Permalinks are something that many new bloggers and WordPress users might not be aware of, but they are incredibly important. An easy to change feature that can add an great usability element to your site.

Permalinks are the URLs or website address that another weblogger would use to link to your post or page. By default this is what your post or page would look like:
http://www.example.com/?p=2

Ideally you want your post or page to look something like this
http://www.example.com/contact

There’s a quick way to make the changes to your...Click here to read the rest of this post at Redhead VA's Biz Bits.

The Redhead VA's Biz Bits Blog is authored by VAF member Renee of Redhead VA.


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Great post Renee! I also wanted to add that 'clean URLs' are a big boost to SEO, especially if you work to optimize them further with good keywords.

So, instead of 'www.example.com/our-services' you'd go with 'www.example.com/virtual-assistant-services' or whatever keywords you're trying to rank for. Not only do your human users get a clearer picture of what the URL means, so will the SEs.

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