Global reach starts with the right
international SEO agency
Global growth depends on the right language, location, structure and intent signals. Shout helps brands expand internationally with SEO strategies built for market relevance, hreflang accuracy and commercial demand. Your X-Chart shows you exactly where to start.
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Chamal Alahakoon
E-commerce & organic growth strategist
10+ years Experience
Trusted by Australia’s most recognised brands
International SEO struggles we solve every day
Not knowing where to start with global expansion
Overwhelmed by the number of technical and strategic decisions involved before even launching in a new market.
No in-house expertise for international SEO
Lacking the specialist knowledge needed to manage the added complexity of
multi-region, multi-language SEO.
Managing SEO across multiple teams or regions
Local teams, agencies or stakeholders working inconsistently across markets, diluting overall strategy.
Balancing consistency with local relevance
Maintaining a consistent global brand while still adapting content and strategy for each market.
It starts with knowing exactly where you stand
Understand your international SEO performance
Before you invest further in international SEO, you need clarity on how your brand is performing across every market you’re in, whether your structure and content are working in your favour, and where your visibility is falling short. The X-Chart is Shout’s proprietary marketing audit, built around a guaranteed forecast for your business over the next 3, 6 and 12 months. It gives you a clear commercial view of what’s working, what isn’t, and exactly what it will take to grow in the markets that matter most.
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An international SEO agency built for global growth
Here’s what that looks like in practice
Shout Digital works as an international SEO agency for businesses ready to grow beyond their home market, building strategy around genuine market-specific content and technical accuracy, so your brand shows up with authority in every region you target. We bring genuine international SEO expertise to every market you’re targeting, whether you need support for an in-house team or a fully managed strategy from end to end. Every engagement is shaped around your specific goals, markets and competitors, so wherever your next customer is searching, we make sure you’re found first.
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So here’s our pitch in 30 seconds.
Our clients have generated over $100 million in new revenue working with Shout, backed by multiple 5-star Google reviews. Every account is handled by a dedicated, senior team who bring that same care to expanding your brand into new markets, wherever your next customer is searching. Book a call, and we’ll turn your X-Chart around within 24 hours, so you know what it’ll take to get there.
Michael Jenkins
International SEO services covering every market
International SEO helps search engines and customers understand which content is right for each market. Shout aligns technical setup, localisation, content, authority and measurement to support global growth.
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Hreflang and site structure
Improve the way search engines serve the right page to the right audience, so customers land on the version of your site built for them.
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Market-specific keyword strategy
Identify how customers search in each region, not just direct translations, so content targets real local search behaviour.
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Localised content optimisation
Create pages that reflect local language, proof, offers and buying expectations, rather than a single message applied across every market.
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International technical SEO
Reduce duplication, indexation and canonical issues across multi-market sites, so search engines can crawl and rank each version correctly.
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Regional performance reporting
Track growth by market, language, page type and commercial outcome, giving you a clear view of what’s working where.
We were referred to Shout by Bed Bath N Table who highly recommended them. Shout has increased our organic search by 36% in 9 months and it’s climbing steadily. They are also handling our international campaigns.
Helping a do-it-yourself business do it themselves globally.
Shout helped create an international search strategy to drive brand awareness and demand generation and helped launch several new products successfully.
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We’ve been working with Shout for our SEO after trying a few other agencies, and the difference has been excellent. The team is knowledgeable, professional and easy to deal with, and they keep us informed with clear updates on our progress each month. We’ve been really happy with the service and results so far.
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Gregory Levett
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We've used Shout for our SEO after trying several other agencies, and couldn't be happier with the team. They're all highly experienced and keep us well updated on our monthly progress.
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Rodney Norris
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Excellent customer service!
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Thomas Morgan
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These guys have done great work for my small service-based business. Highly recommend them - It's worth the investment and much, much more :)
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Ash Cherrett
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Michael and the team are the best in the business - professional, passionate and a pleasure to work with.
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matt alpass
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Great experience working with Michael and Sangeeta from Shout. The Shout team has supported our digital marketing by building and optimising our SEO strategy from the ground up. Their approach has been thorough, transparent, and consistently results-driven. A big shout out to Sangeeta in particular as she has been incredible with her dedication quality of work and follow up. Highly recommend Shout for anyone looking to strengthen their online presence through SEO.
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Michael Harvey
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I've worked with Michael and his team at Shout Digital on several long term projects over the past 8 years, and I've always been impressed by the professionalism, accountability and frankly honest approach to simplifying digital marketing and providing great, reliable results for our projects time and time again. We have worked on several Magento and Shopify migrations both domestically and global brands and the technical expertise in replatforming ecommerce sites without losing search equity first class. Shout Digital is setting a better standard for the whole industry and I would definitely recommend them to brands starting out all the way to established complex marketing operations.
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Nigel Ewart
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We’ve had a fantastic experience working with Michael, Sangeeta, and the team at Shout. They supported us in building and optimising our SEO strategy from the ground up, taking a thoughtful, data-driven approach that delivered consistent results. Their process has been transparent and well-structured, with reporting that is clear, easy to understand, and genuinely useful. Sangeeta's communication has been excellent throughout, and we’ve always felt informed and supported. We highly recommend Shout to any organisation looking to strengthen their online presence through SEO.
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Michael Gammon
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We've been working with Shout for a little over a year now - moving to external support from an agency was a big transition for us, but one that the Shout team, specifically Matilda & Megan M have supported us with tremendously. Willing and eager to understand our requirements and how to best deliver on that each and every week. We look forward to continuing to work together in the future.
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Jessica Townley
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Our experience with Michael and the team has been excellent. Their interest and ability to understand our business has been crucial in developing strategies that have improved both the growth and reach of our brand. In addition they have been able to bring in professional creative support to further develop and update our website.
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Michelle Skinner
The team behind your international SEO strategy
A senior team with hands-on experience managing SEO across multiple markets, languages and regions, dedicated to helping your business grow with authority wherever you expand.
Michael is a pioneer of the Australian digital marketing landscape. Since opening Shout in 2010, he’s driven growth for businesses of every shape and size. There isn’t a digital challenge he hasn’t seen or a platform he’s not experienced in.
Guy Rintoul
HEAD OF GROWTH
Guy brings a postgraduate qualification and 10+ years’ experience across SEO, Google Ads, social and web development. He sits at the intersection of strategy and delivery — building client partnerships and cutting through jargon to deliver clear, measurable growth.
Gabriela Serrano Ruiz
Head of Paid Media
Gabriela has 14 years in performance marketing, including Head of Biddable Media at B&T’s 2023 Performance Agency of the Year, and 10 years in executive leadership. She develops data-driven strategy across all paid media and leads teams towards excellence.
Chamal Alahakoon
Head of SEO
With 10+ years across enterprise and technical SEO, CRO and analytics, Chamal specialises in turning complex websites into high-converting customer journeys — especially where SEO, journey optimisation and emerging AEO/GEO opportunities intersect.
Parmiss Kia
SENIOR SEO LEAD
Parmiss brings 15+ years of senior in-house and agency SEO leadership, having driven organic and paid search growth at Kmart Australia ($450M incremental revenue), Country Road Group ($35M) and REA Group ($375M). She now specialises in AI Search and Answer Engine Optimisation,.
Eric Shaikh
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
Eric leads client services at Shout, bringing extensive digital marketing experience and a consultative approach to bridging strategy and business outcomes. He’s built a career on customer advocacy, turning complex challenges into clear, accountable growth plans.
Anna Martin
SEO CONTENT MANAGER
Anna spent years as a TV editor for networks including Warner Bros., ITV Studios, Fremantle and BBC Studios, cutting shows like My Kitchen Rules and The Great Australian Bakeoff. She now brings that storytelling instinct to Shout’s content strategy.
Laura Ridley
PAID MEDIA SPECIALIST
15+ years running paid social and performance media for major brands — Nestlé, Nespresso, Lion and Spotify as Performance Director at Reprise Australia (APAC Agency of the Year, 2021). Deep, hands-on paid social expertise at real scale.
International SEO is the process of optimising a website so search engines can correctly identify and rank the right content for users in different countries or languages. It combines technical elements like hreflang tags and URL structure with strategic considerations like market-specific keyword research, localised content and regional link building.
Regular SEO typically focuses on ranking a website for a single market or language, while international SEO involves managing visibility across multiple countries, languages or regions simultaneously. This adds complexity around technical setup, content duplication and ensuring the correct version of a page is served to the right audience.
Hreflang is an HTML attribute that tells search engines which language and region a specific page is intended for, helping ensure the correct version of a page appears for users in different locations. Missing or incorrect hreflang implementation is one of the most common technical issues in international SEO, often resulting in the wrong page ranking in the wrong country, or pages competing against each other.
Each URL structure has trade-offs: ccTLDs (like .com.au or .co.uk) offer the strongest geotargeting signal but require more resources to manage, subdomains offer some separation with easier setup, and subdirectories are generally the easiest to manage while still allowing authority to consolidate under one domain. The right choice depends on factors like budget, existing domain authority, and how many markets you’re targeting.
Duplicate content across regions is typically managed through correct hreflang implementation, canonical tags, and ensuring content is genuinely localised rather than simply duplicated with different hreflang tags. Search engines need clear signals about which version of a page is intended for which audience to avoid confusion or unintended competition between pages.
Translation converts content directly from one language to another, while localisation adapts content to reflect local search behaviour, currency, cultural references and buying expectations. Localisation is generally far more effective for international SEO, as it accounts for how audiences in that specific market actually search and make decisions, not just the language they speak.
In some markets, yes. While Google dominates search in most Western countries, regions like China and Russia are dominated by other search engines, such as Baidu and Yandex respectively, which have their own distinct ranking factors and best practices. Businesses targeting these markets need a tailored approach beyond standard Google international SEO.
International SEO timelines vary depending on the number of markets being targeted, the level of existing competition, and how much technical and content work is required. Because each new market effectively requires building visibility from a relative starting point, results in a new region may take a similar amount of time to standard SEO, even if your business is already established elsewhere.
Common mistakes include incorrect or missing hreflang implementation, translating content instead of localising it, targeting too many markets at once without sufficient resourcing, and assuming success in one market will automatically translate to another. These issues often stem from treating international SEO as an extension of existing SEO, rather than its own distinct strategy, which is why many businesses choose to work with an international SEO agency like Shout Digital to navigate the added complexity from the outset.
Prioritising markets typically involves assessing factors like existing demand, competition levels, ease of localisation, and the commercial value each region represents for your business. An international SEO audit can help identify which markets offer the strongest opportunity relative to the investment required.
Shout Digital brings genuine international SEO expertise to every engagement, backed by a dedicated senior team that understands the technical and strategic complexity of managing visibility across multiple markets. Every strategy is tailored to your specific markets and competitors, rather than a single approach stretched across every region.
Every international SEO account at Shout Digital is handled by a dedicated, senior team, including specialists with backgrounds at companies like Google and Apple. With over 15 years’ experience and $100 million in revenue generated for clients, that senior-led approach is backed by a genuine track record, not just promises. Each market is treated on its own terms, with strategy built around local search behaviour, competitors and commercial opportunity.
A good international SEO agency should have genuine experience managing hreflang, URL structure and localisation across multiple markets, along with a clear process for prioritising which regions to target first. It’s also worth looking for transparent regional reporting and a senior, hands-on team, rather than an agency applying the same strategy to every market regardless of local nuance.
Yes, Shout Digital offers a free X-Chart audit, giving you a clear, honest view of your current rankings, technical health and competitive position across every market you operate in or plan to target. This audit forms the foundation for identifying priority markets and the technical or content issues holding back performance.
Yes, Shout Digital helps identify and prioritise markets based on commercial value, existing demand and competition, so investment goes toward the regions with the strongest opportunity first. This is typically informed by the initial international SEO audit, giving you a clear, data-backed starting point before expanding further.
Yes, Shout Digital manages the full scope of international SEO, from technical elements like hreflang and site structure through to market-specific keyword research and localised content optimisation. This ensures both search engines and customers in each market receive a consistent, relevant experience.
International SEO pricing depends on factors like the number of markets being targeted, the complexity of your existing site structure, and the level of localisation required. Shout Digital provides a free X-Chart audit upfront, so you have a clear picture of the opportunity and investment required before committing to any spend.
Shout Digital has over 15 years of experience in SEO and digital marketing, giving our international SEO strategies a strong foundation in what genuinely drives visibility and growth across markets. That experience means strategies are shaped by what’s worked for other businesses expanding globally, not just current trends.
Yes, Shout Digital works with businesses at every stage of global expansion, whether you’re just entering your first new market or already operating across several regions with existing SEO issues to resolve. This includes auditing existing multi-market setups to identify technical issues like duplicate content or hreflang errors that may be holding performance back.
Yes, Shout Digital offers AI search optimisation alongside international SEO, helping brands build visibility across AI-driven search platforms including ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude in each of their target markets. As AI search continues to reshape how customers discover businesses globally, this ensures your visibility extends beyond traditional search results.
Beyond international SEO, Shout Digital’s services span local SEO, paid social ads and Google Ads, allowing businesses to build a complete digital strategy that supports growth across every market. These channels work together to reach customers at every stage of their journey, no matter where in the world they’re searching from.