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Best Practices for Writing Meta Descriptions
A meta description is the brief, 140-160 character summary of the content of a webpage. This description is located beneath the Title and URL of the webpage in a list of snippet results for a query. Having a great meta description is like having a catchy product label at the grocery store. People are more likely to notice your product if it stands out.