Content Localization for International SEO
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
OUR CLIENTS
why should i care?
INTERNET WORLD USERS BY LANGUAGE
MillionsOf Users
THE 10 MOST POPULAR LANGUAGES IN THE US
Spanish is the 3rd most spoken language in the world
US Spanish speakers would be 13th largest economy in the world
The average Latin American internet user will generate two times more traffic per month in 2020 than in 2015
Cisco's Visual Networking Index, June 8, 2016
identify valuable existing assets
REQUIREMENTS NON LOCALIZED CONTENT
REQUIREMENTSEVERGREEN CONTENT
REQUIREMENTS PREQUALIFIED CONTENT
TRAFFIC DRIVERSMOST LANDED ON GOOGLE ANALYTICS
TRAFFIC DRIVERS MOST LINKED TO: AHREFS
LINKABILITYGOOGLE SEARCH CONSOLE
SOCIAL SUCCESS
You can also go to the analytics of every social media channel you own
competitor content
CREATE YOUR COMPETITOR LISTIN MARKET OR IN SERPS
ANALYZE THEIR KEYWORD CONTENT WITH SIMILARWEB
IF YOUR DA IS BETTER, WRITE A SIMILAR POST & STEAL THEIR TRAFFIC!
RINSE AND REPEAT ON CONTENT AUDIT METHODS
new content
BRANDING & MESSAGING
If you haven’t already, build out a brief that explains tone, context, goals, etc. In English.
CHOOSE TOPICS THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF
OWN THE CONVERSATION
WIKIPEDIA HACK
WIKIPEDIA HACKCHECK FOR CONTENT GAPS
WIKIPEDIA HACKFIND PAGES THAT NEED TO BE CREATED
WIKIPEDIA HACKRED LINKS MEAN THEY NEED LINKS
SINCE THERE IS LESS CONTENT IN OTHER LANGUAGES, THE OPPORTUNITY IS HUGE!
SINCE THERE IS LESS CONTENT IN OTHER LANGUAGES, THE OPPORTUNITY IS HUGE!
localization
Translation
Express the sense of words or text in another language. – Oxford Dictionaries
Transcreation
Process of adapting a message from one language to another,
while maintaining its intent, style, tone and context.
-Wikipedia
PRO CON
Cheaper Will need a lot of editing, it may not be cost effective
MACHINE TRANSLATION
PRO
Flexible and cheap Quality will be inconsistent
FREELANCER
PRO CON
LO BARATO SALE CARO
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HOLA MÉXICOOOOO
CON
International marketing agencies can transcreate
and localize SEO and UX are
prioritized
Price
Marketers know how to
sell, translators don’t.
MARKETING AGENCY
PRO
Expressions in different languages have different lengths
BE AWARE OF YOUR COPY LENGTH
HIRE A SAVVY AGENCY
paid channels
Facebook Ads are great, but please do it right
WRONG!Spanish Ad + English Site = Bad UX
WRONG!“When the customer is confused, the
answer is always NO” - @ajkohn
outreach
IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE
PROSPECTING: FIND RELEVANT SITES
PROSPECTING: USE KEYWORDS GOOGLE ADVANCED
OPERATORSRecipes -vegetarian or vegans-site:allrecipes.com
PROSPECTING: COMPETITORS RELATIONSHIPS
PROSPECTING: STEAL COMPETITORS REFERRAL TRAFFIC
QUALIFICATION
RelevanceQualitySEO MetricsShare Metrics
MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD IS…
Contact Forms Social Media
CHOOSE HOW BEST TO CONTACT PROSPECTShttp://alturainteractive.com/tools/contact-finder/
CONTACT CONSIDERATIONS
Successful contact is made via contact forms
CONTACT CONSIDERATIONSType of contact
Depends on the site.
If you have to choose CHOOSE INFORMAL
Formal siteFormal contact
Informal siteInformal contact
MAINTAIN THE RELATIONSHIP
public relations
PHYSICAL & DIGITAL
YOU MIGHT NEED TO PICK UP YOUR PHONE
And contact the journalist directly
SCRAPE MEDIA KITS FROM TARGET SITES
IF YOU DON’T KNOW ANY…
STALK THEM ON FACEBOOK
AND LINKEDIN
AND TWITTER!
AND WHEN THEY SEARCH
what we learned
WHAT WE LEARNED
Choose content assets to localize
+ Non localized content+ Evergreen content+ Prequalified content
WHAT WE LEARNED
New content
+ Own the conversation + Check for content gaps+ Find pages that need to be created
WHAT WE LEARNED
For localizationChoose the correct option
+ Machine translation+ Freelancer+ Marketing agency
WHAT WE LEARNED
Promote you content
+ Paid channels - do it right!+ Outreach+ Identify your target audience+ Find relevant sites