read www.seomoz.org/article/beginners-guide-to-search-engine-optimization and this http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors hopefully this helps =)
yea these two articles as Calixto mentioned at seomoz will really be helpful for the starters to familiarize them with SEO terms and how search works. So read them carefully..
here is a thread, that might help you to understand seo better! http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=308873 cheers!
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