Rich, I think Google now mostly ignores meta and is using a bit more refined process for deciding what descriptive text to appear for a link..that's why it does not appear for links to hidden-tech.net. But all those other sites were just using less intelligent crawler data and grabbing the meta description to post on their own sites. You may also want to do a simple review of your redirects for hidden-tech.com, as it's being essentially served up like a duplicate site. If you redirect the .com to .net, you'll end up getting better results overall for .net. Google's and Microsoft's webmaster tools will give you advice about that. -Charles Strader A worker-owner at Gaia Host Collective http://gaiahost.coop On 7/11/12 9:25 PM, Rich Roth wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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... 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