Google Now Pulling Primary Link Text from Meta Descriptions
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It appears that Google is using content from the meta description to populate the primary link for certain queries even if there is a <title> tag in place.
Example:
Site: http://www.nottawasagaresort.com/
Title: Nottawasaga Resort
Meta Description: Nottawasaga Inn Convention Centre & Golf Resort
DMOZ Description: A 575 acre resort offering four seasons getaways all year long, for business and for pleasure.
Query 1: Nottawasaga Resort
Query 2: Nottawasaga Inn
Implications:
Meta Descriptions are more important than ever as having bolded keyword-heavy anchor text in the Google search results increases CTRs.
Google is totally lying on this page!
Notes:
This isn't a site I'm affiliated with and have no way of knowing what would happen if the title tag were changed or if a NOODP tag were added.
This isn't a site I'm affiliated with, so please keep the "Did you know your site has hidden text" or "You are teh suck at SEO" comments to yourself.
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