The Advantage to Blogging

I've been seeing a lot of people posting in forums asking if it's worth it to start a blog.

I have a bit of a biased opinion on the subject since I have three of my own. But I think 99 times out of 100, it's worth it to start one.

Every day, more and more people are discovering the 'blog life'. Some blogs are used as online journals, some are used as a place to publish stories or novels, some are an extension of a current online business, and others are used only as income generators.

While blogging can be a big commitment, there are many reasons why blogs have an advantage over traditional websites.

Search engines love them - If you choose a search engine friendly blog template and update it regularly, you should have no trouble getting ranked in the search engines. There are also plenty of extensions or plugins to add to your blogging platform that can enhance your search engine optimization (SEO).

They're easy to use and maintain - A blog can be set up in as little as ten minutes, even if you have no coding experience. Once they're set up, creating posts is so simple my grandpa could do it (and all he knows how to do on the computer is play solitaire!)

Great way to interact with your readers - The comments section at the end of each post provides a way for you to create a dialogue with your readers or customers.

You become part of a community - The blogging community is a large one, but a lot more personal than you think. It's a strange bond, but a nice one. You're sharing something in common with people all over the world, which is pretty amazing.

It's affordable - You can set up a blog completely for free if you like. Or you can purchase your own domain and host in on your own server for as little as $10 a month.

These are just a few of the advantages of blogging I could think of off the top of my head. Many people have been seeing success with their blogs, whether they're looking for personal growth, monetary growth, or both. So jump on the bandwagon and start one for yourself!

Cassie Germsheid is the author of http://MamasOnTheWeb.com where she helps moms (and dads) juggle work and family while finding more ways to earn money with their websites. You can learn her Top 5 Traffic Generating Strategies when you sign up for the FREE 5-day mini-course.

Dirtbike Game

Dirtbike Game has been a great addion to GamingBooth. It's a fun and hard game that you will probably find very addicting. All you have to do is make it to the end of the course and you will move on to the next level. The only problem is that your bike keeps tipping over.

This is just one of the many great games featured at GamingBooth. We will be writing about more soon!

Sony PlayStation 3 vs. Microsoft Xbox 360

Regardless of the interest you have at heart or the business you are in there is always a rivalry between the best in anything. Pepsi vs. Coke. Wal-Mart vs. Target. Coors vs. Budweiser. You get the point, when it comes to being the best it doesnt matter who you are, there is always a rival and there is always somebody ready to take up the argument of the other guys.

The video game industry is no different than any other so when it comes to being a hardcore video gamer in the present day there are two choices for you in which to choose your alliance, Microsoft or Sony. More specifically, you need to choose between their golden children, the PlayStation and Xbox empires. For those of you incapable of making the decision yourself, read the following to understand what both have to offer.

• Xbox was released over a year ago with no competitor as Sony had yet to release its new PlayStation 3, delaying it over a year to make it competitive. PlayStation 3 seems to have done so with a Cell Broadband Engine to power its newest entry into the video gaming arms race. Whether you know which is better without playing both is solely based on if you are a computer genius or not. If not, which most of us are not, understand that both are based on having multiple processors running at the same time.
• Just as you would expect, both manufacturers offer different packages for buyers in retail outlets across the country. Generally, each is offered in a core package and a premium package with names varying at different retail outlets. Basically, what you have to choose from is a basic system with no hard drive, but everything else. A system that provides you with 20GB of hard drive and a different system that offers 60GB of hard drive. Xbox 360 is generally around $100 cheaper in all categories at the moment, but it has also been around for a year longer.
• Where PlayStation 3 is separating itself from Xbox 360 at the time being is in the game discs or capability with Blu-Ray technology. Blu-Ray technology allows for more space on each disc which means that developers and designers can go deeper and more sophisticated with game play in each game. This is exclusive to PlayStation 3 at the moment, but you can bet that all systems will have it in the coming years.
• Both video gaming giants offer an online gaming service to allow gamers to be able to compete with each other across the world. Xbox Live is currently the more well known of the two services, but it does cost money in the form of a monthly subscription to be able to use it. PlayStation 3 is preparing to have a massive online community along with the launch of the system itself, with the difference between them and Xbox being that PS3s online service will be offered without charge.

Victor Vargo is the editor of the PS3 Price Shopper Resource Guide which provides the latest Play Station 3 news as well as in-depth comparisons of the PlayStation 3 vs. Nintendo Wii and the Playstation 3 vs Xbox 360. Learn more at PS3PriceShopper.com.