Google Translate Usage Can Be Search Spam

Mar 23, 2011 - 8:58 am 7 by

Google TranslateYesterday, Google's Matt Cutts posted a video named How should I handle localized content? and 1 minute and 45 seconds in, Matt addressed a topic on can you use Google Translate to auto-translate your content into languages and then use that content as new domains for those country extensions?

For example, if I want to translate rustybrick.com into Hebrew and place it on rustybrick.co.il, can I use Google Translate to do so?

Here is the video, it should start in the proper place:

This is nothing new. I covered this back in August with my post named Google Says Using Google Translate Can Be Against Google's Webmaster Guidelines.

In short, Google wants your content to be human readable and often, even with Google Translate, using Google Translate for this purpose can be against Google's guidelines.

If you are going to translate your site, use real humans who can do it. If not, then use a solution that won't be indexed by Google. Never use software for translation and if you do, do not let Google index it.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 18, 2025

Jul 18, 2025 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google June Core Update Done, Local Ranking Update, AI Mode Updates & AI Calling Businesses

Jul 18, 2025 - 8:01 am
Google Maps

New Google Business Profile Check Edit Status

Jul 18, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google: Login Service Pages Are Hard To Rank In Search

Jul 18, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google

Google AI Overviews For Movie Queries

Jul 18, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Rolling Out Smart Bidding Exploration To Some Advertisers

Jul 18, 2025 - 7:21 am
Previous Story: Google's "Collateral Damage" Infographic