Listing keywords

Is this a no-no?

[Mr_Busby]

Before I do something potentially stupid, I thought I'd ask...

If I place a line or two of keywords at the bottom of my homepage,(non-repetetive, and not hidden) i.e. Keywords: widgets, and lots of widget related words, am I an evil widget-merchant, destined to be penalised by the search engines?

Give me guidance, for I may be on the path to destruction...

[trillianjedi]

Why do you want to put these words there?

TJ

[Mr_Busby]

So that search engines will pick up on the words and it will help people find my site (if they're interested in those topics)

[SinclairUser]

Perhaps it would be better to place text links at the bottom of the page that serve a function. Like "widget specifications" "green widget information" and such. Just an idea.