I updated my meta description tag for my comics website about two months back now, but the search engine is still picking up my footer Acceptable User Policy text for some reason.I'm not even sure why it would pick up this footer text to begin with:I need this to be updated because I don't want my search result to be about my disclaimer... I want it to be about the content of my site- comics.How long should it take to update? Do I have the tag incorrect?EDIT----- Meta Description Tag length:Hitting Trees with Sticks is dedicated to sharing high quality original satirical comics with the world.Words: 16Characters (no spaces): 89Characters (with spaces): 104Thanks!
SEO - Meta Description Tags Not Updating Search Result
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Google does not necessarily use the meta description in the SERPs. It uses whatever text it thinks is appropriate, which may or may not include (part of) the meta description.(Google updated its cache of your homepage less than two weeks ago on 28 Dec 2012.)EDIT (2013-01-15): Interesting to note that I see today your updated title and description are now showing in Google SERPs. However, Google's cache of your page is still the one from 28 Dec 2012 with the old title and description. So it would seem that what's shown in the SERPs and Google's cache are not necessarily related (or in sync)!?