A few tricks to use for your local installs

gistfile1.php

<?php
/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	The functions below are executed if the install is declared to be a 
	development environment.

	The following constants should be set in the install's wp-config.php:
	SITE_DEV      - [true/false] 
	SITE_PROD_URL - primary root URL of the production site
------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

/**
 * Filter post/page content via the_content
 *
 * The links inside the content point to the production site. The filter
 * below replaces those links with the URL to the production site to make
 * testing easier. Only the_content is filtered, production URLs inside 
 * menus, widgets, etc will remain unchanged.
 *
 * SITE_DEV and SITE_PROD_URL need to be defined in the wp-config.php.
 *
 * @since 1.0.0
 * @param string $content
 * @return string
 */
function ja_dev_site_url_filter( $content ) {
	if ( defined( 'SITE_DEV' ) && defined( 'SITE_PROD_URL' ) && SITE_DEV == true  )
		$content = str_replace( SITE_PROD_URL, get_bloginfo( 'url' ), $content );
	return $content;
}
add_filter( 'the_content', 'ja_dev_site_url_filter' );

/**
 * Display a notice on the development site and include a link to production
 *
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
function ja_dev_site_notice() {
	if ( defined( 'SITE_DEV' ) && SITE_DEV == true ) {
		echo '<div id="development-site-notice">';
			echo get_bloginfo( 'name' ) . ' development site';
			if ( defined( 'SITE_PROD_URL' ) ) {
				$url = str_replace( get_bloginfo( 'url' ), SITE_PROD_URL, get_permalink() );
				echo ' - <a href="' . $url . '">view this page</a> on production';
			}
		echo '</div>';
	}
}
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'ja_dev_site_notice' );