hello gin slinger,
there are only 3 ways to make a good landing, the problem is that nobody knows them.
that aside, if you use standard landing procedure, eg, first of all a good landing results from a stabilised approach: attitude, thrust,configuration & speed correct, then when you hear the call out "20"ft(radar altimeter or pilot non flying, pnf), thrustlevers idle, arrest the nose drop with the yoke, look far away to the rwy end & wait for ground contact with the mean gear, then fly(not drop) the nosewheel to the rwy, check speedbrakes up, apply reverse & brakes (auto or manual), keeping the aeroplane on the centerline with the rudder.
using these techniques either with flap30 or flap40 will minimise risking nosewheel contact first.