Meta descriptions for posts, categories, etc.?

[jacal1]

Hi all. Thanks in advance for help! While I know that meta descriptions are a good thing for pages and the site as a whole, are they really helpful for smaller parts such as individual blog posts and specfic blog categories as far as seo goes? It seems cumbersome...

Thanks!!

 

[rush123456]

Jacal, I am not sure if you would like this answer, but I would say YES. They are important. The best part of it is, if you are actually targeting a very longtail keyword through that post, using a All-In-One SEO plugin and filling the details wouldn't take that long and most of the SEO is done by itself. Thanks to Google Panda in this case.

 

[Arkan]

Every thing counts. Well optimized description is definitely worth the effort. Customized description are also good for increasing CTR form SERPs

 

[AmmyTisdale]

Title and Meta Description shows in the SERP so after reading both user click on the link which one he feels comfortable to read.