Did google shorten meta description length? It looks like it is back to around the 150 character length
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Is this a new thing or what are you all seeing?
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Hi again,
I've seen this which I thought is interesting for the discussion:
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I like that Pete gives 4 possible suggestions in that post, not all of which are having to go back a shorten your meta descriptions. Be sure to consider all 4 possibilities
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¿Really? Great Google... We write longer meta descriptions because they want longer meta descriptions and now we have to shorten all again.
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Man, that sucks. Thanks for the info. Now to go and shorten all my descriptions...
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Hi There!
Yes, Google has been making some changes. Please read Dr. Pete's post on this for complete background and tips: https://mza.seotoolninja.com/blog/how-to-write-meta-descriptions-in-a-changing-world
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