Overlook Mansion Little Falls Website SEO

In my spare time, I've been busy building a new website. It's for the Overlook Mansion in Little Falls, New York. It is a very historic building that was built in 1889 for entrepreneur David Hamlin Burrell who made many contributions to the dairy industry. The site is available at www.overlookmansion.com. There is a lot of work to still be done on it, but the general layout is up along with a contact form. Next on the list is to add a photo gallery.
The site has only been up a few weeks, but it is already ranking on Google on page 1 for the site's keywords. The site even has a link from a third party article already. I have to do a little bit more link building from a couple of forums that discuss the Overlook Mansion. It's a good thing I've gained some useful search engine optimization (SEO) knowledge over the years. Ranking a new website on the first page in Google can be a daunting task.
There is a lot of SEO information available on the internet. There is always something new to learn. Search engines tend to revamp their search algorithms every now and then. I really haven't learned the specifics of how search engines rank websites. I just follow the basics of choosing keywords relevant to the topic of the website. It's good to choose keywords with low competition, if possible. It's also good to link to the site from third party websites, but only if the content of the third party site is relevant to the topic of your website.
If you have a website that needs help raising it's search engine rank, but don't have the time to do it yourself, it might be a good idea to hire someone who specializes in SEO, such as AdvantageMarketing. They can help you achieve top rankings on all of the major search engines.
If you are interested in learning a few SEO tips on your own, you might want to check out http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo. They have a good checklist of some steps to follow when optimizing your website.