what to do to achieve #1 on google?

Hey man, I'm a newbie too. I will give you the answer in 9 easy steps: 1- Register an account for BHW (done) 2- Use the Search box in BHW to look for on-site optimization. 3- Read Harro's newbie guides relative ot improving your ranking 4- Read more 5- Read more 6- Read more 7- Excecute 8- See that you fail, take a deep breath and try another technique 9- Repeat Steps 6 to 9 until you're number one I'm still at step 3. Going all the way to step 7 is exhausting . And btw, take into account that some keywords need hundred of thousands dollar investments to take into number 1. You must know what to rank for.

Build backlinks, provide quality content, good onsite seo...

yep... SEO onsite, good back links and quality content. Dont rush, make it seem natural.. and profit $$$$$

StewieWhite said it all. We can start talking here about a ton of techniques, but they're already well explained accross the forum. No one will give you a one-to-one consult over here. It's RTFM with a different taste

newbie read the SEO section, everything's there for you to archive #1 on google

this thread again..i see it everyday now