SEO TRANSLATION

SEO translation by native linguists who know search

Our SEO translation services turn your bank of English content into pages that rank in French, German, Spanish or Italian. Native-speaker linguists who specialize in SEO research the local keywords and localize every page.

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Led by Maeva Cifuentes, Founder and CEO
ActiveCampaignCLIENT RESULT
NEW NON-BRANDED CLICKS 83,000 Across French, Italian, German and Spanish, in eight months.
4.1M impressionsFour languages
SAAS TEAMS WE HAVE LOCALIZED CONTENT FOR
Klaviyo
CoVet
ActiveCampaign
83kmore non-branded clicks for ActiveCampaign across four languages, in eight months
32%share of French AI answers for CoVet, the highest in its category
$0.50a word to start, with no retainer needed
THE PROBLEM

Machine translation gives you pages in the right language and the wrong words.

Keywords lost in translation

Local buyers search with their own terms, so a word-for-word translation targets phrases they rarely type.

Metadata left behind

Titles, descriptions, slugs and alt text stay in English, or get translated with no keyword in mind.

Links back to English

Translated pages keep their English links, so readers bounce between languages and each locale stays thin.
OUR POINT OF VIEW

Translation should give your best pages a second life in every language.

Our trilingual founder, Maeva Cifuentes, had a translation agency for 10 years before she started her SEO agency, Flying Cat

01

Linguists who know SEO

Every translator is a native speaker who also specializes in SEO, working in their own language and market.
02

Local keywords first

Linguists research what buyers search in each language before they translate a single page.
03

The whole page, localized

Copy, metadata and internal links all move into the new language, with links pointing at the matching local page.
WHERE IT FITS

A strong start before a full international program.

If you have a large bank of English content, translation puts it to work in new markets with a bigger impact than machine translation.

START HERE

SEO translation

Localize the English content you already have.Native SEO linguists research local keywords and localize your best pages, metadata and links. You get ranking pages in new languages from work you already paid for.From $0.50 a word
NEXT STEP

International SEO

Build a full program in each market.Market research, net-new local content, technical setup, outreach and AI visibility tracked by country, run by a senior strategist.See International SEO →
WHAT YOU GET

We work with you from page selection to delivery.

Illustration of an English content inventory with pages marked to localize or skip

Page selection

Your English pages ranked by traffic and fit, with the ones worth localizing marked first.
Illustration of English keywords mapped to the terms local buyers search

Local keyword research

The terms buyers search in each language, with volumes, mapped to every page.
Illustration of a French page translated by a native SEO linguist

Native translation

Each page localized by a native SEO linguist, with the local keyword placed and your brand terms kept.
Illustration of a localized title tag, meta description, slug and alt text

Localized metadata

Title tags, meta descriptions, slugs and image alt text, written for local search.
Illustration of English internal links mapped to matching Spanish pages

Localized internal links

Links pointed at the matching page in the same language, wherever a 1-1 equivalent exists.
Illustration of a delivery tracker by language

Delivery tracker

Every page by language, with its keyword, translation and delivery status.
HOW IT WORKS

Your first batch of pages lands inside 30 days.

We start with the pages that already earn traffic in English, so the first batch has the best odds of ranking.

Maeva Cifuentes
WHO RUNS YOUR ACCOUNT

Maeva owns the strategy on your account, and senior strategists carry it from audit to report.

Maeva Cifuentes, Founder and CEO
Watch how we work →
WEEK 1

Inventory

Your English pages ranked by traffic, and the first batch picked together.
WEEK 2

Keywords

Local keyword research in each language for every page in the batch.
WEEK 3

Translation

Native SEO linguists localize the copy, metadata and internal links.
WEEK 4

Delivery

Pages delivered by language, ready for your CMS.
ONGOING

Next batches

More pages each month, at the pace your budget allows.
RESULTS

English content that now ranks in four languages.

See all case studies →
"Our primary goal was to focus on content that met the needs of searchers in our primary markets. Within two quarters, we were able to drive an additional 80k visits to our website."
Joe Baugnet, Global SEO, ActiveCampaign
FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED WITH US
"I had the pleasure of working with Maeva as our main point of contact at Flying Cats Agency, which managed our complex B2B SEO strategy for the Spanish-speaking market. From the very beginning, I was incredibly impressed by Maeva's (and her team's) meticulous and data-driven approach."
Vladimir Gorochkin
Chief Marketing Officer, B2B SaaS and fintech
"Love Flying Cat, love Maeva and her team. Results are amazing. Service and approach 100% recommended."
Tim Renders
Founder and CEO, ELL
WHO IT'S FOR

Built for SaaS teams sitting on a library of English content.

A strong fit

B2B SaaS teams with a large bank of English content that already ranks.Teams ready to test French, German, Spanish or Italian before a full market program.Sites with locale folders in place, or planned, for each language.

A better fit elsewhere

Teams that want a full market entry program, which our International SEO service covers.Teams shopping for the lowest per-word rate.Content tied to US law or a US-only product.
YOUR OPTIONS

How this compares with machine translation or a translation agency.

Flying CatMachine translationTranslation agencyWho translatesNative-speaker linguists who specialize in SEOSoftware, sometimes with a light human editProfessional translators, usually with little experience in SEOKeywordsResearched fresh in each languageCarried over from EnglishCarried over from EnglishWhat gets localizedCopy, titles, descriptions, slugs, alt text and internal linksCopyCopy, sometimes metadataInternal linksPointed at the matching local pageLeft pointing at EnglishLeft pointing at EnglishCostFrom $0.50 a wordThe lowest per wordPer word, varies by agency
PRICING

SEO translation starts at $0.50 a word.

You can buy it on its own, with no retainer. Keyword research, metadata and internal links are all included in the rate.

WHAT MOVES THE PRICE
LanguagesWord countTechnical or regulated topics
FAQ

Questions buyers ask us on the first call.

THE SERVICE
Why choose SEO translation over machine translation?

Machine translation carries your English keywords into another language word for word. Our linguists research what local buyers search, then localize the copy, metadata and links around those terms.

Who translates our content?

Native-speaker linguists who also specialize in SEO. Each one works in their own language and market.

What do you localize besides the copy?

Title tags, meta descriptions, slugs, image alt text and internal links. Internal links point at the matching page in the same language, wherever a 1-1 equivalent exists.

Which languages do you cover?

French, German, Spanish and Italian.

SCOPE AND PRICING
Can we buy SEO translation on its own?

Yes. SEO translation starts at $0.50 a word, with no retainer needed.

Which pages should we translate first?

We start with the English pages that already earn traffic and fit the new market. Pages tied to US law or a US-only product stay in English.

How is this different from International SEO?

SEO translation localizes the English content you already have. International SEO is the next step, with market research, net-new local content, outreach and AI visibility tracked by country.

Put your best English pages to work in new markets

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT 1. A 30-minute call about your markets and goals. 2. We show you the gap and what we would do about it. 3. You get a 5-page proposal with timeline, terms and team.
Tell us about your markets and goals.We show you the gap and what we would do about it.Get a proposal