#1 2008-03-25 05:49:42
- korat
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Meta descriptions
I'm redoing the keywords for the whole of my site. One question I have is should I have a different meta description for each page, just for different sections or a standard one for the whole site???
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#2 2008-03-25 08:04:34
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Re: Meta descriptions
You should use a different description, different set of keywords and different page title for each page.
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#3 2008-03-25 14:56:20
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Re: Meta descriptions
Coloeagle's right...it's time consuming but it's important
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#4 2008-03-25 15:08:52
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Re: Meta descriptions
I would like to add that the description meta is not a ranking factor and should be written in a concise way that accurately describes what the page is about, yet motivating enough to garner a click. Titles should be friendly, concise, and relevant to whats offered on page, conversions as well as ranking will improve dramatically over time.
CE, keywords? You were talking about relevant on-page kewords and phrases, correct? 
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#5 2008-03-25 16:30:09
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Re: Meta descriptions
waveshoppe wrote:
CE, keywords? You were talking about relevant on-page kewords and phrases, correct?
yup, you are correct, Probably should have been more detailed in my reply 
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#6 2008-03-28 04:37:04
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Re: Meta descriptions
I usually use 200 - 250 characters of content, taken directly from the content of the website, is this a good practice, or should I use original content to describe the content of the page in the meta description code ?
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#7 2008-03-28 23:06:32
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Re: Meta descriptions
shanemcd wrote:
I usually use 200 - 250 characters of content, taken directly from the content of the website, is this a good practice, or should I use original content to describe the content of the page in the meta description code ?
Think of the description tag as an introduction to the page. Similar to the lead in's you see with articles. It needs to describe in just a few words what the page is about. If your page is original content then the content from the page you place inside the description tag will also be original.
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