Why no description in google?

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  1. #1
    if you do a google search for "overnight printing" you will see a result proofprinting, but there is no description, why??

    Thanks!
     
    Hughes1, Sep 28, 2011 IP
  2. seoamitverma14

    seoamitverma14 Peon

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    #2
    Use ( / ) at the end of meta description close.
     
    seoamitverma14, Sep 28, 2011 IP
  3. Hughes1

    Hughes1 Active Member

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    i noticed that too, that its not a self closing tag... but it didnt use to be a problem... is it because of the move to html5?
     
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  4. common sense

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    I think that is due to the lack of meta description
     
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  5. Hughes1

    Hughes1 Active Member

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    meaning the description is not long enough?
     
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    The same happens when you Google: proofprinting or proofprinting.com

    If you take a sentence from the home page such as "Design your own project or choose from 100's of professional design" and search for it on Google you will not get a result for proofprinting.com. The text used on the homepage is used word for word on several other web sites including blueinkmonkeyprinting.com and 4printersonly.com.

    I would highly recommend writing original text for the homepage as Google hates duplicate content.

    You should also check Google's Webmaster Tools and see if it provides any insight in to the problem.
     
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  7. Raj Pindoriya

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    i dont know.....
     
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  8. Hughes1

    Hughes1 Active Member

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    I though maybe its because the meta wasnt closed, and maybe that's it...

    But here is the html from google.com:

    <!doctype html><html><head><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8">
    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
    <meta name="description" content="Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for.">
    <meta name="robots" content="noodp">
    <title>Google</title>

    Which is also NOT closed...
    You would think they would follow suit too...
    Any other ideas?
     
    Hughes1, Oct 5, 2011 IP