I am about to launch my first blog and have already finished writing a few posts in English language. Now I am thinking about whether I should make a bilingual blog (German and English) out of it. From all the blogs I follow (in my niche and in other niches as well) I have never seen a multilingual blog. What is the reason for that? Is it too much work?
Anyways, here are the Pro's and Con's I figured out for providing german and english content:
PRO's:
All in all: Do you think it is worth it to run a blog in 2 languages?
Anyways, here are the Pro's and Con's I figured out for providing german and english content:
PRO's:
- In the beginning it will be easier for me to reach german readers than english readers. I am already present in a few german forums where I could offer solutions to the people there.
- I already know some successful german bloggers who are willing to support me with guest posts.
- Since german is my native language, the quality of the german posts will be a lot higher than the quality of my english posts.
- It is more work. I have to write every blog post twice and network on both german and english sides. If i stick to one language I can focus more on the actual work.
- I will need a wordpress plugin, which will cost money.
All in all: Do you think it is worth it to run a blog in 2 languages?