Higher ranking=much work and delicacy

[daniel_matei]

Hello, I know from experience that ranking is very important .For example, page size is very important, usually it doesn't have to exceed 100k ,it needs frequent updates, very good consistancy, a small number of hyphens because it is annoying and distracts attention, optimal keyword density, the older the site is the better, the high quality of the links to your page etc.I am sure you can imagine it's not easy but it's doable and maybe you have other ideas which could help me?
Thanks

[billmcintosh]

People really stress out about SEO and the ranking factors. If you're just getting started, keep it simple and just try your best to do this:

Use your keyword phrases in your page <title>

Use your keyword phrases naturally in your page

Link out to valuable pages related to your keyword phrases

Create good content that is at least somewhat "unique"

Get links pointing to you pages and try to get them to include the keyword phrase in the links

That's it!

[smontano]

It is also good to include a table of contents or a category section so viewers will has an easy time navigating through your site. Search engines also like to see this on an established site and can help keep your PR up. It will even help to make a new site look more established as well. Otherwise Bill had some great tips for everyone to follow.