check it :- http://www.seomoz.org/article/beginners-guide-to-search-engine-optimization I hope that is help full for you ...
Read about SEO on this forum and there is a good faq at sitepoint. They should be good starting points.
When I first started out i used IBP. It will analyze your site and tell you what to do. It also does reporting and has a good links function. After a while of using ibp most seo stuff will become second nature and you won't have to use it anymore.
well SEO is not a one night job which can be done or which can be learn, you need to read many e-books about SEO by good authors, get ARRON MATHEW WALL'S e-book about SEO where you can learn
U have to reffer some seo guid and also check all the webmaster forums. just read it and even u dont know. An dupdate urs knowledge.
i would say , DP is the best place for you to learn. you can ask whatever you does not know, and DP members will guide you all the way