Step 1: Purchasing a Domain Name
You can just directly purchase a domain name at SiteDomain here. And I'll show you how to change the language of your website later.
But wait! Here are the things you should take note...
1. Ideally, you should still purchase a .com domain as much as possible because .com is always the best worldwide.
2. Other than .com, you can go for .org or .net if you like it.
3. If you want to build a website locally for your country/region, you can purchase a Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD). Like my website targeted Taiwan has a domain name end with ".tw".
Check out my explanation here about what is ccTLD and how to purchase it!
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WilliamBH
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Great Post Jerry. I have a .co.id TLD website in Indonesian (Bahasa). I did not want to use the translator because it often loses the correct sense of the Post. Also I do not speak Bahasa so it is not practical to change the default language. So I write the draft Post in English, use Google Translate into Bahasa then my wife (who is Indonesian) corrects it and we have it proof read by another Indonesia .. then Post it.
There are a few words in the default WordPress template that still appear in English on the site but in Indonesia that seems acceptable. I can get that may not be appropriate for a Mandarin site.
You said: "Also, your Permalink should always be in English regardless of your website's language. This is better for Google to understand and rank your posts/pages." Do you have any evidence for this or is it just your "thinking" .. for example Indonesians are searching in Bahasa not English so how would Google correctly rank a search if the permalink is in English? FYI the Bahasa Character set is the same as English.
Cheers, William.
There are a few words in the default WordPress template that still appear in English on the site but in Indonesia that seems acceptable. I can get that may not be appropriate for a Mandarin site.
You said: "Also, your Permalink should always be in English regardless of your website's language. This is better for Google to understand and rank your posts/pages." Do you have any evidence for this or is it just your "thinking" .. for example Indonesians are searching in Bahasa not English so how would Google correctly rank a search if the permalink is in English? FYI the Bahasa Character set is the same as English.
Cheers, William.
JerryHuang
Premium Plus
Hey William, thanks for sharing.
I think I need to rephrase it. For example, Mandarin doesn't use English characters so there's an issue when setting the permalink. Some people will use Mandarin characters in the permalink which is not SEO friendly. (I read some articles about this.)
However, for languages that also use English characters, you can stick to your language for permalink.
I think I need to rephrase it. For example, Mandarin doesn't use English characters so there's an issue when setting the permalink. Some people will use Mandarin characters in the permalink which is not SEO friendly. (I read some articles about this.)
However, for languages that also use English characters, you can stick to your language for permalink.
