Cheers for the helpful post as always, mate. I've personally not taken much of a focus on keywords for SEO, which isn't ideal. There was a time when I'd use the same method of what I, and others would want to search. I'd punch the keywords into Google Trends, and individually I'd find synonyms to those words that would rank higher. I haven't tried any of the other keyword sites, and to be honest, I haven't much bothered.
As revisesociology said, it's quite a chore. For better or worse, I've always titled posts with some reference, inside joke, or for (ahem) artistic expression. It's fun, but as a result, SEO hasn't been a focus on my end. Though perhaps it's a good time for me to start reopening my chapter with SEO, eh?
Good point. Hence, rather than elaborating on in-depth gazillion methods, I used a simple technique. Exactly like what you said - perhaps use Google trends, pick up some variation, and go writing.
SEO is an optimization game. Good content comes first. Then optimization. Keep your SEO book open though. No harm in learning and implementing.
Cheers for the advice, mate! It's those little things like SEO, or putting a good thumbnail that'll certainly attracts people's needy eyes. I'll definitely try to push more SEO into my posting habits, and hey, if it gets Hive up the rankings, it's all the better :-D