Taking your International SEO to the next level at #SMXParis
1. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
taking your international seo to the next level
succeeding abroad in competitive industries
3. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
ALEYDA SOLIS
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INTERNATIONAL SEO CONSULTANT
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+7 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN EUROPEAN,
AMERICAN AND LATAM SEO PROJECTS
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FOUNDER OF ORAINTI
INTERNATIONAL SEO CONSULTANCY
5. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
the formula is 50% of your current seo + 25% new web structure + 25% new language, right?
easy! it’s just about extrapolating
what you have, but in another cctld
6. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
what? one does not simply extrapolate & “succeed” at international seo!
don’t fool yourself!
8. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
you can’t compete internationally by relying on just one star player tactic
we duplicated the content and
placed it in different cctlds, but it
didn’t worked!
9. you can’t compete internationally by relying on just one star player tactic
we duplicated the content and
placed it in different cctlds, but it
didn’t worked!
#internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
zalando.fr
google.be
COUNTRY
MISALIGNMENT
ISSUES
take a look at this example
10. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
succeeding in football international seo requires
a full & multidisciplinary team effort, ESPECIALLY IN COMPETITIVE MARKETS
i’m the international link
builder
i optimized the international
web structure
i localized all the content
11. succeeding in football international seo requires
a full & multidisciplinary team effort
i’m the international link
builder
i optimized the international
web structure
i localized all the content
#internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
PIXMANIA.es
MEDIAMARKT.es
google.es
LOCALIZED,
ALIGNED &
POPULAR
AMAZON.es
here’s how to do it
12. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
to win in competitive international markets you need a FULL strategic approach
14. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
to a proactive FORWARD INTERNATIONAL LINK BUILDING CAMPAIGN
15. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
PASSING BY AN EFFECTIVE midfield LOCALIZED & RELEVANT CONTENT
16. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
develop your
international web
popularity
3create & optimize
localized content
searched by your
international
audience
2
optimize your
international Web
structure
1
let’s go through the process
18. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
identify & validate your international web targeting: language vs. country
country targeting
chile
mexico
english
english
language targeting
21. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
which criteria you should use to select your international targeting?
22. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
take also into consideration your resources restrictions & requirements
TECHNICAL
FEASIBILITY &
SUPPORT FOR MULTI
COUNTRY / LANGUAGE
SETTING
MULTILINGUAL
CONTENT
DEVELOPMENT &
UPDATE
ONGOING NATIVE
SUPPORT BUDGET &
AVAILABILITY
INTERNATIONAL
PRODUCT / SERVICE
DELIVERY
INTERNATIONAL
PRICING &
CURRENCY
INTERNATIONAL
LEGAL & OPERATION
CONSTRAINTS
23. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
select the best web structure based on your international targeting
VS
24. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
country target: cctlds vs. sub-directories vs. sub-domains
BEST TO GEOLOCATE. HARDER TO BUILD POPULARITY
SUITABLE WITH GTLDS. BEST TO LEVERAGE MAIN
DOMAIN POPULARITY. CAN BE GEOLOCATED.
SUITABLE WITH GTLDS. BEST FOR SITE WITH A HIGH
VOLUME OF PAGES. CAN BE GEOLOCATED.
25. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
LANGUAGE target: sub-directories vs. sub-domains
BEST IF YOUR CONTENT VOLUME IS NOT HIGH AND NOT SO MANY
LINK BUILDING RESOURCES
BEST TO INDEX MORE CONTENT, AVOID ADDING MORE DEPTH TO
YOUR WEB STRUCTURE AND HAVE RESOURCES FOR LINK BUILDING
26. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
AVOID SHOWING YOUR INTERNATIONAL CONTENT IN THE SAME URL, USING SCRIPTS
27. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
or using urls with parameters, leaving the urls in the initial language
28. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
optimize all of your web experience with the right language & terms
33. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
use screaming frog, deep crawl, strucr crawlers to check this
http://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/
34. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
AVOID RESULTS MISALIGNMENTS BY SpecifyING the language and country
OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL WEB VERSIONS using hreflang annotations
35. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
but make sure to include the right language & country code to hreflang tags
http://nerdydata.com/
37. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
refer to google’s specification when implementing the hreflang tags
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/189077?hl=en
38. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
use the hreflang tag generator tool and validator to verify them
http://www.internationalseomap.com/
hreflang-tags-generator/
http://flang.dejanseo.com.au/
39. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
OR USE SEO CRAWLERS TO CHECK ITS USAGE TOO
http://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/
40. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
YOU CAN ALSO INCLUDE THE HREFLANG ANNOTATIONS IN XML SITEMAPS
& USE THE MEDIA FLOW TOOL TO GENERATE THEM
http://www.themediaflow.com/tool_hreflang.php
41. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
use the html lang, content language meta tags & http headers to specify
your language too… making sure you’re featuring the right code
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_language_codes.asp
42. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
IF YOU’RE NOT USING A CCTLD FOR COUNTRY TARGETING, YOU SHOULD GEOLOCATE EACH OF
YOUR INTERNATIONAL WEB VERSIONS WITH THE SEARCH ENGINE WEBMASTER TOOLS
43. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
use a proxy software or a google search international switcher TO VALIDATE
THAT EACH OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL WEB VERSIONS ARE CORRECTLY SHOWN IN SERPS
http://isearchfrom.com/
https://www.hidemyass.com/
44. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
BY FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS YOU will minimize
international search results alignment issues
http://semrush.com/
46. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
remember that your international audience,
although speaking the same language might not use the same terms
47. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
it’s fundamental that you develop a keyword research for each one of your
international web audiences, even if they speak the same language
search
volume,
seasonality &
competition
current
rankings &
content
existence
industry
keyword
suggestions
competitors
keywords
performance
current
keywords &
content
performance
business
goals, volume &
profitability
your
prioritized
keywords and
topics
relevance &
intent
48. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
you can start by identifying the queries already giving you visibility
from these international markets with your webmaster tools
49. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
expand and validate each of the keywords ideas, search volume
and trend using keywords tools supporting international search
http://keywordtool.io/ http://semrush.com/
50. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
you should use the specifically relevant & popular terms in each
international market to optimize your content otherwise you won’t be found
51. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
make sure that all of your content is also always aligned
with the right international audience
52. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
and avoid the temptation to automatically translate the content or use
google’s keyword market finder, as THESE ARE not completely accurate
53. otherwise you might end up alienating your
international audience with basic language mistakes
#internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
55. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
you’ll need native language support to succeed IN international seo
were you looking for a football
player or it was a soccer one?
57. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
you should build links for your foreign markets and the best way to do it
is by connecting, promoting and earning from your audience
58. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
identify who are your new competitors in each of your international
markets, their behavior, current rankings & content offering
http://www.similarweb.com/
59. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
use similarweb and semrush to identify this data
http://www.semrush.com/
60. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
research the link popularity & sources of your international search
competitors by using open site explorer and majesticseo
http://opensiteexplorer.org/
https://www.majesticseo.com/
61. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
validate the level of authority of your competitors, the
volume & quality of links they have needed to rank where they are
http://explorer.cognitiveseo.com/
62. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
verify which has been the most shared content from
your competitors in social networks and who have shared them
https://socialcrawlytics.com/
63. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
check the overall most popular content about those topics in social networks
to get additional ideas of what your international audience likes
http://buzzsumo.com/
64. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
identify the most important influencers within your community and
connect with them, as they can amplify and distribute your content
http://tribalytics.com/
http://www.twtrland.com/
65. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
with this information you’ll know the volume and quality of links you need,
which are the topics to create content and who you should promote it to
send it, I will share it with my
followers and publish about it
in my blog
66. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
start creating content (text, videos, offers) based on the identified patterns
and promote it consistently with your influencers & community
http://www.socialseeder.com/
67. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
it’s about connecting with your audience!
making the most out of their cultural characteristics & situation
68. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
now you’re ready to do international seo in competitive markets!
But before going, take a look at these tools that will surely help you
just one more thing…
69. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
with these additional resources you’ll have extra support to advance faster
http://moz.com/blog/40-plus-tools-to-
advance-your-international-seo-process
70. #internationalseo at #SMXPARIS 2014 by @aleyda from @orainti
it’s now your time to become a star in football
your international search markets
allons-y!