Targeting new markets internationally very often begins with a localised website. Planning your website translation is the very first step you company should undertake. What follows next is multilingual SEO so that you can appear in the search of your new foreign audience. After you have your content and keywords translated, there are 5 other things you should do.
1. Create a sitemap
Having a sitemap makes it easier for search engines to index your website. Including the "hreflang" tag will let them know which language you target and will show your localised website in front of your target audience.2. Use canonical URLs
Canonical URLs are useful for e-commerce sites that have multiple product pages with similar content and the same language (eg. British & US English, Brazilian Portuguese and Portuguese). Not doing this could lead to a penalty.3. Use Analytics
Setting up Analytics and Webmaster tools is essential to keeping track of traffic. One of the first metric you need is Conversions so you can track ROI.4. Have a local domain
Local domains (yoursite.de, yoursite.fr) show your audience quickly where you're based and build trust.5. Use local hosting
Even if your website has the appropriate "hreflang" tag and the search engines know what country you're targeting, having hosting in the target country helps with the site speed. The infographic follows below.
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