Should links into my global website point to the language subdirectory or to the root URL which auto-redirects to the correct language?

Should links into my global website point to the language subdirectory or to the root URL which auto-redirects to the correct language? - If a page has internal and external outgoing links to redirecting URLs, it’s returning 3xx (301, 302, etc.) HTTP status codes standing for redirection. This issue means that the page does not exist on a permanent or temporary basis. It appears on most of the popular web browsers, usually caused by a misconfigured website. However, there are some steps you can take to ensure the issue isn’t on your side. You can find more details about redirecting URLs by reading the Google Search Central overview. In this article, we’ll go over how you can fix the Should links into my global website point to the language subdirectory or to the root URL which auto-redirects to the correct language? error on your web browser. Problem :

I have a global project. This website contains /en and /tr pages. The home page redirects to the country where it is located with a 302 redirect. If it is not available in both countries, it will be redirected to /en.

I will now get a backlink from an English forum. When getting a link should I get it as https://example.com/ or should I get it as https://example.com/en ?

Solution :

In general, links should point to the final URL that the user sees. You shouldn't create links to redirecting URLs.

If a forum is in English, its readers are going to expect pages in links to also be in English. The link should point to https://example.com/en.

While links to your home page can be good for SEO, they are usually less valuable than deep links to specific content. So having links to specific pages like https://example.com/en/page.html is better than having all the links to the home page.

When creating links to your own site, you need to be very careful to avoid the appearance of spamming. Creating spammy links to your own site is a sure way to hurt SEO. You should follow these guidelines:

• Only create links when the topic of the thread matches the topic of your site.


• You should join the forum conversation rather than just posting a link.


• Links to your site are only going to valuable to SEO when they are appreciated by the community in which you are posting. If other people thank you for the resource, or otherwise react positively, that is a sign that you are not going to be considered spammy.


• You should create only a handful of links to your own site. Creating tens or hundreds of links really looks spammy.


• Create links over time. Creating one link a week for several weeks looks a lot better than creating five on the same day.


• Avoid putting links in forum signatures and tag lines. Search engines tend to discount those links.

The home page redirects to the country where it is located with a 302
redirect. If it is not available in both countries, it will be
redirected to /en.

This is contrary to Google's recommendations:

Let the user switch the page language

If you have multiple versions of
a page:

Consider adding hyperlinks to other language versions of a page. That
way users can click to choose a different language version of the
page. Avoid automatic redirection based on the user's perceived
language. These redirections could prevent users (and search engines)
from viewing all the versions of your site.

and

Do not use IP analysis to adapt your content. IP location analysis is
difficult and generally not reliable. Furthermore, Google may not be
able to crawl variations of your site properly. Most, but not all,
Google crawls originate from the US, and we do not attempt to vary the
location to detect site variations. Use one of the explicit methods
shown here (hreflang, alternate URLs, and explicit links).

We hope that this article has helped you resolve the seo, redirects, backlinks error in your web browsers. Enjoy browsing the internet uninterrupted!