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    • SEO-Mediabros
      SEO-Mediabros last edited by

      Hi!

      I have a problem with the results in Google. My website ranks, but all countries appear in the search for example from Argentina.
      I have the correct hreflang tags. How can I "block" the results of other countries? This is the site and this is the search example.

      Thank you! 🙂

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      • effectdigital
        effectdigital last edited by

        You raise valid concerns here and the truth is, it may not be hreflang related - but before we look at anything else, you do technically have a lang / hreflang conflict

        Look at this example:

        view-source:https://mediabrosonline.com/en/ (view source links only open in Chrome)

        Here's your self-referencing hreflang:

        rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://mediabrosonline.com/en/" />

        Here's your lang tag:

        lang="en-US"

        Your hreflang says the page is EN international (for all EN users) but your language tag says the page is only for EN speaking users geographically located within the US. So which is it? Confusing for Google

        Let's look at an example where the site 'does it right':

        view-source:https://mediabrosonline.com/mx/ (view source links only open in Chrome)

        Here's your self-referencing hreflang:

        rel="alternate" hreflang="es-mx" href="https://mediabrosonline.com/mx/" />

        Here's your lang tag:

        lang="es-MX"

        See! They correctly match. So this shows that on the EN page, implementation is technically wrong. I know, I know - I am really 'splitting hairs' here. But before we look at other factors, let's make your original statement:

        "I have the correct hreflang tags"

        ... actually true! That way we can rule it out

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