Ask HN: Multi-lingual website question

[maze]

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.

[tst]

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.

[maze]

The site will be focused on specific countries, how can I put it example; the finish language of the site will be for the Finish (Finland). Same goes for other languages and countries.

What worries me is that it would be a bit of a hassle to manage all the domains...

[us]

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.

[maze]

Thats what I will most probably do.

Thank You for your help.