International seo acceleratecny

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International Search Engine Marketing

Brian Bluff

President & Co-Founder

Site-Seeker, Inc. \\

@BrianBrian

[email protected]

315.732.9281 x 11

http://www.site-seeker.com/

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• 70% of all Searches are NOT in English

28%



Google Captures 85% of All Searches Worldwide

85.75

5.38

3.523.11 0.63 0.42 0.2

% Global Market Share

GoogleYahooBaiduBingAskAOLOther

Competition in: China, Russia, Japan, Korea



SEO: What does it take to rank (organically)?

Relevance• Title tag• Keywords and

description• H tags• Content• Alt tags




Credibility• Authority (PageRank)• Incoming links are

votes of confidence• Links from related

pages or sites• Related anchor text




Credibility• Social Signals (Author

/Human/Social Authority) • Twitter – authoritative people

lend their authority to pages they tweet

• ReTweets are the new links• Facebook ?• LinkedIn ?



• First step to positioning your website in the path of prospects

• Facilitates content development

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

Importance of Keyword Research





What is the World-Wide Opportunity (Search Volume) for your Products (Keywords)?

www.google.com/landing/exporttool/


http://www.google.com/landing/exporttool/


Strong Signal• ccTLD or • gTLD - Webmaster ToolsoSubdirectory: www.yoursite.com/au/oSubdomain: au.yoursite.com

Weaker But Important Signals• Server location• Addresses and phone numbers• Language• Currency• Local links• Local search engine business listings

Geotarget Your Website


http://www.yoursite.com/au/

http://au.yoursite.com/


Avoiding Localization Mistakes

•Plan•Single point of control•Local flexibility•Don’t use free/cheap translation services

•Get smart to search



Technical Challenges

• Managing domain/URL plan and hosting platforms• Indexation issues• Right to left scripts and double byte character sets• Duplicate content• Tools built in a single language• Automation of SEO elements• Multiple search engines



• Single point of control

• Multiple points of input

• Unified Design/Brand

• Single CMS/platform

• Own site(s) linking strategy

Keys to Successful Search Engine Marketing



Keys to Successful Search Engine Marketing

• Define the opportunity

• Develop a plan – vision, key metrics, strategies, action plans

• Avoid short cuts

• Build and train a team knowledgeable about search

• Integrate SEO into platform and content development process

• Understand local regulatory and cultural issues



Thank You!

Brian Bluff

President & Co-Founder

Site-Seeker, Inc. \\

@BrianBrian

[email protected]


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