How to handle multiple languages ? Several options

Hi,

I have my website in French, and as it is dedicated for Belgian people, I will add a Dutch version very soon.Let's say my site (French version) is accessible through "exemple(dot)be/" and that I rent also another domain name "voorbeeld(dot)be/" which is the Dutch Url.
I see two options to handle another language:

1)
When you click on the Dutch Url, it will REDIRECT you to the appropriate Html pages: exemple(dot)be/nl/
voorbeeld(dot)be/ (redirecting to exemple(dot)be/nl/)
In your address bar, e.g.
exemple(dot)be/nl/article/example.html

2)
Keep the Dutch Url for all the pages.
voorbeeld(dot)be/ (alias of exemple(dot)be/nl/)
voorbeeld(dot)be/article/example.html

But I'm not sure of the impact of point 2) in SEO terms,
having two URL's pointing to one server (but considered as different pages I guess since it's another language, but the template and html specific code will be the same).

Thank you for your tips.

 

Having a newer domain will hurt your SEO. The age of a domain is factored.

 

Thanks.

If I understood, both domains will have separate authorities, so I will go for option 1. just redirect the dutch url to the french site.
I'll post another related question