Tip 1: Look around and read the basic stuff from articles, forums, e-books etc. Tip 2: If you have any specific questions, ask in forums
Design your website for users, and try to make the design seo friendly (title, description, keyword, etc). After that, submit to directories, forums, blogs, article directories, etc. More information, please read Website Promotion Tutorials.
Domain Name is important .. don't just go for keywords richness, but also it must easy to remember. Link Building .. Link Building .. Link Building. always be prepared to learn.
Read the following Google Guidelines before doing anything else: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35769
I'm a beginner too. Now I'm focused on the design of my new site and the initial promotion. Next I'll do the SEO work for my site.
me too.. high rankings forum helped me a lot. also, keep in mind that SEO is a never ending process and needs a lot of patience and hard work as well. as they say, SEO is an art and not a science good luck!
2 major things needed to rank: 1. Content (which is king) 2. Backlinks There are tons of other factors but these two are very important.
read a lot....join forums....there are a lots of articles that can help you...and this is done continuously...