Follow these simple rules for search engine optimization and your blog will rank much higher in Search Engines.

Many first time bloggers are more interested and spend most of their time trying to get a high PageRank for their new blog or site.

I just read that Google has updated the pagerank (PR). If you want to check your future pagerank go to seochat. You can also find other SEO tools there like link popularity,meta tag generator,domain typos,etc.
Also check this out.

The contents of a meta keyword tag is used to help define the important keywords of your web page. Find around 20-25 keywords that relate to your site.
Now finding good keywords is not easy. Luckily there are a few free keyword tools.

Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool
Good Keywords
Digitalpoint Keywords

What is Search Engine Optimization?
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) involves making Web pages more search engine friendly to give them a better ranking in search engines.
If you succeed in optimizing your pages in the right way, you will be awarded with top rankings, which can result in thousands of monthly visitors to your site.
Why is Search [...]

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) involves making Web pages more search engine friendly to give them a better ranking in search engines.
Search Engine Optimization is important because most of the Internet users reach Web sites through search engines. If your Web site is not ranked at the top of the major search engines, such as Google, [...]

There are a number of things you can do to boost your site’s rating with search engines. Large companies can afford to pay for sponsored links and advertising with sites like Google or Yahoo, but most of us don’t have the necessary funds to splash out on that kind of luxury. Instead, we have to [...]