If you are using version 2003 the entry for keywords is under Tools, web
options. You have to open that on each page and enter relevant keywords for
the content on that page. Search engines generally have a limit on how much
is in keywords, otherwise it is considered abuse and the search engine will
drop you. Publisher does cut you off for your own good. It can take a couple
of months for a site to get indexed, typically the first will be google.
Google looks at the page title of a page so you must have a good title - read
my article - http://www.davidbartosik.com/2004/11/web-site-advice.htm - in
Pub 2003 you set the page title under Tools, Web options. Visit google every
few days and search on your domain name. If it returns a result with your
home page then google has indexed you.