Where is google getting this description from?

Discussion in 'Google' started by Nixies, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi I have come across something I have found very odd and now don't really know what to do.

    5 months ago we had change the description Meta tag on our homepage. Now our homepage changes on a daily bais and is visiting and updated in the google cache very regularly. However google listing is still showing the old description.

    My orginal though was to wait until google updating it but this doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon. The word in the description don't even appear on the site any more.

    What can I do to get it to update. Has anyone else come across something like this before?
     
    Nixies, Mar 27, 2008 IP
  2. dejvo01

    dejvo01 Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Search for www.yoursite.com and then look to your description if
    is it the same as in meta destricption.

    If you search for som ekeywords google show in snippet this keywords
    and not what is on your description...

    clear?
     
    dejvo01, Mar 27, 2008 IP
  3. Nixies

    Nixies Peon

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    The text is definately the old desciption. It's not showing snippets of the page because the text that is being shown was never on there and the description was removed 5 months ago. Any ideas?
     
    Nixies, Mar 27, 2008 IP
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    acamar Peon

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    Sometime Google uses the Dmoz description if your website is listed in !
     
    acamar, Mar 27, 2008 IP
  5. The Stealthy One

    The Stealthy One Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    Are you using Google Webmaster Tools?
     
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  6. angilina

    angilina Notable Member

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    Thats strange, I once changed the description tag, and google updated it when it was crawled.

    Can you show us the URL for your site?
     
    angilina, Mar 28, 2008 IP