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Get Inkd for your graphic design needs

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inkd_image.jpgEvery once in a while, a company comes along that just gets it. They don't just entice you with a flashy website--they actually deliver a quality product at a competitive price, and enhance the customer experience with outstanding support. Recently, I discovered a company called Inkd, which fits that exact description. I was looking for some last-minute graphic design work for a flyer, and Inkd gave me some of the most personalized care I've ever received from an online merchant.

Inkd provides original graphic design templates for flyers, brochures, business cards, and much more. Due to a last-minute change in the scope of a project, one of my clients needed a two-sided flyer designed as soon as possible. Not to worry, Inkd had me covered. They took on the project and turned it around in no time, thanks to super-designer Chelsea and her team. A proof was ready for me in a few hours. Brilliant!

Their site is remarkably easy to use: browse the available templates, pick a great design for your flyer/business card/brochure/etc., and tweak it as necessary (if at all) to make it your own. The whole experience was easy, and whenever I had questions, Chelsea and the Inkd staff where there for me.

Inkd makes it easier for the producers and consumers of design work to connect. Even if you regularly work with a graphic designer, it's possible that they may not accept last-minute projects. Inkd took on my project at a good price and allowed me to finish other work simultaneously. Added bonus? Inkd doesn't use cheesy templates that make you think about dot matrix printers and Betamax machines--all of their designs are fresh, modern, and look 100% custom.

As a business owner, it's a relief to know there are companies like Inkd out there. Their personalized and efficient service has made me a fan!

The benefits of using Inkd:

- Stylish templates for a wide array of projects

- Designs that reflect a more modern aesthetic

- Excellent, personalized customer care

- Quick turnaround

- Fair pricing

"Chain Reaction" by Carly Comando now on iTunes

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Many of you have been asking when the song "Chain Reaction" (from the Grasshopper video I produced) will be available via multiple music sites. Well, some good news: it's finally available for purchase on iTunes (in addition to Amazon and other sites).

Carly Comando created this incredible track, and she was really a pleasure to work with--enthusiastic, poised, and responsive. She composed "Chain Reaction" based on the script I wrote and my sometimes annoyingly specific feedback about the sound I needed for the video. She ended up producing one of the most evocative tracks I've ever heard. It really completes the "Entrepreneurs Can Change the World" video.

Grab the track on iTunes today!

stock_music_logo.jpgI was looking for some stock music for a project when I stumbled upon StockMusic.Net, which bills itself as having "stock music with an edge." While the tracks are great--I'll definitely be able to find some decent options--the copy describing them is hilarious. Below are some of my favorite entries.

- For a track called, "Party Like It's 2999," one of the most outstanding descriptions:

"Soul-groovin'-get-down-with-yo-funky-self tune. A party tune that makes your body start to twitch. Funk guitar, driving, tight bass and groove with retro synth stylings. Oh yeah, hurt me baby."

- This one may have an enigmatic title, but "House Lz5" has clear inspiration:

"Shakin' your thang at a nightclub while you are away on vacation where nobody you know is watching."

- "Esta La Noche," has this simple (but effective) description:

"There's a fiesta going on all night and you are invited."

- Here's a good one, a track entitled, "Fashion Show." Reading the description, I am suddenly reminded of Bruno.

"Stern faced models strutting their stuff as they stomp down the runway. Fast enough to get their groove on, yet not so fast that they look like speed walkers."

- I think the description for the track, "Mushroom Belly," is the best of all:

"Trippy little song with a futuristic flavor to it. Maybe mushrooms will dance for us in the years to come-this is the song they would dance to."

There you go, folks. If you're looking for the song to play when mushrooms start dancing "for us" in the "years to come," you have your track ready.