1. Search engines will display your text in search results if you include the text in a ____ ___________.
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The correct answer:
meta description
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2. The meta description is in the ____ section of the document.
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The correct answer:
head
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3. Search engines limit the number of characters to about the length of a _____.
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The correct answer:
Tweet
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4. Don't repeat your _____ as a meta description.
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The correct answer:
title
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5. Drag-and-drop: Holding down the left mouse button, drag the pieces of code onto the screen to code a meta description.
6. Click in the box and type the next character. I'll autocomplete. Don't type spaces or carriage returns. When the exercise is complete, I'll turn the exercise number green.
What are the first 11 characters of a meta description?
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7. Fail-safe coding. If you type the wrong character, I'll cancel the keystroke. Type spaces. When the exercise is complete, I'll turn the exercise number green.
What are the first 25 characters of a meta description?
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8. What are the next eight characters?
<meta name="description" ________
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The correct code:
content=
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9. What are the first 24 characters of a meta description?
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The correct code:
<meta name="description"
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10. Code a title, including opening and closing tags. Don't indent.
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Example:
<title>Your headquarters for clown-grade cream pies.</title>
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11. Code a meta description.
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Example:
<meta name="description" content="Cream pies
guaranteed to splat, shipped fresh to your tent.">
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12. Code a title and a meta description. Don't indent.
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Example:
<title>Clown-grade cream pies delivered fresh to your tent
</title>
<meta name="description" content="Wherever pies
are thrown, Clown Grade is known.">
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The next several exercises are timed. If you type slowly or dislike time pressure, feel free to increase the allotted time.
13. Time goal: 25 seconds. What are the first 25 characters of a meta description?
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The correct code:
<meta name="description"
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14. Time goal: 15 seconds. What are the next eight characters?
<meta name="description" ________
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The correct code:
content=
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15. Time goal: 25 seconds. What are the first 24 characters of a meta description?
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The correct code:
<meta name="description"
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16. Time goal: 60 seconds. Code a title, including opening and closing tags. Don't indent.
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<title>Your headquarters for clown-grade cream pies.</title>
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17. Time goal: 95 seconds. Code a meta description.
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Example:
<title>Clown-grade cream pies delivered fresh to your tent
</title>
<meta name="description" content="Wherever pies
are thrown, Clown Grade is known.">
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18. Time goal: 150 seconds. Code a title and a meta description. Don't indent.
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Example:
<title>Clown-grade cream pies delivered fresh to your tent
</title>
<meta name="description" content="Wherever pies
are thrown, Clown Grade is known.">
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19. Access this live coding exercise at JS Fiddle. When you've completed the exercise, close the JS Fiddle window, and you'll be returned to this page. (If JS Fiddle displays a warning message saying that your changes will be reset, click Leave this Page.)
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20. Access this live coding exercise at JS Fiddle. When you've completed the exercise, close the JS Fiddle window, and you'll be returned to this page. (If JS Fiddle displays a warning message saying that your changes will be reset, click Leave this Page.)
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