Search Engine Optimization

Keywords are text entered by the user into a search engine or directory. Found matches (known as hits) appear in a list. To get an idea of what top keywords users are currently entering, view some of these sites:

AOL Hot Searches (Top current queries, or see those in the last hour, last day and within particular categories.): http://hotsearches.aol.com/search/hotsearch.jsp

Google Trends (Allows you to tap into Google's database of searches, to determine what's popular.): http://google.com/trends

Lycos 50 (Long-standing service showing top searches at Lycos each week): http://50.lycos.com/

MSN Search Insider (Top 200 queries on MSN Search): http://www.imagine-msn.com/insider/

Yahoo Buzz Index (Shows you what's hot and what's not in terms of search topics at Yahoo): http://buzz.yahoo.com/

These sites display keywords that people have entered to search each specific search engine.