Do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of your favorite blogs? What makes a blog tick? What would you find if you opened that door to the proverbial "backroom"? (not that Sup! knows anything about "backrooms").

Maybe it's not quite as exciting as getting into the Dodgers locker room, or sitting in on Steven Spielberg's development meetings. But certainly it must have crossed your mind.

For one thing, why is it that some blogs get so much traffic and other (really great) blogs sit around unread and unloved?

Well, the answer is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). It's a complex world. But if you are going to play this blog game it's something with which you need to become at least somewhat acquainted.

In my world, I say... if in doubt talk to an expert. Be it broken water mains, crashed hard drives, or pastry cream. There are some things Sup! is just not qualified to handle. In all things SEO my expert is Ishmael Sanchez. He is the tech-dude extrodinaire at SippitySup and he is here today to talk SEO 101. Drum Roll Please...