TypePad is a great platform for those who want a premium blog host without the hassle of installing updates, fixing bugs, etc.
However, TypePad truncates post page URLs during publishing, often cutting out important keywords from the titles, which may cause pages to rank lower in search engines (as opposed to blog platforms that would include the full post title in the URL).
While there is currently no option to change this, there is still something you can do to better optimize your URL for search...