What is the difference between description and meta description

**Harry142** · Oct 23rd, 2012, 04:19 AM

What is the difference between description and meta description in directory submission?

Hello friends
Please give me answer

**Test-ok** · Oct 23rd, 2012, 04:36 AM

A description describes the site, in the meta tag it's what search engines use for it's description in a directory, it's what they use to describe the site.
virtually the same thing, just a different way to apply it.

**k2122** · Oct 29th, 2012, 02:14 PM

As per knowledge there is no difference between "description" v/s "meta description". But there is difference between "META tag" v/s "KEYWORDS". We use meta tags or keywords in the <HEAD> tag of an html content to help search engines find your website. While keywords is what user search in search box(their search query is keywords).

**arindamdutta16** · Nov 12th, 2012, 02:56 AM

Basically, meta description is a text that pops out in search results under the titles of webpages. It gives a brief description of your site content and making up eye-catching meta descriptions will help you generate

As for meta keywords , Tag is where you list the keywords and keyword phrases that you've targeted for that page. They don't have great SEO value, but quite useful for search engines crawlers.

**NathanielB** · Nov 12th, 2012, 03:50 AM

Why are people going completely off what was asked? Especially when the OP hasn't bothered to return to the thread!?

A simply answer for the question is:
Description: What is shown in your listing on the directory pages.
Meta Description: What is shown in the search engine for your listing.

Thread closed as there is nothing else to say about what was asked.

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