Articles by Tim A. Smith on ArticleSnatch.com

5 Quick Tips For a Better Lawn

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Don't get me wrong, maintaining a high quality lawn does take some effort, but with a few simple tips on mowing you can have a lawn that will make your neighbors envious. First, never mow your lawn when it's wet. A wet lawn can allow grass clippings to clump together more easily. This clump of grass can smother the grass beneath it leaving a dead spot or create a spot where weeds can take root. Wait for a day or two after a rain storm and avoid mowing right after you've watered the lawn. Tip number two is to never cut more than one third (1/3) of your lawns height at any one time. Most well maintained lawns are between 2 to 3 inches in height, so they should be mowed before they reach 4 to 4 1/2 inches in height. How frequently that occurs depends on your climate of course. The reasoning behind never cutting more than 1/3 of your lawns height at once is to avoid stressing the turf. The third rule of mowing is to keep you lawn mower blades sharp. Most people use a standard gas powered rotary mower that cuts grass like a machette. **End Summary** Topics: Lawn care]]> lawns]]> grass]]> mowing]]> lawn mower]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> About the author: Matt is a lawn care professional who enjoys helping others create the perfect lawn. For more tips on beautifying your yard , visit http://www.mattslawns.info and get the free guide "Top 7 Lawn Care Secrets".

Packing for Your Honeymoon

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A honeymoon is a holiday in which two newly weds will celebrate their marriage further. Honeymoons can be very enjoyable experiences and can be a big stress reliever. Contrary to popular belief, getting married can be quite a stressful process in terms of planning and preparing, even nerves can get to some people, that is why it is important that a honeymoon follows with no problems at all. Holidays are supposed to be stress free, but there can often be last minute panics and the most common is when the newly weds have not packed or have left out a particular item. Stress is the last thing you want as a newly wed couple, every situation is different of course, but it is best to be sure that nothing will go wrong. When packing there are some very important things you should try your best to avoid. Problems are often experienced when packing for your honeymoon hours before your flight is due and when there is pressure, stress will often follow. If you’re due to catch a train, don’t leave it until last minute to pack. **End Summary** Topics: honeymoon]]> planning]]> wedding]]> guide]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Tim Smith helps Fargo Moorhead brides plan Fargo weddings with his website FM Brides. For more great planning tips visit http://www.fmbrides.com .

Making Out-Of-Town Guests Feel Welcome

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Greeting out of town wedding guests is a great way to show how much you appreciate their willingness to share in your wedding celebration, but with only a day or two to go before your wedding how will you ever find time to make them feel welcome without personally being there? The first, most basic way to make your guests feel welcome is to have rooms reserved for them that are near the wedding reception, and preferably near other wedding attendees. This way, people from out of town will have a network of friends and family nearby to lend a helping hand in times of need. For example, Aunt Milly from Denver may be able to get Uncle Fred from Fargo to help her carry her wedding gift. It also means that little Timmy can go back to the hotel with cousin Sarah and her mother, while Timmy's mom and dad stay at your reception. A really great way to make your guests feel welcome is to place a gift basket or favor for them in their hotel room before they check in. These gifts can be personalized for each attendee, or somewhat generic in nature. **End Summary** Topics: wedding]]> planning]]> brides]]> grooms]]> guests]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Tim Smith runs F-M Brides which offers great ideas for brides and grooms in the Fargo Moorhead area . It also features a directory of wedding professionals across the United States .

How to lower your SERP with external links

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

So you understand the importance of gaining inbound links for your web site, and you've set out to get your link placed in all the directories you can. Great, but before you start, think carefully about the link you are going to submit. Are you about to LOWER your search engine ranking by placing all your keywords on someone else's site? When submitting links, there are 3 basic bits of information that are required: the URL, the Anchor Text, and the Description. The URL is pretty obvious. This need to be either the address of your site ( http://www.after5webdesign.com for example) or the address of a page in your site ( http://www.after5webdesign.com/directory/index.php for example). A link to a page other than your main index page is called a "deep link". These are very good, but not all directories allow deep linking. Your Anchor Text is all the text between the A tags. For example, in the link {a href=" http://www.after5webdesign.com"}My Web Site{/a}, "My Web Site" is the anchor text. The description is the bit of un-linked text that is before or after the link. Now let's take a general look at how a page is ranked. **End Summary** Topics: link building]]> search engine ranking]]> serp]]> keywords]]> submit links]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Tim Smith is a lead developer with After 5 Web Design. He maintains their SEO Friendly Link Directory as well as the ND Thunder Directory .