One of the best ways to get your site to the top of search engines, is to have reputable sites linking to your website. It's very easy to find out who and how many organizations and websites are linking to your website or blog.
In Google's Advanced Search, type your url into "Links: Find pages that link to the page"
To find out right now go to google, copy this link, and add your website name: link:www.yourwebsite.com