Publishing Articles for Search Engine Optimization Purposes?

As a member of EzineArticles.com I recently I received a monthly performance summary of my article activity. As you can see from the stats below, articles are a great way to grow and enhance your website. Below is the summary report.

Hello Rick,
As part of your EzineArticles.com Membership account, we are providing you with a monthly performance summary of your article activity.

Here is the data gathered for April 2009.

Total Live Articles: 41
New Live Articles Submitted In April 2009: 0 Total Lifetime Article Views: 14,184 Total Article Views For April 2009: 130

Top 3 Performing Articles:

IE 7 Cool Menus 3 & 4 Not Working? Quick Fix with a Replacement Browser Check Function Script
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=430332

Total Lifetime Views For This Article: 1,260
Top Keywords Used To Find This Article During April 2009:
'coolmenus'
'coolmenus ie7'
'browser check function for ie7'
'coolmenus3 ie7'
'coolmenu not working in ie7'

Branding, Concept, Communication and Focus Testing
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=99651

Total Lifetime Views For This Article: 957
Top Keywords Used To Find This Article During April 2009:
'branding concept'
'concept of branding'
'"branding concept"'
'the key concept of logo branding'

10 Ways to Promote Your Business Using Mass Media
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=103282

Total Lifetime Views For This Article: 869
Top Keywords Used To Find This Article During April 2009:
'purposes of the mass media'
'how to promote your shop using media\'
'+reasons+of+using+web+in+broadcasting+and+advertising'
'recommendation in using mass media in advertising'
'how can a real estate agent benefit from using mass media advertising ?'