Blogs are the beez-neez as far as the major search engines are concerned. Google, yahoo and MSN especially love blogs because they constantly provide fresh content and blogs have built in software that pings the search engines each time a new post or page is published.

Search Engine Optimization(SEO) is just as crucial for blogs as it is for standard websites. We all love getting free traffic from the search engines, but most of us simply don’t get enough because our SEO is just not cutting it.

Optimal URL structures are important for two reasons:

1. Better search engine rankings: Although not as important as other factors (such as title tags, and keyword density), URL structures are still relevant in SEO.