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Using [hreflang='x-default'] tag to target language specific countries on our site but Google Webmaster showing errors even implementation made as per Google guideline but one thing is not clear and we are not sure, this is the reason behind it.

Error is showing up only on those pages where 'Google Parameters' are used. For example : https://www.sitegeek.com/a2hosting?grank=open

'grank=' is defined as a 'Google Parameters' and on the above page 'hreflang' tags are :

Also, on page https://www.sitegeek.com/a2hosting [without Google Parameters]  same above  'hreflang' tags are taken.

But, There is no error on second page URL where no 'Google Parameters' in URL. Therefore, error showing on first URL where 'Google Parameters' are taken.

Is this the issue or not?  suggest how to remove?

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Rajiv

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Hi Patrick,

Thanks!

We are following the Google resource here from Google guidelines [please notify where we are wrong]  but seems not following Bing. Can we follow both search engine instructions on same page?

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Rajiv

Hi All,

We created 'EN' and 'FR' version of a website and translated all labels and message from English to France with the help of Google Translator.

Lets take an example: English version URL -

https://www.sitegeek.com/softlayer

France version URL -

https://fr.sitegeek.com/softlayer

France version also contain same reviews available on English version page. So the reviews content or language is same on both pages.

To eliminate the duplicate content issue we put following meta tags on both 'EN" and 'FR' version pages :

So My question is that (1.)  Is this the correct implementation of  Multilingual  Version of a Website?

(2.)  Is Added meta tags work for both Google and Bing Search engine? (as Bing not indexing all pages)

(3.) We are translated labels and messages from Google Translator. Is this the issue pages not being Indexed in Bing?

(4.) Finally, What would the correct SEO approch if we translate our site in other languages?

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Rajiv

Thanks Dirk,

we will fix the issue as you suggested.

Could you explain more on duplicate content if we post articles on both 'FR' and 'EN' versions?

Thanks,

Rajiv

Instead of block an entire sub-domain (fr.sitegeek.com) with robots.txt, we like to block one directory (fr.sitegeek.com/blog).
'fr.sitegeek.com/blog' and 'wwww.sitegeek.com/blog' contain the same articles in one language only labels are changed for 'fr' version and we suppose that duplicate content cause problem for SEO. We would like to crawl and index 'www.sitegee.com/blog' articles not 'fr.sitegeek.com/blog'.

so, suggest us how to block single sub-domain directory (fr.sitegeek.com/blog) with robot.txt?

This is only for blog directory  of 'fr' version even all other directories or pages would be crawled and indexed for 'fr' version.

Thanks,
Rajiv

Hi Williamson,

we have submitted three sitemaps for different-different categories or we can say different-different pages. When we check the sitemaps status under Bing Webmaster, it shows sitemap last crawled date and this date is sitemap submitted date. Here ! we assume that sitemap only crawl on the day when it was submitted and later it is not crawled.

Earlier, I give you an example of url : https://www.sitegeek.com/000webhost

Can you check and suggest which is missing on this page which need be fixed for Bing Bot ?

Thanks,

Rajiv

We have taken all recommended steps to index our site sitegeek.com pages to Bing Bot but failed to index them.  Bing bot crawled more than 5,000 pages every day but strange why pages are not getting index ?

if we query site:sitegeek.com in Bing

Bing Search Engine shows only 1,200 pages got indexed.

but we query  site:sitegeek.com  in Google

Google Search Engine show more 546,000 pages got indexed.

For example :

https://www.sitegeek.com/000webhost

Above page crawled by Google but Bing.

Can anyone suggest what we are missing on this page? what need to change to index such pages?

Thanks!

Rajiv