Home Office Organization–21st Century Style

Archive for February, 2008

If you haven’t read my first post on 30 minute backlinks, here is the link:

Easily Create One-Way Backlinks.

Here are my traffic statistics before starting the program:

Date: 2/16/08

• Pageviews per day: 20
• Visits per day: 13
• Traffic from search engines: 8.5%
• Google search results page my site first appears on: 7 (It’s result #72, search term “home office organization“)
• Number of inbound links: 104 (siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com)

Update 2/23/2008:

I worked through the tutorial yesterday and today. I created and submitted 1/6 of the backlinks that can be produced with 30 Minute Backlinks.

Update 2/28/2008:

• Pageviews per day: 6
• Visits per day: 5
• Traffic from search engines: 28.2%
• Google search results page my site first appears on: 6 (It’s result #64, search term “home office organization“)
• Number of inbound links: 111 (siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com)

Inbound links have grown by only 7 in a week, and my overall traffic is down. There are a few reasons for that. I haven’t social bookmarked my most recent posts on this blog and I haven’t been producing content consistently over the last month.

I still haven’t produced any further work on the 30 minute backlinks tutorial. I’ll update you again in at least a week.

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Updated 2/23/2008 See Below

Many of us who work from home make some of our living on the internet through affiliate program sales or selling our own products.

That’s all well and good, but before you can make sales you’ve got to have targeted traffic, and lots of it. Targeted traffic equals customers interested in buying something you have to offer.

How do you get more traffic to your website?

There are three ways to get traffic to your website or blog:

• Direct traffic
• Referral traffic
• Search engine traffic

Direct and referral traffic rely on you going out on the web (and off) and creating interest in your site through social bookmarking, forums, commenting on blogs, press releases, and sending notices to your email lists.

These are important methods, but they are often slow-growing and require a very valuable resource, your time.

Search Engine Traffic

The way many sites get a lot of their traffic is through the search engines: Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc. Your site may be the best site for someone’s search, but if you’re on the third page of the search results, your chances of anyone coming to your site are very small. People often don’t go to page 2 of the search results, let alone pages 3 or 4.

So what do you need to do? Get on page 1 of the search engine results.

How can you get better page rank? Quality, one-way backlinks to your website for your keyword phrase. In my case, my keyword phrase is “home office organization“.

How do you get quality backlinks to your website quickly and easily? 30 Minute Backlinks!

What is “30 Minute Backlinks“?

It’s a brand new tutorial product developed by Michelle MacPhearson of Social Media Daily that teaches you to quickly build one-way links back to your site to improve your search engine rank, Google page rank and get more site visits fast.

It’s comprehensive, mostly automated and 100% guaranteed to supercharge your site’s traffic.

I’m putting 30 Minute Backlinks to the test starting today or tomorrow on this blog. (I have some family obligations that may keep me away from the computer most of today). I plan to see how it’s performing as frequently as I can. I’ll be updating this article often to show you just how powerful this method is. I would love to update you daily, but with my schedule, I know that isn’t realistic.

I’m promoting this product as I evaluate it because some of my blogging friends are already using it and seeing phenomenal results.

What if I don’t see great results? There is a 60-day money-back guarantee. If you’re not happy, your money will be refunded, no questions asked.

“Before” Blog Traffic Statistics (Google Analytics)

Here are my traffic statistics today before starting the program:

Date: 2/16/08

• Pageviews per day: 20
• Visits per day: 13 
• Traffic from search engines: 8.5% 
• Google search results page my site first appears on: 7 (It’s result #72, keyword phrase: home office organization)
• Number of inbound links: 104 (siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com)
  

This traffic count is a bit deceptive. I got 230 visitors on one day, January 26, 2008. This day caused my monthly average visitor count to appear considerably higher than reality. It more like 5-7 visitors and pageviews per day.

As you can see, this blog appears much farther down in the Google search results than most people will ever reach. I get very little of my blog traffic from search engines. In fact, most of my traffic (85%) comes from referring sites.

If I could keep my referring site visitors and add a significant number of visitors from the search engines, I would grow my traffic significantly. 30 Minute Backlinks is just the ticket to dramatically improve my search engine rankings by getting one-way backlinks to this site.

Update 2/23/2008:

I worked through the tutorial yesterday and today, and created and submitted 1/6 of the backlinks that can be produced with 30 Minute Backlinks.

If you’re more tech-savvy than I am, it will take you less time to get through the tutorial. I can see that once you learn how to do this the first time, repeating it is very easy and that’s where the power comes in.

I’ll check my traffic and inbound link counts in a few days and see how I’m progressing. Michelle says we should start seeing results in about 48 hours. I’ll also be working on the other 5/6 of the tutorial.

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Do any of the following sound like you?

• Your back hurts
• Your shoulders hurt
• Your legs hurt
• Your backside goes numb
• You’re too high
• You’re too low
• You’re generally uncomfortable the entire time you sit at your desk

If you agree with any of the items in the above list, you’re not alone.

The Problem - Your Chair

The problem is likely your desk chair. You probably don’t have the right chair for you, or you don’t have your chair adjusted properly.

Many of us in home offices try very hard to save on items like furniture and put our offices together on a shoestring. But a quality office chair is not the place to cut corners. One trip to the doctor or chiropractor for back pain will pay for a good, ergonomic chair, and you won’t have to suffer. A properly-adjusted, ergonomic chair can also reduce the probability of getting carpel tunnel syndrome. Treating this problem is far more costly than a quality chair.

The Solution - An Ergonomic, Fully Adjustable Chair

Chairs are made for the “average” person, but we all know no one is average. You spend so much time in your chair that it needs to fit you perfectly. The more parts of your chair that adjust, the better.

You should be able to adjust the following on your chair:

• seat tilt
• back-rest tension
• back-rest height relative to the seat
• chair height from the floor
• arm-rest height
• arm-rest width
• a foot rest may be needed

The seat should be tilted so that you can sit up comfortably without slouching. The back rest tension should be adjusted so that it supports your lumbar spinal area firmly, but gives enough so you are sitting at a comfortable angle when you lean back. You’ll need to adjust this setting until it is neither too stiff nor too pliable.

The lumbar support of the chair should press against your lumbar spine. If it doesn’t, the height of the back-rest relative to the seat should be adjusted.

Next, you’ll need to adjust the height of the chair from the floor. Adjust your chair so that you’re working on your desk or at your computer at the proper height. Your shoulders should be comfortable, not too tense because they are up too high (meaning your chair is too low) or drooping (meaning your chair is too high).

If you’re short, like I am, you may need a foot rest. My legs are too short to reach the floor if my chair is adjusted to optimal height for my desk. A foot rest can be a small foot stool, an old box, or even a plank of wood. It should be of the height that will rest your feet so that your legs bend comfortably with your feet flat on the surface. You may also want to use a foot rest tall enough to elevate your feet.

If you’re tall, you may need to adjust the height of your desk. You can buy a desk that is height-adjustable (recommended), or you can put your desk on stacks of wood blocks or firm, old books. Be sure whatever you raise your desk on is sturdy and can take some knocking around. Wood blocks or old books should probably be at least 10 inches by 10 inches. Wood blocks can be glued together once you find the correct height to steady them even further.

Last, adjust your arm-rests if you have them. They should be high enough to support your upper back and shoulders without allowing them to droop.

Recommendations

I recommend the following chairs. They are reasonably priced and fully adjustable. I own a low-back version of the first chair in black, and it makes writing at the computer extremely comfortable. I wish I had gotten the high-back chair so I could put my laptop in my lap and lean back, put my feet up and type!

Executive Desk Chair – Upholstered Durable and Adjustable Have a seat! This comfortable, functional Executive Desk Chair is upholstered with ultra soft, durable fabric, and features a 3 paddle multi-function tilting mechanism — allowing the seat and back to lock in any position throughout the tilt range. A powerful pneumatic gas lift allows for adjustable seat heights - soft polyurethane pad armrests and tilt tension are fully adjustable as well. With a ratchet height adjustment on back cushion, and its deep, rich Black color, this Chair is as good looking as it is adjustable.This item ships directly from the manufacturer. Product usually arrives in 14-21 business days, depending on destination, including order processing and shipping.

Ergonomic Office Chair Network 68 Add a contemporary and executive style chair to your office! The Network 68 Ergonomic Office Chair is designed with a high back tilt recline, adjustable height, and five wheeled legs. This ergonomic office chair exudes comfort. Incredible! Made with fiberglass that has a nylon mesh back to help keep you cool as well as an anti-sag seat that swivels. Its high class, high quality, and high comfort. Features adjustable height arms with soft PU pads, adjustable lumbar support, back and seat tilt mechanism with 4 locking positions. Jet black with metal components.This item ships directly from the manufacturer. Product usually arrives in 2-8 business days, depending on destination, including order processing and shipping.

Bungee Ergonomic Task Chair - Grey Bungees Designed with advanced Elasticity System™ technology, the Elite bungee office chair provides ergonomic support to your body with a series of individual flat bands. Like the human body, this bungee chair contains no straight lines or hard ridges. It mimics your personal structure, transferring ergonomic support to high stress areas. And without cumbersome padding or upholstery, the contemporary office chair allows for the free flow of air to skin. Available in black and grey bungees, the ergonomic office chair offers modern design that promotes innovation in office spaces. This swivel desk chair also features 4-way adjustable arms, rocking seat adjustment, and infinite tilt mechanism. Seat Measures: 18.9" wide x 17.9" deep Back Height: 18.1" Arm Height: 7.7" - 11.2" Back Tilt Angle: 15 - 30 degrees Seat Tilt Angle: 5 - 20 degrees Manufacturer warranty for this product covers 10 years for frame and aesthetic plastic pieces, and 3 years for individual parts. This item ships directly from the manufacturer. Product usually arrives in 2-8 business days, depending on destination, including order processing and shipping.

For your back’s sake, don’t settle for any chair that isn’t fully adjustable!

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