First off, this post is extremely thorough! I don’t see too many bloggers going into detail like you have…that’s the mark of a blogger who knows their SEO plugin. For optimization, free plugins like All in One SEO Pack are really great as it lays down the basic SEO foundation for a WordPress site, but every blog is different and nothing works best for everyone.

I always suggest looking at a side-by-side comparison of the best seo plugins for WordPress in order to make an informed decision of what the best plugin is for that blogger and their website’s specific needs.

Here’s my most recent write-up on the subject:

SEO Pressor vs Easy WP SEO vs Scribe SEO

Check it out and let me know what you think.

Great article btw…I’ll be referencing this post on my main blog.

I found your article through your tweet, I recently released the Affiliates plugin for WordPress which is available for download at the Plugin Directory: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/affiliates/

In line with your article, it is a tool to manage your site’s affiliates.