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Meta-description issue in SERPs for different countries
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I'm working with a US client on the SEO for their large ecommerce website, I'm working on it from the UK.
We've now optimised several of the pages including updating the meta-descriptions etc. The problem is when I search on the keyword iin the UK I see the new updated version of the meta-description in SERPs results. BUT when my client searches on the same keyword in the US they're see the old version of the meta-description.
Does any one have any idea why this is happening and how we can resolve it?
Thanks
Tanya
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We use Yoast seo, so, we sometimes rewrite and improve the meta titles and also the descriptions, simply because we want to improve our CTR, this is how we kept our business, on page one for so long.
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Great thanks for your help.
We'll wait a week or two and check again.
Thanks
Tanya
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Hi Tanya,
It happens and there could be many factors like indexing, caching, Search ignores the preffered title , client using private search results as in logged in. I'm working on various sites that goes through the same issue every now and then, but It takes time to see the correct version once the cache is updated.
I would suggest you to wait and see and don't make too many changes in the title. You can show the client the screenshot or you can use this https://www.google.com/?gl=us&hl=en&pws=0&gws_rd=cr from UK and see if you see the same thing or not.
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