#International SEO
International SEO is the work of making a website findable by searchers in more than one country or language. It covers how the site is structured, how language and country versions are signalled to search engines, and how content is adapted for each market. Typical tasks include choosing between country domains, subdomains and subfolders, adding hreflang annotations and keeping translations consistent. It also includes local keyword research, because people in different markets search with different words. Articles under this tag explain the concepts in plain language and show how to check and fix the most common problems.
01.10.2026 · 7 Min. LesezeitInternationalized Domain Names: IDNs, Punycode and SEO
Domains with local letters like ü, ą or Cyrillic work in search, but they bring practical trade-offs. How IDNs and punycode work and when…
01.10.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitSEO Briefs for Translators: What to Hand Over
A translator can only localise for search if they know what to aim for. What to put in an SEO brief: keywords, glossary, limits,…
01.10.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitSEO for Multilingual Countries: Switzerland, Belgium, Canada
One country, several languages: how to structure URLs, hreflang, content and language switching for Switzerland, Belgium, Canada and similar markets.
01.10.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitTransliteration and SEO: Searches in Two Scripts
Many people search in Latin letters for Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic or Hindi words, or skip diacritics. How to research, target and structure pages for…
01.10.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitWrong Country Version Ranking? How to Diagnose and Fix It
Your UK page shows in the US, or the English page outranks the German one? A step-by-step way to find why the wrong country…
30.09.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitLocal Seasonality: Plan Content for Each Market’s Calendar
Seasons, holidays, sales periods and tax deadlines differ by country. Learn how to build a market calendar and time seasonal content for each language…
30.09.2026 · 7 Min. LesezeitRunning International SEO: Roles, Workflow and Ownership
Multilingual sites fail less from bad hreflang than from unclear ownership. Learn which roles, workflows and routines keep every market version healthy.
30.09.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitGeneric ccTLDs Like .io, .co and .ai: How Search Treats Them
Some country domains, such as .io and .co, are treated as generic by Google. Learn what that means for targeting, when a gccTLD is…
30.09.2026 · 7 Min. LesezeitChoosing Which Countries to Target First With SEO
Expanding abroad works best one market at a time. Use existing traffic, local demand, competition and real costs to choose which countries to target…
30.09.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitTranslation Widgets and Proxies: Will Translated Pages Rank?
Browser translation widgets and translation proxies look similar to visitors but behave very differently for SEO. Here is what crawlers see in each setup.
29.09.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitMulti-Country Local SEO: Offices and Profiles Abroad
How to run local SEO for a business with locations in several countries: business profiles, location pages per language, local citations, reviews and markup.
29.09.2026 · 8 Min. LesezeitKeeping Translations in Sync When the Original Changes
How to keep translated pages in step with the original: tracking changes, deciding what to update first, workflows for small teams and the SEO…