SEO is all about the hierarchy of search results. The higher a blog or Web site ranks in a list of results, the more likely someone's going to check out that site. Ipso facto, a site's rank in a search determines traffic volume. Here are a few pointers on getting your blog higher on Google's search results.
Check out Google Hot Trends. Hot trends ranks the key words and phrases people are searching for on a daily basis.
Here's where the moral conundrum comes in, though. Are you going to use one of these phrases in your title tag(headline) arbitrarily just to get some shallow hits? My suggestion would be to cruise Hot Trends from time-to-time for guidance not for headlines. It is important to stay topical, though.
Look into the Google Keyword tool. I'm sure you've noted this is another Google doo-hickey. Google's got it all. Keyword helps you with keyword ideas ...duh... to tag or put in your headline/title tag. You type in the phrase or word you want help with, and it gives you some related phrases or words that have seen the most hits. I've had moderate success with it.
You have to submit your blog to almighty Google, as well. Submit it to Webmaster Tools, too. I know I'm technologically dating myself, but it's kind of like putting your name in the phone book. Poof! You exist in the blogosphere.
Play around in some SEO forums where people collectively brainstorm about your blog topic. Check outSEO News. Use the advice you like, and ignore the rest.
Finally, when selecting tags, try to tailor them to individual posts. Overloading every post with the same tired tags can muddle up the search results. This is something I've just discovered on my Wordpress blog, Meep Meep. It's a running blog, and I was using the tag,"running" with little restraint.
Good luck and pleasant blogging.
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