No doubt, one of the foremost and a major task in any SEO process is the Keywords Research. The keywords are the basis of any SEO process. Knowing them and targeting them properly through well crafted optimized pages is what is required finally out of a good SEO process. Any mistake with the keyword research process can lead to poor search engine rankings, dropped traffic and considering if you have your online business/ecommerce website then you may see your sales drop drastically on account of less traffic on your webpages and other related factors which often start with a bad keyword research process.  

Keywords are your business. The better you know them, the better is for your business. Before getting a list of all your top or say proper keywords, it is required that you follow a proper keyword research process. An efficient keyword research process enables your to decrease your works for further works in website promotion plus also helps in increasing the success of your advertising campaign.

Now, below is a nice infographic from promodo.com, which showcases various stages of keyword research process. I have found it very useful and informative. Hope you too find it the same...!