SEO Web Design Checklist

Read these before designing you site:

Google Rankings	Seven Things You Need To Know
Search Engine Friendly Web Design	Organize your Web Site around your Keywords
Keywords and Domain Names	Your domain name can be your best weapon in your SEO armoury
Home Page versus Landing Pages	Focus your attention on where your visitors will be
Keywords in your Page Title	Simple HTML to improve your SEO
SEO, Keywords and Headings	How to structure your content for SEO success
Internal Links	All links are important, especially ones your control
Using Text and Graphics	Don't forget the human. SEO web design is pointless if humans don't like what they see.

Depending what tools you use to create your web site you may need to compromise your design in some places. The great the freedom the tools give you, the more work you have to do. So decide up-front whether you want to build the web site quickly or to get it exactly how you want it. For your first attempt SEO web site design I strongly suggest one of the blogging tools like Wordpress or Typepad. They are a great middle ground between speed and flexibility.