Why is there 4 lines in competitors meta description in SERP?
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Hi there,
I have noticed several sites now display 4 lines of meta description in Google. Has anyone else seen this? Any help would be appreciated...thoughts?
Barry
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Yes that's what I thought...
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That is strange, especially since there actual meta tag is under the 156 characters, it appears because some info on the rest of there page is relevant Google is pulling that in along with the prominent description. Very interesting.
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Hi Shannon,
Yes I dont think it has been reported as being changed however check out this SERP it happens twice in the results...
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Where are you seeing this as google still shows only 156 Characters (Including Spaces) for Meta Description for me...
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