Meta description not showing in search results
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Hi,
One of my client's websites is not showing its Meta descriptions in search results. I've looked at the html and have noticed that they are using ' rather than " around the description tag (see below)
<meta name="<a class="attribute-value">description</a>" content='<a class="attribute-value">Student Accommodation in Portsmouth or Southampton - Fully Furnished Studios, Close to the Universities. All Inclusive Rent with WiFi. Going Fast, Book Now!</a>' /> Is this likely to be the problem, or am I missing something very obvious? The website is http://www.unilife.co.uk/ Many thanks, Ben
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Thanks Tom (and also Sanuel)
I had hoped this was the case. Cheers!
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Yes. That is the problem. If you'll look at Google Webmaster Tools, you'll see how often Google crawls the site. That will give you a good idea of when Google will "see" the change. Then, the search results themselves should reflect the change in the following few days.
Just one thing to keep in mind though: Google itself says it will not always show your desired meta description. It may highlight different text excerpts from your site based on the search query and other factors.
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Hi Ben
That's very much going to be the cause of the problem. Once that is fixed you should see it appear in the next few days.
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