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International SEO agency

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If your brand has a global presence, you need an international SEO agency. Our SEO experts help your website rank in the languages and regions you need to reach your audience around the world. This is a whole new kettle of ballgames to targeting one country. You need the big guns.

Our international SEO specialists build global and localised strategies that align with your goals, deploying international Content strategies, Digital PR, and Technical SEO tailored to the territories you’re targeting. Get your site seen on a global scale. World domination, courtesy of Dark Horse.

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What is international SEO?

International SEO is about growing your organic search visibility in overseas markets, so you can reach audiences in multiple territories. Like geotargeting supersized. Instead of targeting London and Manchester, you might be targeting the UK, USA or Middle East.

A good international SEO strategy will help search engines and LLMs identify which countries you service and which languages you use, so they can recommend the most relevant version of your site to users in each location. You’ll be looking at different technical challenges, localisation nuances, and not just different languages but alphabets, too.

Our international SEO consultants know how to increase your international visibility through strategic tactics, including ccTLDs, hreflangs, subdirectories, and more. See how we can turn your site into a globally dominating force to impact your bottom line.

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Our international  SEO services

Localisation

Keywords and the way people search vary from country to country; what works best in the UK won’t always match what works in the US, and that’s when people are using the same language. Bring in another tongue, and translating keywords from one language to another won’t cut the mustard. Our international SEO consultants conduct global keyword and local query analysis to help you optimise your site, ensuring the content and images appeal to your audiences, wherever they are.

Technical SEO

Our Tech SEO experts ensure all the cogs are in place in the backend of your website, making sure it’s optimised to rank highly in international search engines. Our international SEO specialists implement hreflang, and advise on ccTLDs, subdirectories, subdomains, language parameters, and more. Lost? We can translate.

International link building

UK site? You need a UK link. US site? You need a US link. French site? You know where this is going. Our Digital PR team lean on their extensive journalist network to get you backlinks from relevant publications all over the world. We’ve had features in GQ Italy, Good Morning America, Scoop New Zealand, Grazia France, and Architectural Digest España, to name a few. Bellissimo.

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Competitor Analysis

We’re willing to bet that there’s one competitor that really gets under your skin. The logo you want on the company dartboard. Well, there’s even more of that on an international scale. Your biggest rival in the UK might not be your biggest competitor in the US. Our international SEO experts will identify those targets and help you crush them into a fine dust. Hasta la vista.

International optimisation

Whatever Google likes to think, it’s not all about Google. Sure, it’s the big cheese in the UK and US, but Japan uses Yahoo, China prefers Baidu, and South Korea likes Naver. Knowing which search engine to target in each locale allows you to focus your international SEO strategy and give you an edge over the competition. You won’t be left looking like a tourist.

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Our international SEO process

Come under Dark Horse protection for a forensic, transparent approach to international SEO.

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International SEO audit

Our international SEO specialists conduct a thorough SEO audit to examine your site – or sites’ – organic performance in the locales that matter to you. We show you what you’re missing. Buckle up.

Strategy execution

We use our audit findings to build your first 4-month workflow, designed to secure the rankings and the leads or sales that are rightly yours. Claim your crown (or candidacy).

Reporting

Expect transparent monthly reports that shine a light on the good stuff and show you where you’re dominating your competition – expect lots of that.

Learn + scale

We never rest on our laurels. We’re constantly testing, learning and optimising to help you crush your competition into oblivion.

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Why choose Dark Horse as your international SEO agency?

We’ll help you rank internationally, reach audiences far and wide, and increase your revenue. We’re not for everyone, but if you can bear the truth, we’ll make it worth your while:

  • International SEO experts – We discriminate. If they can’t distinguish between traditional and international SEO, they’re not getting past the first interview. This is not a Ctrl V + Ctrl P situation. We don’t do clueless juniors. We only choose the best of the best who can deliver on your goals.
  • No vanity metrics – exclusively results that matter. Expect transparent reporting for every market that matters to you. If it’s important to you, we’ll report on it. We assume you’re in this to make money. We’ll show you how we do that for you.
  • Accreditations and awards – are for ego-driven narcissists. Our ‘award’ is getting you to the top of page 1, worldwide, and obliterating your competition. We do the hard work and celebrate your wins.
  • Personality – Communication, care, hard work, integrity. It’s the Dark Horse way.
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20/10/2025

Victoria Roscow

GEO vs SEO vs AEO – What’s the difference?

Organic search is an ever-evolving marketing channel. However, in recent years, SEOs have coined more and more terms to describe the current state of search. Makes ‘em feel special. The newest kids on the block this year are “GEO” and “AEO”, and everyone is getting their knickers in…

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Why should I use an international SEO agency?
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Put simply, if you offer products or services globally, you need an international SEO agency. Getting SEO right in one market is tricky enough, but when you’re trying to navigate SEO across multiple territories at once, it’s a whole other challenge. That’s why it pays to work with proper international SEO experts. We’ve got the tools, experience and industry insights to help you boost your global presence, so you can focus your expertise where it’s needed most.

Which markets are most beneficial for international SEO?
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There’s no one ‘best’ market for international SEO. You need to be where your people are. We might be an international SEO agency in Manchester, but we’ve worked on sites in most countries across Europe, North America, Asia and beyond. We’ll make the world your oyster.

What are ccTLDs?
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Country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) are used to signal that a website is targeting a specific country or locale for international SEO reasons. Examples include .uk, .us, .de, .fr, .au, .etc, .etc.

What are hreflang tags?
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Hreflangs or hreflang tags are a piece of code that basically tells Google ‘I’m the X language and X country version of X page’ to avoid duplicate content, and help you rank in each country individually.

Subdirectories vs subdomains: what’s the difference?
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International SEO experts will talk about subdirectories, subdomains, and subfolders. Let’s break these down:

  • Subdirectories (also known as subfolders): these are tailored URL paths within a single domain that are used to structure and target international content e.g. darkhorse.co/uk/
  • Subdomains: flip subdirectory paths around and you get subdomains e.g. uk.darkhorse.co

 

How do you measure the success of your international SEO services?
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In your monthly SEO report, we’ll show how you measure up to your competition in your key markets. We work with you to establish the KPIs you value most.

How long does it take to see results from international SEO?
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When Technical SEO, Content localisations and optimisations, and targeted Digital PR work together, you could start to see the results of our international SEO services in only a few months. Steer clear of any agency promising overnight results that sound too good to be true – they are. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither is solid international SEO.

How much do your international SEO services cost?
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Get in touch and we’ll tell you more. We don’t take bribes, whatever the exchange rate.

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