After my last post & video on how to create perfect meta tags someone commented that Google had actually changed their rule of 70 characters for the title and instead used the title line width. Basically if the title width exceeds 512 pixels it will be truncated (have the end trimmed off – ouch!!). This means the 70 character limit is out of the window and can sometimes be longer or shorter depending on the characters used. So I decided to have a free tool built for you to use so you can make sure your meta titles and meta descriptions are as well optimised as possible.
Be sure to bookmark this page
You can try the tool below by inserting your Title, Description & URL and also Search terms (keywords) you are trying to rank for. It’s important you select keywords because if they appear in the title, they will be bolded (think that’s the word), which will in turn increase the pixel width but the tool should account for this and show you if it is too long when in bold.
Kenny Goodman’s Google SERP Tool
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Please note: Google could change the way they allocate space for titles and descriptions so the above may change at some point in the future
Hi Kenny,
I really like this tool and find it very useful. I wasn’t too sure what to put in the ‘search’ box. But at least using something like this I did put some serious thought into the characters I used.
I’ll be back to use it on a regular basis – so I’ve bookmarked it!
Thanks again,
Richard
Glad you like it Richard. If you notice any glitches just let me know
Richard, Google will make the keywords that you searched for bold if they show up the meta tags. Unfortunately this bolding makes your title slightly wider so if you have a popular long-tail keyword in your title you should put that into the keyword box to make sure you still get your entire line in.
@Kenny. Thanks for the handy tool mate! Cheers.
Great little tool Kenny! I’ll share this on my Facebook page.
Best Wishes
Steve
Kenny,
Actually this is Excellent Guide for every webmasters, if possible try to add & Explain importance of Microformat,DC contributor,Mobile Meta,etc! It’s really important tags to get Local & Mobile SE benefit.
Keep up the Great Work Kenny.
Feel free to contact me if you are interested in doing a guest post on this: http://www.kenny.co/contact
Hey Kenny,
Iv seen a similar tool before…
but thanks for providing us with this updated version, with the way google does it’s things it is hard to get someone to still provide free up to date tools.
thanks again.
Hi Kenny,
The tool reminded me of SEO Yoast, pretty good tool for people who do not have WordPress sites and want to know how metas look like in SERPs
Not really sure what I am looking for Kenny, I’m using wordpress seo plugin by Yoast and I think that this is a similar tool.
Kenny,
This is a great tool. I bookmarked it for future use.
Thanks so much for the share. I’m been doing this in a spreadsheet, but no more.
thanks kenny … marked it for use later … simple & it works.
Hi Kenny, thanks for providing a neat little useful tool! So many Google changes recently, glad you’re trying to help keep us ahead. I’ll be checking all my client sites with this shortly, thanks again.
Very nicely done, Kenny, thanks. I have a ‘Most handy’ bookmarks folder into which very few pages get added, but this is definitely one.
Bold is an adjective, not a verb.
wow … this is great tool kenny. i can use it to optimize my meta tag.
i just wanna ask what do i have to put in “search” box ? still dun know what to put in there.
I think this is just an area to add you meta keywords to transfer over.
Handy tool thanks Kenny!
cheers,
Hamish
Dodo – just add the main keyword you are targeting. So if you are targeting “buy hp netbook” then just right: buy hp netbook. This is important as can affect the title width if you have included the keyword/phrase in the title
Thanks so much Kenny. It’s hard to find core information these days. This tool makes you focus on the most important keywords for the page in the meta tags.
In an older site titles, description and keywords are often set up years ago and not revisited.
Looks like a weekend updating every page.
Good tools kenny, thanks very much :)
Thanks for sharing his tool Kenny.
A very quick and easy way to get the meta title and description optimized.
I’ll be coming back to use it for each new page and blog post I create.
Great tool not just for the purpose you built, but also for visualising how your title, description and keyword will look.
dodo the search box is where you would put your focus keyword (the one you want to rank for) and Kenny’s tool (sorry can’t help but laugh calling anything a tool) will bold those words. If you are using this tool to write titles and descriptions I would be inclined to add your focus keyword first, so then as well as length of title/description, you could check you are properly optimised.
“Oh, Matron” ;-)
Thank you! This tool is totally cool :))
Thanks for the tool. Also bookmarked it…
In the field that says,”Search (Add common keywords used)”…I believe this is for the primary keyword and the secondary keywords you’re trying to rank for, right?
Yes that’s right
Nice job on the tool, Kenny.
No G+ button on this page though? (I posted it there anyway.)
Great tool Kenny! I like this tool very much. Thanks!
very good article..
seo Optimisation Tool mantabb…
thnks you very much kenny
Nice tool Kenny, made use of this today. Hope you are really well :)
Best wishes, Colin
Hi Kenny,
I just input a title that I know is being cut off in the serps and your tool thinks it will be fine.
Clearly the width is still too wide.
Matt
Can you give me an example?
Hey Colin Good to hear from you, it’s been a long time :-)
I had the same problem. I have one that I ran thru Kenny’s tool that showed ok and it’s being cut off in Goog……
Hello Kenny…
This tool is supper! I’m going to use this this and hopefully becomes a part of my blogging chores.
Likewise, thanks Lisa Allen for sharing the info!
More Power!
Feron
Glad you find it useful Feron
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Thanks – I’ll give this valuable tool a workout.
John
Thanks for this very useful tool! I’ve used it for my network of sites and am seeing rankings jump! I currently “own” the first 1st-3rd and 5th spots on Google for my specific niche and keywords. It also gives me some satisfaction that I am pushing my competitors down the list. One competitor that I know for a fact who spent $100,000+ promoting his site.
Wow! Its cool stuff. I hope I ll be able to use it for mine website in future too.
its good. But i want to ask you.. is aeo and seo meta box same thing..? And does it is good to use both or only seo..?
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