thing that UK is a larger area than GB

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                • ErinMcCaul
                  ErinMcCaul last edited by

                  Hi there! My name is Erin, and I'm on the Moz Help Team. Thanks for reaching out, and I appologize for the confusion. This came to our attention back in May, and one of our Product Managers wrote an answer to another Q&A about it as well. Basically both Google GB and Google UK map to google.co.uk, and this is just a funny bug on our end. When you create your campaign choose google.co.uk . 🙂

                  I hope this helps, and let us know if you have any other questions!

                  Cheers,

                  Erin

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                  • Pam_Reevoo
                    Pam_Reevoo @ErinMcCaul last edited by

                    Hi,

                    It is now 3 years since this post but en-UK and en-GB are still in the dropdown menus. I have selected en-UK for Google, Google Mobile and Yahoo BUT Bing only gives en-GB as option.

                    I assume it is ok but could someone confirm?

                    Thank you very much in advance.

                    Regards,

                    Pam

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                    • LiamVictor
                      LiamVictor last edited by

                      In seminar it has been confirmed that Google GB and UK are the same and are there for historical customers.

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