Pebl is hiring a London marketer to grow "French and German-speaking markets". The translated /fr/ and /de/ homepages already exist, but they are missing from the sitemap (which lists /es/ and /pt/), the English homepage's hreflang does not mention them, and every link beyond the homepage, even /fr/countries/employer-of-record-france/, serves the English page with an English canonical. A French HR director searching in French is shown English pages, or a competitor.
First action
Add /fr/ and /de/ to the sitemap and the hreflang tags this week.
How to measure it
Demo requests from French and German pages
- Now
- –
- Target
- +50%
- By
- 90 days
Steps
Fix the tags
Hreflang both ways on all language homepages; correct lang on /es/.
Web Manager 1 day
Add to sitemap
/fr/ and /de/ plus each translated page as it ships.
Web Manager 1 hour
Pick the first pages
France and Germany guides, pricing, contact, Deel comparison.
Marketing Manager (EMEA) 2 days
Translate and localise
Native speakers with local legal terms.
Marketing Manager (EMEA) 3 weeks
Self canonicals
Each translated page canonical to itself.
Web Manager 1 day
Measure
Impressions, clicks and forms by language.
Marketing Manager (EMEA) monthly
Why it works
Add /fr/ and /de/ to the sitemap with hreflang in both directions (en, fr, de, es, pt and x-default), fix the /es/ page's language tag, and translate the pages that buyers in those markets look for first: the France and Germany employer-of-record guides, the pricing page, the contact form and the Deel comparison. Keep each translated page's canonical on itself, and track French and German search impressions in Search Console.
Search engines can then show the right language to each market, and the new hire's campaigns land on pages in the buyer's language instead of an English site behind a French homepage.
Ready to use
ChecklistFrench and German launch list
[ ] /fr/ and /de/ in sitemap.xml [ ] hreflang en, fr, de, es, pt, x-default on every language homepage [ ] lang="es" on /es/ [ ] /fr/countries/employer-of-record-france/ translated, canonical to itself [ ] /de/countries/employer-of-record-germany/ translated, canonical to itself [ ] /fr/ and /de/ pricing and contact forms [ ] French and German Deel comparison [ ] Search Console impressions by language tracked
Risks and how to handle them
Machine-translated legal content
Have local employment specialists review each guide.
Thin pages
Translate the ten pages buyers use before adding more.
Evidence
- Your websiteLocalized sites (checked October 22, 2026): /fr/ and /de/ homepages are fully translated (lang="fr" and "de", e.g. "Embauchez rapidement dans plus de 185 pays", "Mitarbeiter schnell in über 185 Ländern einstellen"). But the sitemap lists /es/ and /pt/ and not /fr/ or /de/; the English homepage's hreflang names only English and x-default, and /fr/ points back only to English. Deeper French links such as /fr/countries/employer-of-record-france/ serve the English page with an English canonical. The /es/ homepage is tagged lang="en" and keeps the English banner.Source
- HiringMarketing Manager, EMEA (London, posted October 6, 2026, £80K-£93K): supports go-to-market "across the EMEA region- with a particular focus on driving growth in French and German-speaking markets"; "French or German language skills are strongly preferred, as you'll be supporting localisation"; runs a regional events calendar of "conferences, expos, virtual summits, hosted dinners, VIP roundtables" and partner-led campaigns; reports to the Principal Marketing Manager.Source
- Your websiteSitemap (1,694 URLs): 1,000 blog posts, 352 glossary entries, 158 country pages, 25 integration pages, 19 case studies, 13 event pages, segment pages for startups, SMB/mid-market and enterprise, industries (AI, finance, manufacturing, technology, retail, professional services) and a /testing/ page titled "TEST" with placeholder text ("Body text goes here and here", "start your website transformation").Source