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Translated site on same server as English version

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NeilTompkins last edited by

Hi

We are in the process of getting our .com (English) website translated to Chinese. My question is, what are the pitfulls if the site is hosted on the SAME server as the English version.

So the server would host both .com and .com.cn versions

Thoughts ??

Thanks

Neil
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NeilTompkins @IM_Learner last edited by

OK, what advantages if in the future we decide to move the site to the local region e.g Asia ?
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IM_Learner last edited by

The short answer - no issues. But make sure to properly geo-target it in Google Webmaster Tools.

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