When it comes to selling your home, as the old saying goes, you don't get a second chance to make a good impression. Home presentation tips are available for you all across the internet, but we've got our own sense of what is and is not most important when it comes to selling your house.

If you're serious about making the sale, then these home presentation tips should help you to make it more attractive to your buyers.

Clean it up - None of the other home presentation tips we give are going to be helpful to you if the house you're trying to sell is cluttered and unsightly. Top of the list, make your dwelling clean and neat. There is nothing wrong with a few toys lying around, or a few magazines on your table, but a sink full of dirty dishes doesn't scream "buy me" to anyone.

Internal presentation - If you're having an open house, or just having people in to look at the home, don't arrange the rooms around the television. Consider what will give buyers the clearest path and the best way to move through the house. Having all the seating facing the television or for playing those Wii games may not be the best layout plan for the living areas.

When it comes to letting people walk through freely, clutter and poor room arrangement just won't cut it. Give buyers some room to move around. Make the home appear light and airy with open feeling. The look sells. Give buyers room to walk around and imagine how the home layout would suit their needs. Arrange the wall furniture to enhance the focal points such as a fireplace if you can. Good home presentation is vital in any sale, unless the property is being sold at a discounted price to attract home renovators.

Cut the smells - Just as a certain smell can give you a positive lasting memory, so too can a smell turn off a buyer permanently. Before you show your house, don't cook fish, curry, or that great garlic sauce that Uncle Edgar taught you to make. Spicy or fried, it can wait. The smell will permeate the house and affect the overall impression of the home. Don't leave the garbage disposal uncleaned.

If its the middle of the winter, one of the smartest things you can do for your house is to put on a small pot of water and sprinkle some cinnamon into it just prior to your guests arriving. The potential buyer will love the odor of baking cinnamon bread that the pot of cinnamon evokes far more than they would be impressed by the orange roughy that you had for dinner.

If it's summertime, spray a little floral scented febreze on the carpet. Note we said a little, and open up some windows to give them that feeling that the slight scent of flowers is wafting in from outdoors. If you really do want to use an air freshener prior to the visit, stay with something neutral and very low key. Light is the order of the day, so stick to a cinnamon or vanilla.

Natural lighting is going to be your best bet. Open the drapes and open the blinds to let the natural light shine into your rooms. Clean the windows for goodness sake and let them see the great view you have of the back yard. If you're lacking windows in a certain room, turn on just one or two lamps, but don't flood them with overhead lights.

Home presentation is important, so hopefully these tips have been helpful. However, they are just a starting point if you want to do the job properly.