How to implement geo-target or hreflang a (1) website to different Asian countries?
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Hi !
I have an english website targeting Asia market. Whats the proper way to implement the geo target /hreflang code that will target the entire ASIA region?
I saw some suggestions to do this way (below sample) .. However, we know ASIA has a lot of countries. Is this the best practice for SEO? If this is, then do I really need to list down all the countries under Asia? Is there a better way to do this?
KOREA -- :
CHINA ---:etc...
I would appreciate your comments and ideas.
Thanks!
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Hi Jasmin,
Did Nigel's thoughtful response answer your question? If so, please mark it as a "Good Answer." If not, please let us know how we can help. We'd love to hear from you!
Christy
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Hi jasmin
You need a separate URL for each country otherwise what you are doing will make no sense.
KOREA -- :
CHINA ---:So you set up a sub-directory for each country and put the relevenat language version in there.
With the default set as https://www.COMPANY.asia, where there is no geotarget.
It's really important you get this right and understand how it works, so take some time to understand it here:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/189077?hl=en
Regards
Nigel
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