Existing back links are mostly worthless for your translated pages, so do not try to use those links to impove your search engine ranking. They might actually perform more harm than add value! Not only will they not improve your SEO juice, but it might cause them to lose visitors!
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Affiliate Sites present a special challenge to translation, as we are not simply talking about localization and SEO on the translated pages.
The difference between localization and SEO translation is not so subtle, though people often confuse it…
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: In the previous post I explained why it was a bad idea to provide the translator with a Word file to translate a web site. I highlighted that translating the site page names helps your pages to score better, but also highlighted that the anchor text for the links [...]
Translation of websites is an art, and should be given as much importance as your search engine optimization (SEO) efforts, as it will impact how well your site ranks for a specific foreign language.
