I know there are many pages out there with similar information. However, I wanted to share the ways that I use to optimize SEO for my WordPress Blog

1.  Permalinks
When you first install wordpress the default permalink structure will be index.php?p=123. This format is horrible for SEO purposes. You should go to OPTIONS>PERMALINKS in the admin page and select the format you want. The best format should always include your post title. The format we use is /%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/

2. Update Services (PING)
When you update or make a new post on your blog you will want to notify places that you have updated your blog. You can get an amazing list of ping services at Update_Services. To enter these ping services just go to the admin page and go to OPTIONS>WRITING and scroll down and paste them in.

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