Ranking Testing

[RobDalton]

At times when I change something on my site it effects my rankings.  For my business I care mostly about my rankings in certain locations (not local).  How can I see how I am ranking in various locations at a given time?  I see several tools out there, but none of them seem to work.

For example I recently I added a badge to my site and my ranking dropped a spot locally, but I do not think it did elsewhere.  The value of the badge is worth that if it is just local, but if it made me drop a ranking in one of my major markets it would not be worth it.

[KeriMorgret]

What about a tool that allows you to change your IP address to a different location so you can check rankings that way? Or are you ideally looking for an automated tools?

[RobDalton]

Sorry if my question wa confusing.  The badge was just an example.  My question was how can I see rankings in different parts of the US within a given time?

[shandaman]

Of course however if its a badge it probably is on the up an up. That's why I don't believe that would make him drop an certainly not 1 spot.

[Goetzman]

Wouldn't it depend on what kind of badge and where it links to?

[shandaman]

Adding a badge to your page should not make you drop any positions.

You also have no way of knowing if any links didn't drop or get devalued.