Evolt.org has a few suggestions in one of their new posts about how you can use 10 steps to obtain higher positioning in search engines.

There is perhaps no more level playing field in business than the Internet. It is this fact that has created millionaires from paupers. The amount of money that can be made depends of course on your industry and your products and/or services but to be sure, if it can be sold at all, it can be sold online.

While there are many methods out there for building a profitable website, from banner ads to email campaigns, by far the most cost effective over time has proven repeatedly to be search engine positioning.

Some of the suggestions they give are pretty basic, but a lot of sites out there overlook them - things like: choosing the right keywords, creating good, informative content, optimizing your site, and human testing (way too often forgotten).