I've been trying a bunch of things on a side project of mine (NotaryCRM.com) to have it rank higher for specific terms -- I've basically followed all the tactical advice that others have given about keyword placement, title tags, etc.<p>I know this is something that takes time, but how long do you guys usually wait between "tweaks" to decide if something worked or not?
Generally for me I wait at least one "turn" of the PageRank and possibly two. Closely monitor when Google does a PageRank update and check your PR then to see if what you wanted occurred.
if anyone is waiting for the visible toolbar PageRank to increase or decrease, i seriously doubt their high level knowledge of SEO. Toolbar PageRank is simply a historical indicator. Many times it is weeks, if not months old. And if you do any kind of research, you'll see that PageRank does NOT equal rankings. It can help as a strength indicator of your site, but correlation does NOT equal causation.