Rank in the Right Country With the Right Language and the Right Content

International SEO is not translating your site and adding hreflang tags. It requires market-specific keyword research, localized content strategy, and technical architecture that helps Google serve the correct version to the correct audience.

68%

of online experiences begin with a search engine -- for international organizations, this means users in every target market are searching in their local language and expecting locally relevant results

BrightEdge, 2019

International SEO

International SEO strategy covering hreflang implementation, market-specific keyword research, multi-language site architecture, and localized content optimization for organizations targeting multiple countries and languages.

What's Included

Everything you get with our International SEO

Hreflang Audit and Implementation

Complete audit of existing hreflang annotations across all language and country versions, with correction of errors and implementation of proper bidirectional references for every page-language combination

Market-Specific Keyword Research

Native-language keyword research for each target market -- not translation of English keywords, but identification of the actual terms local users search for, including regional terminology and search behavior differences

Localized Content Strategy

Content strategy tailored to each market's search behavior, competitive landscape, and buyer journey, ensuring each language version targets the right keywords with locally relevant content

Our International SEO Process

1

Technical Architecture Assessment

We evaluate your current international setup -- subdirectories, subdomains, or ccTLDs -- and assess hreflang implementation accuracy across all language-country combinations. We identify every technical error preventing Google from correctly serving your localized pages.

2

Market-Specific Keyword Research

For each target market, we conduct native-language keyword research that identifies the actual search terms users employ. This is not translation -- it is original research into local search behavior, terminology, and intent patterns for your product or service category.

3

Localized Content and On-Page Optimization

We develop content strategies for each market that go beyond translation. Page titles, meta descriptions, heading structures, and body content are optimized for the specific keywords and search intent identified in each market's research.

4

Monitoring and Ongoing Optimization

We monitor hreflang validation, market-specific rankings, and international Search Console data to ensure Google continues serving the correct versions. As you add new markets or content, we extend the international framework to maintain accuracy.

Key Benefits

Ensure Google serves the right page to the right country

Correct hreflang implementation eliminates the problem of Google showing your English page to French searchers or your UK page to US users. Each market sees the version created for them, which improves click-through rates, engagement metrics, and conversion rates because the content matches their language and expectations.

Capture search demand with keywords people actually use in each market

Direct keyword translation misses the mark. 'Cheap flights' in English does not translate to the term Spanish users actually search. Our market-specific research identifies the real keywords in each language, including regional variations (Latin American Spanish vs European Spanish), local terminology, and market-specific search patterns.

Build organic presence in new markets without starting from zero

Proper international architecture leverages your existing domain authority for new markets. When hreflang, canonical, and language signals are implemented correctly, new language versions benefit from the authority your domain has already built rather than competing against it.

Research & Evidence

Backed by industry research and proven results

Content Visibility Gap

90.63% of content gets no traffic from Google -- for international sites, this percentage is often higher because hreflang errors cause Google to index the wrong language version or ignore localized pages entirely

Ahrefs (2023)

SEO Lead Quality

SEO leads close at 14.6% vs 1.7% for outbound -- international SEO that serves market-specific content produces higher-quality leads because the content matches local search intent and buying behavior

Forrester (2023)

Frequently Asked Questions

Should we use subdirectories, subdomains, or country-code domains?

It depends on your existing domain authority, target markets, and technical infrastructure. Subdirectories (example.com/fr/) are generally recommended because they consolidate authority under one domain. Country-code domains (example.fr) provide stronger geo-targeting signals but split domain authority. We assess your specific situation and recommend the architecture that maximizes organic performance for your target markets.

Why can't we just translate our English keywords?

Because people in different languages and regions do not search by translating English terms. A direct translation of 'cheap flights' to Spanish might be grammatically correct but miss the term Spanish users actually type. Search volume, competition, and intent all vary by market. Original research in each language is required to find the keywords that actually drive traffic.

How complex is hreflang implementation?

Very. Hreflang requires bidirectional references between every language-country combination on every page. A site with 10,000 pages in 5 languages needs 50,000 hreflang annotations, and every single one must reference every other version correctly. One broken reference can cause Google to ignore hreflang for that page entirely. We validate every annotation programmatically.

How long before we see results in a new market?

New language versions typically begin ranking within 2-4 months if the technical foundation is correct and the domain already has authority. Markets where you have no existing presence may take 6-12 months to build significant organic traffic. The timeline depends on market competition, your existing domain authority, and the quality and volume of localized content.

Fix Your International SEO and Rank in Every Target Market

Get an hreflang audit and market-specific keyword analysis that reveals the organic traffic you are losing to incorrect international targeting.