1. Enable Search Engine Friendly URLs. ...
2. Enable URL Rewriting. ...
3. Rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess. ...
4. Improve Your Meta Description. ...
5. Optimize Robots.txt File & Optimize Your Images. ...
6. Enable Gzip.
7. Install a Good Sitemap
8. Use one of Good Joomla SEO Extensions
9. Submit to Webmaster Tools