International SEO
For brands operating in a global marketplace, directing customers to the right localised content can be a major challenge. We have extensive experience at doing just that.
The global landscape is incredibly varied, with search behaviour shifting across countries and languages. Google itself admits that international SEO can be complex, especially if you’re a multinational business with a large website. But this shouldn’t stop you driving fantastic performance.
With technical experts on the ground and the ability to work with the right language partners, we can help you safeguard customer experience and produce seamless customer journeys that optimise conversion.
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From technical guidance to market research and data insights, we have the capabilities and experience to support you in achieving your goals. These are some of the challenges that we can help with for international SEO.
- Is it better to use subdomains, or subfolders? Should we create local versions of content for each country, or each language? In truth, there is no right answer - we work with you to find the right solution for the needs of your customers and your business.
- To help your customers find the right content, you need search engines to understand your site. If Google is sending your US customers to your UK website, the impact on user experience can hamper revenue. While we can't bend Google to our every whim, we can help ensure you have a technically sound website that delivers best practice and is easy for search engines to crawl and index.
- Having a sound SEO strategy in place ahead of that all-important launch date maximises the return on all your marketing activity. After all, a great PR campaign to launch your brand in a new market is all very well but if people can't find your website in search you will struggle to reap the full benefits.
- Do you need to bridge the gap between two cultures separated by a common language? We can help. Using a mix of qualitative data and keyword discovery alongside in-depth user research unlocks the insight you need to adapt your content to overseas markets with appropriate framing and syntax. For translation, we use partners with native language capabilities to ensure your content really speaks to your customers.
- You've put everything in place, and it all seems to be working. How can you be sure? Our data wizards can help you understand how your site is performing in each market, from bringing traffic in from search to engaging and converting customers. We use a mix of data sources, provide relevant commercial insights and recommend ways you can adjust your strategy to drive growth.