Chinese-Language SEO in Vancouver
Rank on Google for the searches Metro Vancouver customers make in Chinese — Simplified and Traditional, written for the reader rather than run through a translator
If your business has Chinese-speaking customers and no Chinese pages, Google has nothing to match their searches to. If it has Chinese pages produced by running the English site through a translation tool, those pages tend to read as translated, may be in the wrong script for the reader, and can sit behind a language switcher Google cannot follow. Neither ranks well for searches made in Chinese. Chinese-language SEO here is not Baidu and not a separate website. It is Google, searched in Chinese, by people who live in Richmond, Burnaby, Vancouver and across the metro — and pages built so Google can find them and those readers can trust them.
Google, in Chinese — Not Baidu, and Not a Translation Toggle
For a business serving customers in Metro Vancouver, the search engine that matters is Google, searched in Chinese. Baidu is built around mainland China, and Baidu SEO is a different project that only makes sense if you are selling into China itself. Your Richmond or Burnaby customer looking for a dentist, an accountant or a restaurant is on Google. The second decision is the script. Simplified and Traditional Chinese are written differently, and readers notice which one you have chosen. Simplified is used in mainland China; Traditional in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Which one your customers read depends on who they are, and some businesses need both. Getting this right is part of the audit, not an afterthought. The third is how the pages are built. Google's own guidance on multilingual sites is to give each language version its own URL and to tell Google how the versions relate to each other with hreflang annotations. A switcher that changes the language with a script or a cookie, on the same URL, gives Google one page to index rather than two, and the Chinese version may never be found. Separate, crawlable Chinese pages fix that. The last is the writing. Chinese searchers phrase things their own way, and a page translated from English tends to use the English page's terms rather than the words a Chinese-speaking customer types. Pages written for that reader tend to rank and convert better than pages translated at them.
What a Chinese-Language Setup Needs
Where Chinese-Language Sites Break
One URL, two languages
If the language changes without the URL changing, Google sees a single page and may index only the English. The Chinese version exists for visitors but not for search.
The wrong script
Traditional characters for a reader who reads Simplified, or the reverse, signals that the page was not written with them in mind. Some audiences need both versions.
Translated keywords
Translating your English keyword list into Chinese produces terms that are correct but not what people type. Chinese keyword research has to start in Chinese.
A second listing for the Chinese name
Google allows one Business Profile per real-world location. Creating a separate Chinese-named listing for the same place risks both. One accurate profile, with reviews in any language, is the right setup.
SEO on Chinese Pages You Have, or a Chinese Site First
SEO on the existing setup
Build the Chinese site properly first
How a Chinese-Language SEO Engagement Runs
Audit
How your site handles languages today, whether Google can find your Chinese pages, which script your customers need, and a Chinese-language keyword map.
Structure
Separate language URLs and hreflang put in place so Google can index each version and serve the right one.
Pages
Chinese pages written for your customers, starting with the services they search for most, each one reviewed with you before it goes live.
Profile and reviews
Your Google Business Profile kept accurate, and reviews from Chinese-speaking customers encouraged and answered in the language they were written in.
Monthly reporting
Rankings and traffic for Chinese-language searches reported separately from English, so you can see what the Chinese pages are producing.
Chinese-Language SEO — Common Questions
Do we need Baidu SEO to reach Chinese customers in Vancouver?
For customers who live here, no — they search on Google. Baidu SEO is a separate undertaking aimed at mainland China, and it only makes sense if you sell into China itself.
Simplified or Traditional Chinese?
It depends on who your customers are. Simplified is the mainland Chinese standard; Traditional is used in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Some Vancouver businesses need both. The audit looks at your actual customers before recommending either.
Can we just use a translation plugin?
It is the fastest way to have Chinese text and one of the slowest ways to rank. Some plugins switch language without changing the URL, in which case Google indexes one version, and machine translation tends to read as translated to a native speaker. Separate URLs and written pages are what work.
Should we create a separate Google Business Profile in Chinese?
No. Google allows one profile per real-world location. Keep one accurate profile; reviews written in Chinese count toward it like any other.
How much does Chinese-language SEO cost?
The audit is $500 CAD and management starts at $2,800 CAD a month. The number of Chinese pages is scoped in the audit, because a business with a few core services needs far fewer than one with a large catalogue.
Is this different from your Chinese website design service?
Yes. The design service builds a site that handles both languages properly. This service makes the Chinese pages rank. If your current site cannot give each language its own URL, the build comes first.
Find Out Whether Google Can See Your Chinese Pages
We will check how your site handles languages, whether your Chinese pages are being indexed, which script your customers need, and what they are actually searching for.
Book Your Chinese-Language SEO AuditAreas We Serve
We build Chinese-language visibility for businesses across Metro Vancouver — Richmond, Burnaby, Vancouver's West Side and East Side, Chinatown, and along the Canada Line corridor — scoped to where your Chinese-speaking customers actually are.
Pricing
SEO audit: $500 CAD, including a review of your existing language setup and a Chinese-language keyword map. Monthly management from $2,800 CAD. Chinese pages are scoped one by one in the audit rather than sold as a flat add-on, because the right number depends entirely on who your customers are.
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