If I go to WalMart looking for soap, I walk in the front door and scan the scene for the cosmetics department. Then I look for a sign pointing out the aisle where soap might be and make a beeline for it. You won’t see me browsing; I don’t have time and I don’t like [...]

The default permalink structure for WordPress blogs does little for your search engine optimization efforts, but what is the best alternative?
WordPress offers two suggestions on its “Customize Permalink Structure” page of the dashboard, but are either of these the best way to go? The answer is a resounding “it depends”.
The Options

Default: Not the best choice [...]