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Ask HN: Multi-lingual website question

by maze on 2/13/11, 7:46 PM with 6 comments

I am currently developing a website which is going to be multi-lingual and translated by native people.

The question is:

Should I have just one domain name with all languages, example: http://example.com/en http://example.com/es

or

http://example.com (english) http://example.es (spanish)

There is going to be a total of around 6-9 languages.

Thank You.

  • by tst on 2/13/11, 7:57 PM

    I think it depends on your product/company. If you have a product like tumblr or twitter, it is OK if you just use .com. Otherwise if your domain name is a company like Microsoft or Ford, I would recommend to go with country-specific TLDs.

  • by us on 2/14/11, 1:40 AM

    I would honestly just do the .com

    You can buy the other extensions and keep them in case you need them (forward them to the proper place) but focus on developing on just the main site for now.