When it comes to writing web content in a multitude of languages, most business owners are very cautious. Their well-founded fear of translation errors and cross-cultural mistakes prevent most of them from reaching out to prospective multilingual customers Get smarter about international search engine optimization just like domestic SEO the international version boosts the likelihood that a particular website will rise to the top of search results, thereby enabling increased conversion rates SEO services have been primarily English language-specific due to the prominence of native English speakers online and low multi-language search volumes that existed. However, the growth of the internet population worldwide and the increasing use of languages on the web have altered the online landscape. Multi-language search markets are now prominent, and the requirement for multilingual SEO has become a requirement for multinational companies. Researching specific search market and language specific user behavior eventually provide an outline of search terms that are applicable. Keyword research is one of the most valuable, and high return activities in SEO. Language Connect aims to provide a complete set of multilingual marketing services to the clients. The subsequent launch of social media listening and social media localization services are a continuation of the iMarketing department. International SEO is instrumental in helping businesses get found online and ensuring visitors stick around once they land on your site. Don’t make your international SEO strategy an afterthought. It should be part of your planning process from the moment you decide to expand internationally. Once you have got your site localized, you want it to be found, and just because it's got a page-one Google ranking in the United States does not mean it will achieve the same result in China. In fact, your new customers may not even use Google. The terms and phrases your customers use to search for your products in the new market are probably not a direct translation of the terms and phrases your domestic customers use. Research will need to be undertaken to find out how the locals talk about your products and the terms and phrases they use to search for products or services similar to yours. Those phrases will need to be briefed to the translator so they can be included on the site, and they will also be used in your meta data. It is advisable to register the site locally and to host it locally too with the appropriate top-level domain, (i.e., .co, .uk, .de, .com, .au, and so on); search engines love this.

1. International SEO Strategies
Gearing up for the Global Markets
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2. Overview
Why International SEO?
Internet World Stats
Some mistakes Fortune 500 Organisations make
Best Practices for International SEO
Social Media Impact in the APAC
Leveraging Social Media in an international arena
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3. Why International SEO?
Google is King
But not all over the world
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4. Internet Search Engine Distribution
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5. Internet World Stats (1/2)
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6. Internet World Stats (2/2)
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7. Some mistakes Websites make
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8. CMS Issues
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9. CMS Issues
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10. CMS Issues
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11. CMS Issues
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12. Translating Keywords
 Translating Using Google Translator
 “Spanish was my third language in school” – Using internal resources
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13. Using a dot com
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14. Lack of Research
Coca Cola has got its branding and colors right however
we have 2 European kids in a Japanese website.
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15. Best Practices
International SEO
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16. Choose a Country Coded Top Level Domain
Use a ccTLD – such as domain.de, domain.ru
Use subdomains – such as de.domain.com, or
german.domain.com
Use subfolders – least preferred option –
domain.com/de/….
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17. Host Sites in Target Country
If web hosting is not an option, then at least have the
DNS server in the target country.
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18. Obtain Back links from the same country
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19. Add language indication in the head
<html lang="xx"> and <META NAME="language"
CONTENT="xx">
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20. Setup Geo targeting on Google Webmaster
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21. Same content in different languages is not
duplicate
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22. SEO tips for Baidu
 Get the language right- use simplified Chinese
 Keyword research using Baidu’s own keyword tools
 Focus on Quality links, rather than quantity
 Use native speakers
 Host your site in China
 Avoid flash and javascript
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23. Social Media Impact in the APAC
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24. Rise of the Social Search
YouTube.com is the video leader, not just in the western
world but also in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong
and Australia.
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25. Social Networks Spread
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26. Social Media Impact
Japan
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27. Social Media Impact - Japan
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28. Social Media Impact - Japan
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29. Social Media Impact
China
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30. Social Media Impact - China
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31. Social Media Impact - China
Local websites dominate
the market
80 % of social media
content are in bulletin
boards
Games are most likely
traffic drivers to website
Grass Roots influencers
are more popular than
celebrities. E.g. Han Han
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32. Social Media Impact
India
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33. Social Media Impact - India
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34. Social Media Impact - India
Facebook has gained
huge ground from orkut
as the most popular
networking website
55% of online buyers
claim to have read online
product reviews and
purchased the product.
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35. About Regalix
 Forefront of Online Marketing, Research and Web 2.0 portals
 Multi-disciplinary Leadership Team
 Fortune 500 and Venture-Backed Customers (B2B and B2C)
 Global Operations: HQ in Silicon Valley, 4 Offices
 150+ Team, Built on 8+ years of research
 Recognition
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36. Learn more about Regalix at:
www.regalix.com
Read our online marketing blog at:
http://blog.regalix.com
Contact:
Belmond Victor
SEO Manager
Email: bvictor@regalix-inc.com
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