I started few years ago a software program. Until this winter, it was more like a pet program (freeware) but now, I am selling it - not very good but also not very bad. At least it brings me more money than those Google ads.

I know NOTHING about SEO, and I made NO SEO optimizations on my web site, but still, my web site has a PR of 4. I have 99.99% positive feedback so probably people like my site and put links back to it.

I don't have $1000 per month to pay a SEO company, so one month ago I made a partnership with a guy from India. We made a deal that we will split the money if he takes care of the web area of my 'business' (web site, forum and especially the SEO).

He said that he worked allot, but I can't see ANY changes in my PR, traffic, sales...

How long it will take for a hard working SEO to make some visible changes in traffic or PR?
He made NO changes in keywords or titles of the pages. All I can see, is a page with links exchange (about 20) all with sites with small PR (3 in the best case).

Should I wait more, or I am loosing my time?

[Hope this is the right spot where to post this.]

[edited by: pageoneresults at 5:43 pm (utc) on Jan. 17, 2008]
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