Bilingual marketing · Austin, TX
Bilingual Marketing Agency in Austin: Websites and SEO in English and Spanish
Roughly a third of Austin residents are Hispanic or Latino, and many of them search, compare and buy in Spanish. Most agencies answer that with a translation plugin. We are a bilingual team with roots in Mexico and more than 21 years building websites in both languages, so your Spanish pages read as if they were written by a local, rank in Spanish search and bring in customers your competitors are missing.
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Why Spanish-Speaking Customers Slip Away
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Machine translation shows
Automatic translation gets the words but misses the tone, the local terms and the trust. Native speakers notice in the first sentence and leave.
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Spanish pages Google cannot find
A language widget that translates in the browser creates no Spanish pages for Google to index, so you never appear when people search in Spanish.
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The conversation breaks after the click
The page is in Spanish, but the form reply, the phone line or the quote is only in English. The customer gives up before you ever talk.
What a Bilingual Website Has to Do
A real bilingual website has a separate, fully written page for each language, each on its own URL, with tags that tell Google which version to show to which searcher. That is what lets your Spanish pages rank for searches like "dentista cerca de mí", "plomero en Austin" or "abogado de inmigración en Austin", which an English page or a translation widget will never win. The language switch should be easy to find and should take visitors to the same page in the other language, not back to the homepage.
Spanish SEO is not a translation of your English keywords. People search differently in each language, and Spanish speakers in Texas mix both: some search fully in Spanish, others in English with Spanish terms, and many use their phone's voice search. We research the words your customers actually use and write each page for those searches, in a natural, warm Spanish that sounds like Texas and Mexico, not like a textbook from Spain.
The rest of the experience has to match. Forms, confirmation messages, automatic replies, appointment reminders and quotes should all be available in Spanish, and your team should know which leads prefer it. Many Spanish-speaking customers prefer to text or message instead of filling out a long form, so a WhatsApp or text button often brings in more inquiries than anything else on the page.
Work for clients in the United States and Mexico
We design, write and build for businesses on both sides of the border, in the language their customers use.
What We Do in English and Spanish
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Bilingual websites
Every page designed and written in both languages, with proper language URLs, hreflang tags and a language switch that keeps visitors on the same page.
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Spanish SEO
Keyword research in Spanish, page optimization, local SEO and schema, so you appear when Austin customers search in Spanish.
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Native copywriting
Copy written by native speakers for each audience, not translated word for word, including legal pages, forms and emails.
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Translation of existing sites
We turn an English-only site into a real bilingual one, adapting the copy, images and calls to action instead of running it through a machine.
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Bilingual lead follow-up
Automatic replies, reminders and lead routing in the customer's language, plus WhatsApp and text options when they fit your business.
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AI search in both languages
Clear, structured answers in English and Spanish so ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity can cite your business in either language.
Who Benefits Most From a Bilingual Website in Austin
Bilingual websites pay off fastest for businesses where customers need to understand details before they agree to anything: clinics, dentists and pediatricians, law firms, insurance and tax preparers, real estate agents, auto shops, contractors and home services. When someone has to trust you with their health, their money or their home, explaining it in their first language makes the difference between a call and a closed tab.
Competition is also much lighter in Spanish. In many Austin categories, dozens of businesses fight for the English search results, while only a few have real Spanish pages. A well-built Spanish section can rank sooner and bring in customers who were never seeing your business at all, especially in east Austin, Del Valle, Pflugerville, Manor, Round Rock and the I-35 corridor down to Kyle and San Marcos.
We also work the other way. Companies from Mexico expanding into Texas need a website that speaks to American customers in natural English, while keeping the Spanish site their existing clients know. Having built for clients in both countries for more than two decades, we handle both directions with the same care.
Our Process for Bilingual Websites
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Discovery call
In English or Spanish, whichever you prefer. We learn who your customers are, which language each group uses and how they reach you today.
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Research and plan
Keyword research in both languages, a page plan for each, and how leads in each language will be answered.
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Write, design and build
Native copy in each language, a design that fits both, proper language URLs, hreflang, schema and tracking by language.
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Launch and grow
We launch, submit both versions to Google and report on rankings and leads in each language, with optional monthly SEO.
Bilingual Marketing FAQ
Is a translation plugin enough for a Spanish website?
Usually not. Browser and widget translations do not create pages Google can index in Spanish, and the quality is noticeable to native speakers. A real Spanish version, written for your customers and on its own URLs, is what ranks and earns trust.
Do I need a bilingual website if most of my customers speak English?
It depends on who you serve. If even a part of your customers or the people who make the decision in their family prefer Spanish, a Spanish version can bring in leads with far less competition. We will tell you honestly whether it is worth it for your business.
Can you translate my existing website into Spanish?
Yes. We adapt your content instead of translating it word for word, set up the Spanish pages correctly for SEO and translate forms, emails and confirmations too, so the whole experience works in Spanish.
Does Spanish SEO really work in Austin?
Yes. Many people in Austin search in Spanish, and in most categories few businesses have real Spanish pages. That makes it easier to rank and often brings in customers who were not finding you at all.
Who writes the Spanish content?
Our bilingual team, native Spanish speakers with roots in Mexico who have written websites in both languages for more than 21 years. We write in a natural Spanish that sounds right to customers in Texas and Mexico.
Can we hold meetings in Spanish?
Yes. We work in English or Spanish, whichever is easier for you and your team, from the first call through launch and reporting.
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