I read a bunch of posts here but I'm still not sure if I get it. I'm still really new to the whole website area. I'm not exactly sure what keywords are and how helpful they are. Could someone please explain to me or maybe link to a good article about them. Thanks.
I found this link to be of great use: http://www.tamingthebeast.net/articles5/keywords-strategies.htm
In summation, Keywords are the search terms which your people use to find your website.If search engines see those particular keywords in any site for which one has searched for, then it shows the list of that sites in SERPs[Search Engine Result Pages].By using those keywords effectively on your pages, you can optimize your site to come in top 10 results.choosing keywords is the major part of seo.your chosen keywords should be not the one u think but what people search for to find your service/website.take the help from various tools online for that and use ur common sense also. u may like to see this one: http://www*seochat*com/c/b/Choosing-Keywords-Help/ replace * with dot. there are a bunch of articles on keywords .They are really good. I must say read about choosing keywords in google and other seo websites. It will really help you. Thanks !
Seoperson, Thanks for the message for endless, at least for easy understanding. Hope for a good search now endless, and have a successful site. Good luck to you.