I believe about the struggle…it is a learning curve.
This part relates to your router:
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/using-routeros-to-vlan-your-network/126489/1
Know that there are trunk ports and accessports: trunk ports contain two or more VLAN’s, accessports only offer a single VLAN.
To be honest…the switch is really easy: https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/SWOS/CSS326-VLAN-Example
But my tip: start with the router.