Multilingual site vs 2 seperate websites

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by pgdesousa, Nov 1, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hello and thanks for reading this

    I have a query that a client put forward to me which I can't work out.


    Client has a website that is aimed at Flemish people (Brussels)

    However because Brussels also has a huge French Contingent, he has a plugin on his site to convert to French.

    The problem is that the French version of the site gets very very few hits.

    would it be a better suggestion for him to have a second website in French?

    Then again, how does google ascertain which domain to refer people to if they live in a country where more than one language is spoken?

    In this instance, how would Google know which of the residents in Belgium are Dutch or Flemish or is this set in the pc's locale?

    Thanks for your advice in advance

    regards


    Paul
     
    pgdesousa, Nov 1, 2010 IP