International SEO
Country Targeting
The practice of targeting specific countries with localized content and site structure.
CurrentLast updated: 2026-09-16
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International SEOCountry targeting is the practice of serving content to users in specific countries. It is implemented through hreflang tags, country-specific URLs (ccTLDs, subdirectories), and Google Search Console's international targeting settings. Country targeting may involve the same language with regional variations.
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