This search engine optimization method we are going to discuss shall be the simplest method to optimize for wordpress blogs. Why I am talking here about wordpress blogs only, because blogger already has implemented this tact by default.
We are talking about the difference between URLs like http://www.lifeiscolourful.com/nofollow-or-dofollow-link-train-contests-are-fun/ and http://www.lifeiscolourful.com/?p=6
It’s well proven that if you have keywords in your page URL, the page comes in SERPs sooner than you expect. Google loves to see the keywords in your page URL and bring your page upfront. This blog has been experiencing this for many of the posts that start coming in Google search results within couple of days of posting.
Getting this done is very simple method but many of you might not do it, just because you might not find it out how to do it quickly in wordpress, or you have lack of time due to busy schedule even though you are strongly willing to get it done for your blog or you are just a lazy bum - We don’t mind catering to all type of readers.
First step is to login as administrator to your wordpress blog [Now I know this step could be avoided, don’t you think so?]. You can now go to “Options” and then “Permalinks” in the second row of tabs.
If you would like to have only Post name in your URL, add /%postname%/ in “Custom Structure” or if you would like to have post name as well as post id, add /%postname%/%post_id%/
Before you update your new page URLs, it’s important that you install Permanent redirect wordpress plugin that replies a 301 permanent redirect, if requested URL is different from blog post’s permalink. This ensures that there is no duplicate content for your blog post in Google’s eyes and only one URL associated with each blog post.
And now you can update the new search engine optimized page URL structure for your blog.
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Good information.