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INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL MARKETING

International SEO Check List

 

International SEO describes the collection of activities which, combined, enable a web site to reach its target markets in multiple countries or regions. Despite impressions given to the contrary, international SEO is not simply about translating your web site into multiple languages and then carrying out standard search engine optimization techniques the way you did it in a single language. International SEO brings into play new issues and challenges to trap the unwary search marketer.

 

International SEO activities checklist - in typical workflow order:

 

1. International Opportunity Selection

Today the web is a truly global phenomenon and there are huge opportunities for web marketers...

 

2. Multi-language Keyword Research

Keyword research is one of the core fundamentals of search marketing and of international SEO...

 

3. Geo-location

Geo-location or geo-targeting is concerned with ensuring that the correct pages of your web site...

 

4. Webmaster Tools Set-up

The major western search engines - Google, Yahoo and Microsoft - have all provided tools to help with...

 

5. Local Domains vs. Generic Domain Names

Careful selection and use of domain names makes a substantial difference to international web marketing...

 

6. Local Hosting

Local hosting forms part of the geo-targeting story - but it also contributes to other factors related to search...

 

7. Multi-language Content Strategies

Content is the new marketing driver and international content strategies are the difference between success and failure...

 

8. SEO Localization of Content

SEO-Localization blends search engine optimization with translation, resulting in localized content which is both search engine and user friendly...

 

9. International Link Building

The number of links pointing to a site has a huge impact on search engine rankings...

 

10. International Online PR

Improve your global online presence through news articles...

 

11. Multi-language Blog Management

A blog is very simply an online journal that is crawled and indexed like a website...

 

12. Cultural Conversion Issues

“Culture” is a mental framework which people in a target market use to navigate their world...

 

13. Global Web Analytics and Tracking

Web analytics enables marketers to track and analyze all activity on their website...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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