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Emily Mace
OBAN INTERNATIONAL
International websites and SEO:
How to get it wrong in 5 easy steps
@IAmTheLaserHawk @ObanIntl
http://www.slideshare.net/Oban-IDForum
Talking the lingo
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
You might say:
Step 1: Assuming English is OK
English is
the business
language
@ObanIntl
Overseas
students need
English to
study here
I’ve been to
Sweden / Denmark
/ Norway –
they all speak
English
@IAmTheLaserHawk
Is English OK?
NO.
People search in local language.
Even when English is accepted,
local language is often the kick-off point of
the search journey.
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
English is great for students coming to the UK
Hybrid
English
Arabic
0
@ObanIntl
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000
@IAmTheLaserHawk
No English keywords in China
Chinese
Hybrid
English
99%
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
E-commerce is different, right?
Cross-border sales
are increasing...
So consumers
must be ok
to buy in
English then?
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Chinese Retail
Chinese
Hybrid
English
55%
29%
16%
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Korean Retail
Korean
Hybrid
English
98.75%
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
German Retail
German
English
93%
7%
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Russia Retail
Russian
Hybrid
English
24%
14%
62%
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
High volumes for English?
For well known items
high levels of English
might be used due to
product/brand names
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Hybrid?
Mix of English and local language
Brand names
Technology names
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Do your research
Review how competitors are using language
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Do your research
Review how competitors are using language
Review the search results
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Do your research
Review how competitors are using language
Review the search results
Look at keywords in both local language and
English
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Do your research
Review how competitors are using language
Review the search results
Look at keywords in both local language and
English
Remember hybrid terms
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Do your research
Review how competitors are using language
Review the search results
Look at keywords in both local language and
English
Remember hybrid terms
Don’t just assume it’s English
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Do your research
Review how competitors are using language
Review the search results
Look at keywords in both local language and
English
Remember hybrid terms
Don’t just assume it’s English
Remember the differences between
languages shared by multiple countries
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Step 2: Shortcuts to translation
So I need local language?
Let’s just
get something
out there
shall we?
@ObanIntl
It’s too
expensive to get
full translation -
so we’ve just
used a tool
Having
something in
language is better
than having
nothing
@IAmTheLaserHawk
Google Translate doesn’t translate everything
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Invisible
to Google!
@ObanIntl
Google Translate doesn’t change your URL
@IAmTheLaserHawk
Google Translate – can go slightly wrong…
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Differences in the same language
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Selling ice to eskimos
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Step 3: Assuming the same products will sell
You know your top 100 selling products –
they always sell
Let’s just take these and use them
internationally – this is a winning formula right?
WRONG.
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Not everybody likes the same brands
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
China Germany UK Russia South Korea
HTC
Samsung
Apple
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Not everybody wants to do the same things
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Antarctic/
Arctic
Fjords Hiking Husky Dog
Sledding
Midnight
Sun
Nature Northern
Lights
Snow-
mobiling
SE
NO
DK
FR
DE
US
UK
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Don’t forget payment methods change too!
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Bank
Transfer
Cash on
Delivery
Credit
Card
Debit
Card
Direct
Debit
E-
Invoices
eWallet Others PostPay Pre-Paid PrePay
APAC
EMEA
Latam
North
America
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
The “techie” stuff
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Step 4: Hreflang tag woes
One of the easiest things to
get wrong!
Common issues include:
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Step 4: Hreflang tag woes
One of the easiest things to
get wrong!
Common issues include:
Wrong language or country codes
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Step 4: Hreflang tag woes
One of the easiest things to
get wrong!
Common issues include:
Wrong language or country codes
Lack of return tags
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Step 4: Hreflang tag woes
One of the easiest things to
get wrong!
Common issues include:
Wrong language or country codes
Lack of return tags
Redirecting URLs
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Step 4: Hreflang tag woes
One of the easiest things to
get wrong!
Common issues include:
Wrong language or country codes
Lack of return tags
Redirecting URLs
Conflicts with canonical tag
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Wrong language codes
Some of the most common:
Eng for English
BR for Brazilian
Or a missing language code because you
want to target a country not a language.
Some of the best we’ve seen:
WW for worldwide
EU for Europe
SE for Sweden
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
One page, many locations
Hreflang en-de
Hreflang en-fr
Hreflang en-esEU homepage
Hreflang en-pt
Hreflang en-fi
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Hreflang tag coding errors
No-man’s-land hreflang tags
</head>
<link rel=”alternate” href=”http://example.com/at”
hreflang=“de-at” />
<body>
Incorrect syntax
“de_de “ not “de-de“
Relative URLs not absolute
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Hreflang tag conflicts
No return tag errors
Confusing message across
different countries
English
Services
Page
@ObanIntl
French
Services
Page
English
Home
Page
@IAmTheLaserHawk
Hreflang tag conflicts
Correctly returning tags
Clear message
English
@ObanIntl
Service Page
French
Service Page
@IAmTheLaserHawk
Hreflang tag common mistakes
No self-referencing tags
In both sitemap.xml and on page
– different URLs
Conflict with canonical tag
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Hreflang tag errors
URLs which redirect
URLs which are broken
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Hreflang tag common assumptions
Having a ccTLD is enough
Geotargeting in GSC is enough
Having them in both the sitemap and on
page is a good idea
If you put them on one site you don’t
need to worry about the other countries
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Hreflang tag common assumptions
Bing, Baidu and Naver don’t support
hreflang tags
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Language “
content=”en”>
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Forgetting
your optimisation
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Step 5: Forgetting your optimisation
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
The bonus step: IP serving
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Bad SERP experience
@ObanIntl@IAmTheLaserHawk
Thanks!
Any questions?
@ObanIntl
@IAmTheLaserHawk
http://www.slideshare.net/Oban-IDForum
www.obaninternational.com

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