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