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sure, we've all seen probably a hundred of these sorts of lists online... if not more... but hell, it's sometimes good and helpful to look over and maybe take a quick page out of it to use on your own site... of interest to me was this one:

8. Search-optimize your site (without feeling slimy)

Whatever you do, don't do a web search for "SEO solutions," unless you like the net equivalent of getting bum-rushed by 9,000 car salesmen at once. For bloggers and personal sites that don't need a whole team of suits and engineers working to improve their relevance, there are straight-forward, if not exactly quick, lessons on how to get in Google's good graces. We've previously written up a guide to SEO Made Easy, which covers a more diverse range of search engines. Matt Cutts, the search quality manager at the Big G, has posted his own "Whitehat SEO tips for bloggers that cover a whole lot of ground. And if it's just your good name you're looking to get out there with your site, check out Gina's step-by-step on having a say in what Google says about you.

good stuff to keep in mind, as always... was also kind of surprised to see Windows Live Writer on the list. *blink*