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Go to google.com, search on the target keyword your website has planned to work on.
Then check the top ranking website, learn from it, and do better.

How to do better? Here’s some basic practices…

1. place keyword in < h1> tag in very top of the page

2. place keyword phases as the first word in < title> only, and contain no more than 3 keywords

3. On your webpage, set your first graphic with ALT set to your target keyword

4. build a text based sitemap, add ALT if it is an image

5. OPML / RSS site map

6. bold or underline keyword (1 or 2 times only)

7. The key word/phrase should be used again very near the end of the page.

8. try to register a good domain name with keyword (I guess keyword in subdirectory is ok)

9. navigation menu on the right, since googlebot looks from top and left

Those are some good tips and I'll add a couple. Use a mod rewrite / .htaccess file to make your urls end in .html without any variable. And, if possible program your site in such a way that keywords are in your urls. Also, focus on getting incoming links from articles you write by submitting them to quality directories like ezinearticles.com.

Yes, I agree on that, besides submitting articles is a good and reliable way to get traffic to your website.
These days Search Engines doesn't look any more for a large amount of visitors and the SEO work need a more complex strategy.
Just keep in mind, the most important thing here is to have a great content for your website, it will make the difference!

Thanks for the tips! I had no clue about #9.

I have a few questions.

1. What is OPML?
2. Can anyone give an example for #2?

good collections. But to write articles and submitting to all major article base its really difficuilt. And in these days wrters are charging like anything. Wrting a good and information article is not the cup of tea for every one.