Need Some SEO Guideline for Multilingual SEO

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by alokseo, Nov 6, 2012.

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    Hi Friend's

    I was looking out for the Effective methods to Promote a Multilingual Or Hindi Website Content Over the Search Engine like Google, Yahoo, Bing and many more. If you have Multilingual SEO Gudieline so please give your valuable suggestion.
     
    alokseo, Nov 6, 2012 IP
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    selectaupairs Greenhorn

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    If you have been reading this blog for a while, you probably know that I always recommend doing good Keyword research before kicking off any SEO strategy. I’m going to change that premise and rephrase it to: Before deploying any SEO strategy for any given market you should do proper keyword research (here is how to do it).

    But what do we need to do when we plan to target different markets with different languages? At Expedia Affiliate Network we offer our content in 23 different languages – this opens a whole range of opportunities for our partners to approach markets outside their comfort zone, but before releasing a site in so many languages there are a few factors to take into consideration.
    Geographic Intent of the Searcher

    Every search engine algorithm update is about trying to show the most relevant content to a searcher and a big part of that is finding out what’s the geographic intent of the searcher, whether it’s an American person in Mexico trying to find a hotel in London or a Spanish person trying to order pizza on-line.

    These two examples show us how granular a search engine can be, as a person in Barcelona will get different results than a person in Madrid when they both are trying to order a pizza.

    For instance a searcher will get different results in the following cases:

    * A searcher using Google.es in the US
    * A searcher using Google.es in Spain
    * A searcher using Google.es and choosing “Spanish Pages”
    * A searcher using Google.es and choosing “Pages from Spain”

    We could even add more cases if the searcher uses any geographic term in the query such as “Pizza delivery in Madrid”

    So in order to find out the “Geographic Intent” of a searcher, search engines use:

    * Location of the searcher
    * Language of the query
    * Search engine domain accessed (Google.com vs Google.es)
    * Language option (Spanish pages)
    * Country restricted query (Only Spanish pages)
    * Searcher’s recorded location (if they are logged in Google)

    Even more, if a user generally clicks on pages of a certain language, his personalized search results will most likely include pages of that language (that is if the user is logged in their Google, Yahoo or MSN account).
    How to Architect a Geographically Targeted Site

    Chances are that your site has been up and running for quite some time now, so changing your site structure may be out of the question,but for those of you who are currently developing your site, it’s recommendable to opt for the local TLDs (Top Level Domains) when possible, meaning that if you are targeting the Spanish market you should register the .es domain, or the .mx if you are trying to target the Mexican market. Using this method you will be making it very easy for Search Engines to determine which of your pages to show for searches in different countries/languages.

    But if segregating your content in different local TLDs is out of the question you should group each content on a subdomain or a subfolder and concentrate on a regional link building campaign for each of these, especially having a strong PR campaign that targets local media.

    If you choose to use the local domain or the subdomain options then hosting each localized site in the target country should reinforce your ranking efforts in that particular market.
    What are the factors that search engines use to determine the local relevance of a page?

    * Local TLD: this will help you for content targeting a particular country and not language
    * Incoming links location: This is especially useful for generic domains such as the ever-popular .com
    * Language of Pages: including local terms in the content and meta tags will hit search engines what market you are targeting.
    * Server Location: If your domain is a .com or a non-regional one, search engines will use your server location to determine your target market.
    * Google Webmaster Tools Setting: You can specify your target market in the configuration of your Google Webmaster Tools account
     
    selectaupairs, Nov 6, 2012 IP
  3. alokseo

    alokseo Active Member

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    Thank you for your honest Suggestion
     
    alokseo, Nov 6, 2012 IP