There are 20 Search Engine Optimization Tips, I hope it will good for SEO newbie

1. Write and submit articles to the article directories.

2. Leave comments on other people’s blogs with a backlink to your site.

3. Answer people’s questions on Yahoo! Answers - Home.

4. Post in forums and have a link to your site in your signature.

5. Write a press release and submit it to PRWeb::The Online Visibility Company

6. Advertise your website in the appropriate category websites Free Ads. Website

7. Give an unbiased testimonial on a product/service that you have used in exchange for a

backlink to your site.

8. Start a blog and submit it to the 100’s of free blog directories.

9. Manually submit your website to the major search engines.

10. Optimize each page of your website for a particular keyword or search phrase.

11. Add a link in your email signature to your website. It’s a free and easy way to get a little

more traffic.

12. Make a custom 404 error page for your website redirecting people to your home page.

see here how to setup acustom 404 error page

13. Use PPC search engine advertising.

14. Add a “bookmark this site” link to your webpages.

15. Have a tell-a-friend form on your site.

16. Send articles to ezine publishers that includes a link to your website.

17. Hold a crazy content and make it go viral.

18. Give away a freebie (ebook, report, e-course) to keep people coming

back to your site you can get some Free book here.

19. Add an RSS feed to your blog.

20. Submit your site to any related niche directories on the net