Peter good catch thanks (and to the other 5 people who reported it also) Odd that Google doesn't report that text as existing on the pages Fixed and now recrawling. Rich On 7/11/2012 8:48 PM, Peter Pelland wrote: > > > This is so simple, folks. Correct the spelling in the description tag. > About the only purpose that meta tag serves these days is in providing > Google with the start of the description that appears in search results. > <meta name="description"content="Hidden tech is a community of small business using technolgy, including both technical people and others like writers, marketers and videographiers"/> > Peter Pelland > plpelland at pelland.com <mailto:plpelland at pelland.com> > > Pelland Advertising > 25 Depot Road, Haydenville, MA 01039-9716, USA > (413) 268-0100 / Fax: (413) 268-0173 / Toll-Free: 1 800 848-0501 > > https://pelland.com > http://blog.pelland.com > http://www.facebook.com/PellandAdvertising > *From:* Claudia Gere <mailto:Claudia at ClaudiaGereCo.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:33 PM > *To:* hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > <mailto:hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > *Subject:* Re: [Hidden-tech] Puzzle for HT SEO experts > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's > area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > I'm not an SEO expert, but I think Google is looking at the old or > Hidden-Tech test site. Someone was talking with me and thought our > Hidden-Tech.net site was down, but she had actually been looking at > our old or test site. I've encountered the same problem with my > Wordpress test site. My web host wants to update it when there is a > Wordpress update, and I think I've taken it down but somehow it still > exists. I look forward to other comments. Cheers, Claudia > > *Claudia Gere & Co. LLC > Helping smart people become outstanding authors^(TM) > **Sign up for Be an Author Webinar > <http://www.claudiagereco.com/speaking/be-an-author-webinar/> > > www.ClaudiaGereCo.com <http://www.claudiagereco.com/> > +1.413.359.0003* > > *From:*hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net > [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] *On Behalf Of > *Rich Roth > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2012 7:21 PM > *To:* Hidden-Tech Tech > *Subject:* [Hidden-tech] Puzzle for HT SEO experts > > It appears that the HT descrption/summary on google has some typos > (see below) > however that text does not appear on the current HT site (no idea if > it used to) > > SO how do we fix it, search this on google to see the issue > > > hidden-tech "technolgy" "videographiers" > > Any ideas ? > > Rich/webmaster > > -------- Original Message -------- > > *Subject: * > > > > www.hidden-tech.net <http://www.hidden-tech.net>: Typo > > *Resent-Date: * > > > > Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:40:22 -0400 > > *Resent-From: * > > > > webmaster at hidden-tech.net <mailto:webmaster at hidden-tech.net> > > *Resent-To: * > > > > Rich Roth mailto:rich at on-the-net.com > > *Date: * > > > > Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:17:38 -0400 > > *From: * > > > > Joe mailto:joe.weddell at gmail.com > > *To: * > > > > webmaster at hidden-tech.net <mailto:webmaster at hidden-tech.net> > > This is an enquiry e-mail viahttp://www.hidden-tech.net/ from: > Joemailto:joe.weddell at gmail.com > > Hi, > > The description of your site that turns up in a Google search spells "technology" as "technolgy" and "videographers" as "videographiers." I am not a spelling Nazi or anything, but since this is a business/ professional-oriented website, I thought you would want to know! > > Have a great summer, > Joe Weddell > Northampton > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20120711/49c9e746/attachment.html