Before buying a wooden porch swing, it’s important to make sure that the swing you are buying meets a number of important criteria. Here is a list of what you should look for in a swing, along with some reasons why it’s important.

Hand Made – A hand made swing is certainly a must when buying a porch swing. This is because each piece is individually crafted, ensuring better cuts and a smoother finish.

Cypress – Cypress has been called the “eternal wood” because of its ability to stand up to the elements. A cypress swing is as durable as teak, while being as little as one-tenth the price! Don’t buy a swing made from exotic woods only to watch it rot on your porch.

Size – Be sure that the porch swing you choose is the correct size to fit on your porch, and to fit the number of people you expect to be swinging on it.

Accessories – Would you like your swing to have a cup holder? An interesting question, perhaps, but certainly something to think about. What will you want with you while on your porch swing? Keep that in mind when looking at what’s available.

The Porch Swings I Love Most

Of course, I have a very strong preference in porch swings. There is one particular artisan who builds beautiful, durable porch swings from Cypress. His name is Ted Leger (pronounced Lay-shay), and he’s based in Louisiana (where a lot of cypress trees grow). All of his swings are hand made, and he can ship anywhere in the USA.

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Jonathan Leger has been earning his living online full-time since the fall of 2004. He regularly posts advice about search engine optimization (his current passion), AdSense and Internet Marketing to his internet marketing blog.

Jonathan Leger has been online since before the World Wide Web was born. He has been writing commercial software since he was 14, and spent 8 years in the corporate world as a software developer before striking out on his own.

He’s the creator of a number of well known and respected AdSense software products such as:

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All of his programing and online experience has given him the skills to earn a fantastic living 100% online. His blog contains a wealth of information showing you how you can do it, too, so be sure to visit often as he posts regularly.

A few of his recent posts include:

• Understanding Google site “authority”
• Google Link Analysis 101
• The advantages of Internet Marketing in a bad economy.
• Top 3 reasons it pays to be a product vendor.
• How to Get a #5 Ranking in Google in 14 Days Starting From Scratch
• Is link building unethical?

As you can see from the above list, Jonathan covers a range of topics including Search Engine Optimization and Internet Marketing. His favorite is SEO, so you can expect to read a lot about that on his blog.

I could see where this was leading right off. Nathan, my little man, and Liberty, my daughter, were both in moms face about sleeping with us tonight, and there was only vacancy for one of them. As a matter of practice, we didn’t like either one of them to crash with us on a regular time frame, and in this situation, we were trying to practice what we said.

Nate, who was seven now, had completely got to the point where he was not running to our space on a weekly basis. Liberty, on the other hand, who was just turning four was having a real troubling time not leaping in bed with us every time. Now , don’t misconstrue me, I deeply adore my kids, but I had deep convictions about what you teach your children when you let them sleep with you after a particular age and both of them where already past that age. And as small as it sounds, we had also just gotten a ninety dollar duvet cover set.

Now, hind sight being what it is, we should have waited a few more years to spend that much money on a discount king duvet cover. However, in my defense, it was Sherry that consisted we “needed” one. Well, what can you do, sometimes you have to pick your battles carefully to win the war. Anyway, back to our present dilemma. Nathan, settle down and listen to me son. Your a big boy now, and your sister needs you to show her you like her, by letting her sleep with us tonight. Ok. Now tell your sister you love her and lets all go to bed. It brings tears to my face to see these moments, really.