Optimising articles for SEO

Hey.. Anybody has got a few links or pointers where I can download guides for writing effective SEO-optimized articles..

I also need something for wordpress SEO.... Too many guides. Dont know whats good and whats..

I hope i posted in the right section.


Thanks for any help..

And yeah I could just google it, but i dont really know what would be a good or a bad guide..

So, if u know something thats worth reading.. ill b really thankful.