While bloggers have a certain undeniable advantage in terms of SEO over (mostly static) websites, intelligently written tips are valuable. Here’s a great collection of essential tips for any blogger. Well worth a read, and even a print-out to have as a reference.
Also if you’re a WordPress user, be sure to pick up the all in one SEO pack plugin. Really great tool to ensure all your posts are optimized for search.
There is a plethora of tools available for bloggers, and its actually alot of fun to get out there and experiment with them to see what works. Google seems biased to bloggers (in a good way), so team that with some smart SEO and there’s no reason your blog can’t make it to the top.