Preventing multiple market domains from appearing in the local search rsults
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Working on an international client, how would you help solve multiple market domains from appearing in the local search rsults?
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Hi Cristiana,
It sounds like you need to implement hreflang on your sites.
Hreflang can be complicated but you can start reading about it and how to implement it here: https://moz.com/learn/seo/hreflang-tag
Cheers,
David
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Hi Cristiana,
I'm so sorry, but I'm not quite understanding your scenario. Are you able to provide some further details that paint a clearer picture?
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