What is international seo?
International SEO covering hreflang implementation, domain structure strategy, per-market keyword research and genuine localisation rather than literal translation.
What this service covers
- Choose and implement the right domain structure for your markets
- Implement and validate hreflang across every language pair
- Run keyword research per market rather than translating keywords
- Adapt content culturally, not just linguistically
- Configure per-market tracking and Search Console properties
Who it is for
Businesses that already have something worth promoting and need it found. If you are pre-launch with no product and no site, start with the consulting hour instead — a retainer would be premature and we will say so.
Surfaces
Where this makes you visible
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Subfolders, subdomains or ccTLDs?
Subfolders in almost every case. They consolidate authority onto one domain, are cheapest to maintain, and hreflang handles the targeting. ccTLDs make sense when you need strong local trust signals and have the resources to build authority separately in each market.
Can we just translate our existing content?
Translation alone reliably underperforms. Search intent, competitors and the terms people actually use differ by market, so a literal translation often targets a phrase nobody searches. We research each market natively and adapt the content to it.
How long before we see results?
Traditional ranking improvements typically appear within 60 to 90 days, faster on pages already ranking between positions 8 and 20. AI citations follow a consistent curve: entity indexing at 30 to 45 days, first citations around day 60, consistent mentions by day 90, stable visibility at 4 to 6 months.
What does it cost?
Consulting is $30 per hour. Retainers are scoped after the audit, because quoting before diagnosis is guesswork. Run the free audit first and the priority usually becomes obvious.
Next step
See where you stand before you buy International SEO.
Twelve AI eligibility checks against your live URL. No card, no call, about sixty seconds.