The Xara Web Designer 11 manual mentions the importance of using key words in the appropriate 'page properties' box to improve the chances of the page being picked up by search engines. This is also mentioned in a number of threads on the forums and in tutorials.

My question is: can a phrase be a keyword, and if so, does it need to be enclosed in double quotes? For example, if I have a site on the plays of Shakespeare and I discuss The Merchant of Venice, can I have "Merchant of Venice" as a key word or do I need Merchant and Venice, (separated by a comma) as separate key words?

If there is a competition for the daftest question ever asked on this forum, have I just reached the finals?

Thanks in advance