What is Meta Description?
Meta Description is the summary of web page content. The Meta description appears under your page’s URL in the search results. This is also known as a snippet, search engines sometimes use these snippets in search results to let visitors know what a page is about before they click on it.
The Meta description will also often appear when people share your articles across other websites and social channels.
Why is the Meta description important for SEO?
Meta description is an important element of your website’s content. The meta description tags should include keywords relevant to the content of the web page they describe, this helps search engines understand what the page is about and index your web pages accordingly for relevant keywords or keyword phrases.
A Meta description can influence the decision of the searcher whether they want to click on your content from search results or not. The more descriptive, attractive and relevant the description, the more likely someone will click through.
How to write SEO optimized Meta Descriptions:
Here is a quick guide on how to optimize meta descriptions:
How To Get Your Featured Snippet:
Identify a common, simple question related to your market area. Provide a clear and direct answer to the question. Offer value added info beyond the direct answer. Make it easy for users (and Google) to find on your page.
Read here The Science Behind The Snippet and The Three Strategies To Become A Featured Snippet
Conclusion:
Your meta description acts as “organic ad text.”
The search world is constantly changing but one thing is constant: Websites with quality content that and that provide a user-friendly experience, will win in the search engine results pages “SERPs”. This all starts with your meta descriptions which are essentially the welcome door to your site’s.