Friday, 11 October 2013

How to enable Search Description for blog posts in blogger?

 In this post, I will show you, How you can use the Search Description for getting best result in SERPs. Search description is really important for attracting the targeted traffic to your blog. It informs the visitors about the type of content present inside a particular blog post in SERPs.  WordPress users can use different SEO plugins, which simplifies their work but what about Blogger users? Can they modify the Search Description according to their need? The answer is “Yes”. If you don’t know anything about “Search Description”, don’t worry. I will deal everything.

What does Search Description Mean?
When we search for anything in Google or any other search engine, it returns some results which contains the Title, url address and some description. Title appears first, followed by link and Search Description. It is “Search Description” which gives idea to your users about the content. If they find it helpful, they visit your post otherwise they look for some other post. For understanding it better, have a look on below given figure which shows, how “Search Description” appears in Search Engine Result Pages(SERPs).
How to enable Search Description for blog posts in blogger?
Simply follow the below given steps to enable Search Description for blog posts in blogger:
  • First of all, Sign into your Blogger Account.
  • In Dashboard, Click on “Settings“. You will see the below given procedure:

  • After that, Click on “Search Preferences“. You would be able to see a new screen on the right hand side. Simply click on “Edit” link of “Description” to enable it. The screenshot is shown below:

  • Choose the “Yes”  radio button and write a short description about your blog in the Description box. The screenshot is shown below:

  • Once done, click on “Save Changes” button. Doing this will enable search description for blog posts. Enjoy.
 How to add Custom Search Description in Blogger Blog Posts?

  • After enabling the Search Description for blog posts, either open any existing blog post or create a New blog post. I will prefer to apply it in new blog posts.  To create a new blog post, click on “New Post” button as shown below:

  • Have a Look on Right hand side options and click on “Search Description” Option. For understanding it better, see the below given figure:

  • After doing this, you will see a Text Box. Just write your desired Search Description. While doing so, make sure that it only contains 156 characters because search engine doesn’t show more than 156 characters in their results. Also make sure that, it contains relevant information about your blog post.

  • Once done, click on “Done” button and enjoy.
From the Editor’s Desk
If you are a blogger user, I will recommend you to enable Search Description for posts. After that, always use custom search description for adding relevant description about your posts. Believe me, it will increase the number of visitors on your Blog.
The above written steps are quite clear and easy to follow. However, if you are still facing any difficulty while applying them, feel free to ask me via comments. If you liked it, don’t forget to say thanks.

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