SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a critical aspect of any website or blog. It is required to get maximum visitors from search engines for existing content. Virtually, SEO starts from URL of each page of the content. Besides being unique, URL should contain relevant keywords related to content of specific webpage or post.
[Click above image to enlarge] This visual cheat sheet explains basic contents of a SEO friendly URL. Every webmaster may not follow above pattern stricly, however some elements remain same like relevant keywords seperated by hypen in the URL. Other elements of SEO friendly URL include: path, page, name anchor besides the acutal domain (& / or sub domain).
If you are planning to start a blog or website, make sure you glance this visual cheat sheet. For sure one handy and quick way to learn and grasp basic elements of SEO friendly URLs. Your thoughts? [via SEOmoz blog]