A Really Important SEO Update
The strategies listed in my SEO guide may temporarily help you in MSN or Yahoo. However, using these techniques may get your pages filtered out in Google. Google really doesn't like people increasing their rankings through optimization...or in their eyes-manipulation. This is the drawback of SEO--keeping up with all the search engine filtering algorithms.
If you're trying to optimize your site for Google, don't follow anything shown in the quick guide. Just write your pages naturally and with uniqueness. Write articles on various topics related to your keywords. Don't use the same keywords in your title, anchors, meta tags, etc. This will easily get your site flagged.
Develop your articles around solutions, not around specific keywords. Use your keywords for brainstorming.
If you really need traffic (now), start using pay-per-click and word of mout...hemmm, I guess on the internet I should say viral techniques:) Here's a short list of free things that you can do: use email signatures, use signatures on relative forums with links to your site, create a free report or e-booklet with links to your site, and you can use social bookmarking services like Yahoo My Web or del.icio.us
If you're just starting out, take a look at this affiliate guide review.