See your Google snippet before Google cuts it off.
Type your page title and meta description and watch the live preview. I measure the exact pixel width Google uses, so you know precisely where your snippet gets truncated on desktop and mobile.
Desktop result
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northernwebdev.com
https://northernwebdev.com
Mobile result
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northernwebdev.com
https://northernwebdev.com
measured with the same font metrics Google renders
How I write snippets that get clicked
- 1Front-load the keyword. Put what the page is about in the first few words of the title, before Google has any chance to cut it.
- 2Put the city in. For local searches, "Plumber in Sudbury" beats "Professional Plumbing Services" every single time.
- 3Do not stuff. A title crammed with five keywords reads like spam to people and to Google. One clear topic per page.
- 4Write the description like an ad. It does not directly affect rankings, but it decides whether the person clicks you or the result below you.
- 5Give every page its own title and description. Duplicates tell Google the pages are interchangeable, so it picks for you, and it often picks wrong.
Titles are step one. Rankings are the job.
A clean snippet gets the click, but only if the page shows up first. I do local SEO for small businesses, and I will tell you honestly what your site needs.