Site description on Google has changed to a very outdated description

[bhsiao]

When I googled my top keyword today, my site on google showed a description of my site from YEARS ago. It is completely irrevelant and misleading to visitors.

Why would this have happened and is there anything I can do about it?

Thanks!!!

Betsy

[RyanKent]

Google offers a description they feel would be the most beneficial for users. They can use information from any of several sources which include:

• text (hidden or not) from anywhere on the page

• your meta description

• your directory descriptions

If you can share the keyworld, URL and Google type (.com, .co.uk, etc) you used so we can duplicate the result, I can locate the source of description.

I have never seen a case where Google generates a description based on data that is not presently available. I believe the information is currently on or associated with your page, but perhaps you are not seeing it.

[heatherrobinson]

Google may be taking the description from your DMOZ listing (if you have one). If this is the case, it's an easy fix - just add the following to your

[bhsiao]

Thank you! That was the issue. I found that I could modify the description within DMOZ.

[Trupanion]

Interesting.  Would you recommend that most people add that meta?

[RyanKent]

In general, I would suggest using the below tag to prevent the use of ODP and Yahoo directories: