The best way to create multi language project?

[oxojeck]

Hi everyone! I want to create multi language site (main language is English) with community and anothers subdomains. The community will also be in different languages. The site has a single database, only translation is required. What is the best way in terms of seo to create it? I see two options:

1) One language - one domain. For example:

• en: site.com; community.site.com; shop.site.com; subdomain.site.com;
• de: site.de; community.site.de; shop.site.de; subdomain.site.de;
• etc

2. One domain, language as subdomain. For example:

• en: site.com; community.site.com; subdomain.site.com;
• fr: fr.site.com; fr.community.site.com; fr.subdomain.site.com;
• etc

or

• en: site.com; community.site.com; subdomain.site.com;
• ru: site.com/ru; community.site.com (?); subdomain.site.com (?)

What's the better way? The project will have at least 10 language. Thanks in advance for help!

[katemorris]

Hi!

If you are doing translations, ccTLDs are not recommended. Those are geo-targeted a specific country, not language.

I prefer language as either a subdomain or subfolder. If I had to pick, it is subfolder, so option 3 in your set.