Stripe generator is web 2.0 application that allows you to make your own stripes patterns. While those patterns are quite easy to make, this tool will still save you some time and few mouse moves in Photoshop.

With Stripe generator, you can set width of your stripes, space between them, colors of stripes and background, change direction of stripes and even give them a shadow.

With this ajax powered generator you will not have to reload page for every change you make. You will just need to click download button and save your pattern to your hard drive.

In addition they offer gallery of users created patterns, so you can also download some ready made ones.

As a big time saver, Stripe generator must find it’s place in your bookmarks.

P.S. Thanks to Shabu for pointing me to this one.

I knew about this directory since start because I was hired to design it. I didn’t know exact details about it, but I really like what I saw ones my design was implemented into custom script Dare Directory is running on.

Let me explain concept a bit.

Dare Directory is offering permanent listings (5 years guaranteed) with additional 5 links to your website inner pages on your listing page(example http://www.daredirectory.com/directorymix.php). Each category has 5 pages(10 listings per page). Top listing in each category costs 40$ and each next costs 1$ less. Listings on page 5 are free.

Assuming you purchase top spot, your listing would cost 50$/(5 years x 12 months)=0.66$ per month. If you are lucky to grab a free listing(still lot of free listings are available) it would cost 0$ per month.

Since this directory is part of large SZAB Network I am sure it will get very strong just from links from network sites considering both pr and traffic. Don’t want to speak about additional advertising that will be and already is done.

I am sure all spots will be sold very fast(sponsors spots on homepage are already sold out in first day). So hurry up before all spots are gone.

This tip is going to help you make more money with Adsense only you are making some money this way already.

This is all you have to do:

1. Log in to your Adsense account.
2. Go to Adsense Setup/Competitive Ad Filter

3. Copy/Paste this list into field on that page.
4. Save changes.

How will this help me increase earnings?

As you know, your earnings per click with Adsense depend on price advertiser pays via Adwords. More they pay per visitor, more you get payed for sending visitor to their website.

Some Adwords advertisers pay very low price per click to bring visitors to their websites and than serve them high paying ads with no real content. This is called Adsense arbitrage and example of such a site is 8 best sites. This means that displaying those ads on your website is going to generate you 0.01$ click and this is what you don’t want.

You have actually blocked those ads from displaying on all of your websites. Cool, hah?

Important update:

List of websites to filter out was made for video blog websites and might not be a good idea to use on any website. I guess you will have to do research for your own niche. Thanks to Mark for pointing that out.

Mini Ajax is a single page website featuring collection of free, ready to use ajax codes. People just love ajax these days, so it might be a good idea to implement some in your website designs or web applications.

There is not much more to say-just visit the site and see yourself.