Share Good Things » Description http://www.sharegoodthings.net Wed, 04 May 2022 11:22:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 No, the Google My Business description does not impact ranking http://www.sharegoodthings.net/no-the-google-my-business-description-does-not-impact-ranking/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/no-the-google-my-business-description-does-not-impact-ranking/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2020 02:22:21 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/no-the-google-my-business-description-does-not-impact-ranking/ Continue reading →]]> After a lot of testing by many since the help center update, we can safely say the description has no impact in the 3-pack.

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]]> http://www.sharegoodthings.net/no-the-google-my-business-description-does-not-impact-ranking/feed/ 0 Google: Use (relevant) keywords in your Google My Business description http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-use-relevant-keywords-in-your-google-my-business-description/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-use-relevant-keywords-in-your-google-my-business-description/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:22:20 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-use-relevant-keywords-in-your-google-my-business-description/ Continue reading →]]> An update to the help page ends the debate over whether keywords can impact your visibility in local search results.

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]]> http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-use-relevant-keywords-in-your-google-my-business-description/feed/ 0 Bing Ads now supports 3rd headline, 2nd description in text ads http://www.sharegoodthings.net/bing-ads-now-supports-3rd-headline-2nd-description-in-text-ads/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/bing-ads-now-supports-3rd-headline-2nd-description-in-text-ads/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:22:36 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/bing-ads-now-supports-3rd-headline-2nd-description-in-text-ads/ You can now import your longer ads from Google or create new ones in Bing Ads.

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]]> http://www.sharegoodthings.net/bing-ads-now-supports-3rd-headline-2nd-description-in-text-ads/feed/ 0 You can now add your business description in Google My Business http://www.sharegoodthings.net/you-can-now-add-your-business-description-in-google-my-business/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/you-can-now-add-your-business-description-in-google-my-business/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:22:23 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/you-can-now-add-your-business-description-in-google-my-business/ Continue reading →]]> Add a business description to your local knowledge panel in Google My Business. The post You can now add your business description in Google My Business appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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]]> http://www.sharegoodthings.net/you-can-now-add-your-business-description-in-google-my-business/feed/ 0 SearchCap: Google ends ODP description, EU fines Google & local best practices http://www.sharegoodthings.net/searchcap-google-ends-odp-description-eu-fines-google-local-best-practices/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/searchcap-google-ends-odp-description-eu-fines-google-local-best-practices/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2017 09:23:26 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/searchcap-google-ends-odp-description-eu-fines-google-local-best-practices/ Continue reading →]]> Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google ends ODP description, EU fines Google & local best practices appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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]]> http://www.sharegoodthings.net/searchcap-google-ends-odp-description-eu-fines-google-local-best-practices/feed/ 0 AdWords Expanded Text Ads could get even longer with second description line test http://www.sharegoodthings.net/adwords-expanded-text-ads-could-get-even-longer-with-second-description-line-test/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/adwords-expanded-text-ads-could-get-even-longer-with-second-description-line-test/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:22:34 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/adwords-expanded-text-ads-could-get-even-longer-with-second-description-line-test/ Continue reading →]]> A new test doubles the number of characters available in text ad descriptions. The post AdWords Expanded Text Ads could get even longer with second description line test appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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]]> http://www.sharegoodthings.net/adwords-expanded-text-ads-could-get-even-longer-with-second-description-line-test/feed/ 0 Google My Business drops ability to edit business description field http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-my-business-drops-ability-to-edit-business-description-field/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-my-business-drops-ability-to-edit-business-description-field/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2016 01:24:49 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-my-business-drops-ability-to-edit-business-description-field/ Continue reading →]]> Your Google local profile description field can now only be edited on Google+. You can no longer update it on Google My Business. The post Google My Business drops ability to edit business description field appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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]]> http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-my-business-drops-ability-to-edit-business-description-field/feed/ 0 How To Write A Meta Description That Gets Click-Throughs http://www.sharegoodthings.net/how-to-write-a-meta-description-that-gets-click-throughs/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/how-to-write-a-meta-description-that-gets-click-throughs/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2014 08:22:38 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/how-to-write-a-meta-description-that-gets-click-throughs/ Continue reading →]]> I feel sorry for meta descriptions. Google has long held that meta descriptions do not impact search engine rankings. From a 2007 post on the Google Webmaster Central Blog: Google reiterated this point yet again in 2009 in a post stating that the meta keywords tag was not used as a ranking signal:…

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]]> http://www.sharegoodthings.net/how-to-write-a-meta-description-that-gets-click-throughs/feed/ 0 Google Search Results Snippet Overlay Descriptions May Use DMOZ Description http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-search-results-snippet-overlay-descriptions-may-use-dmoz-description/ http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-search-results-snippet-overlay-descriptions-may-use-dmoz-description/#comments Mon, 19 May 2014 17:22:21 +0000 gftshappy http://www.sharegoodthings.net/google-search-results-snippet-overlay-descriptions-may-use-dmoz-description/ Continue reading →]]> About a year ago, Google introduced a new feature in the search results that give you quick overlays on the search result so that you can learn more about the site you are about to click on before you click on it. Early on, the results of the data in the snippet came from Wikipedia […]

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