Getting to Page 1 on Google

After many month of optimizing our website (Best damn project collaboration tool around), I have finally gotten a good solid idea of how to optimize for google. Let me say, it's surprisingly easy, and bound to get harder. As sites starts competing, the keyword-shuffle can begin.

So, Lesson 1 in my own story of getting to page 1 on google (and altavista, live, ask.com, etc)

1. Use the same keyword on the title, header 1, bold in body text, and lightly strewn around the pages. Don't overdo it (Like I have on some pages). If you can, make sure the keyword is part of your domain name. If that's impossible, then make it part of your page name (Like Great Cookies):

BEST: www.greatcookies.com/Fantastic.html
GOOD: www.bambionice.com/GreatCookies.html

Remember to use image ALT and TITLE tags, they are great for keywords, as are the TITLE tag of your links.