Best way to bring a web site to top search engines

I tried meta files key words, descriptions Google web master tips yahoo tips and every thing. Still my site is the same position as it used to be. It is page 4 or # 40

I want to bring it page 1 or 1-10 rank.

Do I have to pay for the so-called search engine ranking companies or I can do it by my self. Helppppppppp
I don’t want to pay adworld or yahoo. I want it free not in the sponsor site. I already know that

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For example if your web page has 500 words but your key words are mentioned about 50 times does this help? or not

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Where in dreamweaver can I add key words, and tags to help my site gain more hits? I know that it is called Search Engine Optimization, I am just not sure where to add the keywords and tags.

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my webpage is www.masontrenching.com

but I have pages like www.masontrenching.com/products

Should go back to the engine submit page and submit that too? (as that page has different key words)

or
will the search engine automatically include all sub directories.or do I have to go back and submit them

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i am using dreamweaver with a template and an editable region, but how can i change the meta key words manually on each webpage and not have the template overwrite it?

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I had submitted a website with key words in Meta Tags. I also submitted the website to different search engines with the website description and keywords. I only see the website in a couple of Directory Listings with no website link. Such as the Yellow Page Directory Listing. Please could someone help me with this problem? Thank you.

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I’m building a website, very new to this. Where do I put the key words on the page so that my website will be found in the search engine when those words are typed in?

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Suppose I wanna get a top position in search engines for my key words such as "weight loss diet, healthy weight loss diet" etc What should I do to get high ranking for these keywords?

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