I changed the Permalinks setting. (Settings on the dashboard for WordPress 2.7.1) The default is number based eg p=15. The alternative straightforward options for “pretty” permalinks include a date reference – either day or month – and the name of the post.

It has got to be good for SEO as real words are being used now.

An added bonus is that it is easier to see how many posts attract views in my hosting statistics. This was completely unexpected and makes life much easier. I will add Google analytics when I have found the plug in, but this is good for now.