Search engine
optimization plays a crucial role in turning any brand into
global. When you will decide to go global with your brand then it will
completely add a new thing to your online marketing strategy. One of the most
crucial steps which should be done in order to get international success for a
brand is garnering the performance of different web properties in global search
engines. However, it is a cumbersome process as it clearly means identifying
the top markets across the world, knowing which search engines should be given more
weightage and how to target the content.
Identify key markets-
If you don't know which global markets can present great opportunity for your
brand, there are various ways through which you can identity where should you
focus your efforts. For this, you should examine keywords related to brand's
products/services in different global geographical areas. In this regard,
google's keyword planner can help you. There is another way to identify
geographical areas of opportunity which you can do by looking at your web
traffic and knowing from where your customers are actually coming from. By
using web analytic like google analytic,
you can easily know from where the conversions are in fact coming from.
Which search engines to target-
To achieve global search performance, it is important to understand which
search engines should be targeted. Although google is a popular search engine
in most of the countries but it is equally important to focus on market share
of different search engines within the same region. By doing research about
search engine popularity within the particular area, you can easily optimize
content specifically in accordance to those search engines which are having the
high market share. After identifying the most popular search engine, the next
step to be taken is to thoroughly research about the ranking algorithms of
those search engines.
Geo - target content-
It is important to understand that each piece of content should be written
specifically for the targeted location. A customized content can immensely help
in search engine optimization. It has been seen that even two regions that
speak same language often have different dialects. The well-written geo -
target content will connect you better with your target audience because they
will feel more comfortable to the message written in their own language than
the message written in the foreign language.