You know, one of the things I love about WP is that it comes out of the box as search engine friendly… SEO and Internet Marketing are sort of two different aspects of what’s important to getting good listings, repeat visitors, etc.
SEO is MORE than just tweaking a site for the search engines. And as a rule, regardless of whether it’s a WP based site or not, has little to do with making any tweaks to WP itself.
In fact, I just noticed that a lot of the links here are old – from last year.
I’ve also noticed that a lot of the information that’s being pushed out as “technique” are nothing TRULY WordPress specific (with the exception of a few things, that in all honesty make little difference either way), and most of it is considered outdated in terms of SEO itself.
Not for nothing, but if you’re looking to try to optimize and market your sites yourself, regardless of how they’re built, it’s best to do some general, up-to-date research on SEO and apply THOSE techniques.
Of course, I’ve been in the field for 5 years now and still learning something new every day, since the search engines are changing all the time. I have binders and folders and snippets of information all over the place. SEO isn’t something to be taken lightly, nor is it something that can be learned in a weekend. If you truly want to DIY, then take the time to do your research – don’t think an article or two is going to cut it.
