Showing posts with label spanish content. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spanish content. Show all posts

Friday, April 9, 2010

Content Relevant to the Hispanic Market
















In the realm of online content development for small businesses, content continues to be king. Concerning the Hispanic market, the presence of websites in both English and Spanish increases the marketability of a small business website, expanding into the mass of potential customers.

Dual language content increases 'findability' online, assuring both English and Spanish speakers will find, view, and be affected by the content on the website. Simply having the Spanish content in addition to the English, however, is not a guarantee that productivity will suddenly take an upswing. The content, in both languages, must be engaging, accurate, educational, and relevant to the customer. In the end, the website is only effective if the customer makes a purchase or engages in the business' services, or contacts the business by phone, e-mail, or in person to create a supplier-consumer relationship.

Developing content that goes beyond the purchase

Another overlooked facet of aiming web content to both English and Spanish speaking customers is going beyond the end result of the purchase. If a customer is so impressed that they pass on the information they learned or recommend someone else to use the business' product or service, then the website is even more effective. With the pervasive presence of things like social networks, one satisfied customer could quickly turn into ten, twenty, or even a hundred through content sharing, e-mails, and instant messaging.

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In that realm, it is important to develop content that not only informs but attracts the customer emotionally. Creating an investment in the product or service at hand makes it something in higher demand psychologically. Simply telling a customer that buying a product is good is not going far enough; explaining the reasons and negotiating with their way of thinking and lifestyle will lend to the best results for the customer and the owners of the small business as well.

Hispanic marketing with a Spanish-language website

Online, this is especially important, as the Spanish language website exists as something deeper than a television commercial or radio spot. It can be customized, revised, and edited with the feedback of customer responses, leading to more effective marketing.

Having content developed towards a Spanish speaking audience increases the potential number of customers and demonstrates that the small business is ready to address the reality of the current composition of society where English isn't the only language. While this might seem like a small step, the correct creation and management of Spanish language website content makes a statement about the business' willingness to interact with diverse customers and demonstrates a more personal connection rather than simply existing as a faceless business in the minds of customers.

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Sunday, January 10, 2010

How to Translate your META Tags from English to Spanish












The world of search engine optimization has now forced itself into the life of the internet. Search engine optimization, or SEO, is now considered something nearly everyone owning a web page or online business must consider. The theory of SEO is to try to increase the amount of key words in the body of your website so when those using a search engine type in those words, your site will be among the ones being listed. The simple fact is SEO is a form of advertisement. By changing your website to fit future customers’ interest, it’s possible to lure them to your page and convince them to use what you have to offer. There are thousands of web sites out there exactly like yours, and it is imperative to use SEO to enhance your website.

Once your website business becomes useful, it may be time use Spanish SEO. In other words, translating your META tags to Spanish will help Spanish search engines list your site along with other Spanish web content. This is because, like every other search engine, when a word is typed in the search engine looks through every website containing the Spanish on-page content. This means that translating your META tags to Spanish properly will undoubtedly expand your diversity, bringing in more leads and more customers.

Landing page testing for better performance and conversion rates

Some people say you have to be willing to suffer through the short term pain of landing page testing in order to get the long term gain of a better performance and better conversion numbers. If you don’t understand the point in taking the risk or you don’t understand the point at all, you may want to consider taking the risk. Your landing page is essentially your home page, or the page that appears when a consumer clicks on your link. It takes practice to achieve perfection, and you may need to try different Spanish SEO strategies in order to achieve that higher conversion number you’ve been searching for. Taking the pain of landing pain testing allows you to find the right landing page to attract your consumers. If you don’t try new things, you may always be stuck with the same number with no new results. Without a change in results, you may never see better results.

Of course, translating your entire body text to Spanish will result in a better Spanish SEO. Nevertheless, for some websites, this may not even be necessary in an early stage. Maybe simply translating the META tags and having a few entry pages in Spanish can do the trick. Of course, until having the entire site translated to Spanish and fully optimized makes more economic sense.

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Writing a Spanish Blog as part of the Content Generation Campaign














Get a Better Spanish Language Search Engine Ranking by Starting a Spanish Blog

If your business is not targeting US Hispanics and Latin American markets you could be missing out on millions of potential customers. If you want to reach these potential customers, you need to use content generation to provide them with Spanish language information about your product or service. Once you have optimized your business' website for Spanish SEO, you should add to your total Spanish web content by writing and maintaining a blog.

Make Your Blog Match Your Keyword Focus

Even if your service or product is very specific, you can still generate plenty of content that corresponds to your keyword focus. If you are having difficulty thinking up topics, consider writing about the history behind your keyword. You are going to need to keep coming up with fresh approaches to your topic. If you have an idea during the day, jot it down. You can give your idea to your writers later and your content generation team will turn that idea into a blog post. If you already have an English language blog, make sure that you do not merely translate those blog entries into Spanish. You need to also make sure that your content is culturally relevant to your Spanish language audience.

Keep Your Blog Updated

You do not need to post fresh content every single day. That would be a huge time commitment. Even successful and popular blogs only update a few times each week. However, you should be adding new content fairly frequently. You want to keep your readers coming back. Ultimately, it is your decision how often you want to update your Spanish blog. My personal recommendation is that you update it at least once a week. Additionally, regular content creation will ensure that your blog has good rankings in blog directories and search engines.

Make Sure Your Content Is Fresh

Make sure that you are not simply repeating and rephrasing your existing blog content. Your content generation program should emphasize fresh information. Ask your writers to develop new topics that fit your overall emphasis. If you are not providing your readers with new information, they will quickly get bored. It is fairly easy to determine if a blog exists just for Spanish SEO purposes. Your blog should be a marketing tool, of course, but it should also be a real blog. Give your readers real and useful content, and you will gain loyal customers.

Get the Word Out about Your Blog

If your Spanish blog is just sitting in a corner of cyberspace unread, it is not going to add much value to your business. Once your blog has been filled with information through your content generation process, submit it to blog directories that specialize in Spanish web content. Of course, you should also submit your blog site to Spanish language search engines. Soon, potential customers will read your Spanish web content and will learn how valuable your company truly is.

For more information about writing and maintaining a Spanish blog, feel free to contact Hispanic Market Advisors.

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