The best way to learn about search engines is to go to their site and read the information they provide. They will tell you what it takes to get listed on their site. Sometimes they offer tools that can help you.
Searchengines
Good basic info and tutorials for starters
Search Engine Watch
Tips and news about internet search engines & search engine submission
Google Info for Webmasters
Important info from google on how to get listed, plus principles and guide lines on what to do and what not to do.
Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool
This handy keyword suggestion tool shows you related keyword combinations and how many times they where searched for.
Keyword Verification
"Our verification tool checks to see if your site is in the top three pages of a search engine result, for a specific keyword. It’s important to be in the top 3 pages of a search result because most people using search engines don’t go past the 3rd page."
Link Popularity
"Link popularity analysis is one of the best ways to quantifiably and independently measure your website's online awareness and overall visibility. Simply put, link popularity refers to the total number of links or "votes" that a search engine has found for your website."
Search Engine Colossus
Search Engine Colossus offers you links to search engines from 223 countries around the world! Make your own website submissions. Imagine how many SEs you'll find here!
Search Engine Forums
A great site to learn more about search engines and their algorithms.
Search Engine Saturation
"Your Search Engine Saturation simply refers to the number of pages a given search engine has in its index for your website domain.... Check your Search Engine Saturation levels and compare your website to competitors on a regular basis to see if your Search Engine Saturation is climbing or falling."
Spider Food
This is one of the best sites around if you want to learn about SEs. Learn about meta tags, doorways, cloaking, and more. Be prepared to spend some time here. There is just so much to learn!
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