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**goheadtry** · 06-21-2007, 09:00 PM

I have added a traslation link at the bottom of my website will this be a good way to get visits and will this be useful?

http://www.technologyforever.com
look at the bottom to see what I am talking about.
also is there a way to use these foreign translations on my site so that I can get SEO for them

maybe a Mod_rewite or redirect

**EGS** · 06-22-2007, 01:00 AM

Having a translator available on your site is a great feature for all users. It'll definitely open up your site's functionality and resourcefulness to all users of the world.

I'd recommend using Altavista's Babelfish, a free translator tool that automatically integrates with your site. You can also use a script if you want. There is a free PHP script floating around that translates all pages of the site for you, but I forget what it's called.

**Learning Newbie** · 06-22-2007, 12:14 PM

YES, that should be extremely useful. I don't know who your users are, but if they don't find it useful, you should leverage the new tool to get more visitors.

Great question, that's exactly the right approach (will this help my users?) and it's what every successful web site has in common. It's not a magic bullet, you still need people to keep noticing, but SEO is time wasted for sites that don't take this attitude. And sadly that's like 85 % of them that you're ahead of.

The best way to use the foreign translations for SEO is geo-IP. When someone from Kazakhstan asks for a page on your site, you send it in Russian, and when someone from Paris wants a page, you send it in French. Then the search bots foreign language editions will notice, and you'll come up for "siv ooo play" or however you spell in French.