You can definitely learn a lot here.
You can also learn a lot at:
webmasterworld.com
seochat.com
Here is a great example:
httpx://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm
(remove the x of course)
This is a really good post (by the website author I believe) which tells you how to make your site successful.. I use it as a roadmap to get myself going. One of the philosophies there is: Patience. 
It takes time even after you have done all the SEO you can, it takes time.
kw