Bilingual website: two languages, each on its own address

A site in two languages where each version is a real set of pages with its own address, so people and search engines find the right one.

Describe your project

The problem: one page that swaps its language with a script

A common shortcut is a single page where a script replaces the text when the visitor presses a language button. The address stays the same, so a search engine sees only one language, and a visitor cannot share a link to the version they were reading.

A proper bilingual site gives each language its own address and its own page for every service, connected with language tags (hreflang). Each version reads naturally for its audience instead of being a word-for-word copy.

What you get

A bilingual website covers:

  • A page for every service in each language, each on its own address.
  • Language tags (hreflang) and canonical addresses, so search engines pair the versions correctly.
  • A language switch that leads from a page to the same page in the other language, not to the home page.
  • A sitemap that lists both versions with their language pairs.
  • Contact routes and the cookie banner in both languages.
  • Texts in both languages: yours, or prepared together and approved by you before launch.

More than two languages are quoted separately.

Where I built this

Fedenko: German and English

German (de-CH, the primary language) and English (en-CH) versions of the home, cleaning, renovation, about, contact, legal and thank-you pages, linked with hreflang. Both versions share one design, and each has its own address and sitemap entry.

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Oskar: Ukrainian and English, planned

The redesign of this dolphinarium website complex plans Ukrainian and English versions of the main site with basic SEO. The project is in progress and the production site is not live yet; the screenshot shows the approved design mockup, not the finished site.

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How it works

01

Languages and audience

On the short call we decide which languages the site needs, which one is primary and which pages exist in both. The timeline is agreed on the first call, together with the scope.

02

Structure and texts

I plan one structure for both versions. You provide the texts in each language, or we prepare them together and you approve them before launch.

03

Build with language tags

I build both versions with their own addresses, language tags and a switch that keeps the visitor on the equivalent page.

04

Check and launch

Before launch I check every language pair, the sitemap and the links. The site goes live on a domain and hosting in your name, with the code and every access handed over.

Fixed quote after a short call

The number of languages and pages changes the work, so there is no price list. After a short call you get one fixed quote that covers both versions, and it goes into the contract.

Questions about a bilingual website

Is a bilingual site the same as a translated site?

Not quite. Translating the words is one task. Making each version work on its own address, with language tags and a sitemap, is another. Both are part of the scope.

Which languages do you work in?

I work in Ukrainian and English myself. For other languages the texts come from you, or from a translator you trust, and I build them into the structure.

Will search engines show the right language?

I set up the technical signals: separate addresses, hreflang, canonical addresses and a sitemap. Which version a search engine shows to whom is its own decision, so I make no promise about rankings.

Can I start with one language and add another later?

Yes. The structure is planned with the second language in mind, and the second version is quoted as its own scope when you are ready.

Guarantees

Two promises I always keep

Fixed price in the contract

The price is written into the contract before work starts. You get the quote after a short call, once the scope is clear.

Everything in your name

Domain, hosting, code and every access are in your name. The site stays yours, whoever works on it next.

Describe your project

Tell me about your business and what you need. A short call follows, then a fixed quote.

Describe your project