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Having had numerous complications with our previous web hosting over the years, we recently decided to look at someone new — preferably closer to home, rather than an 800 number! As a result, we were soon introduced to CMS Internet Solutions, or should we simply say Sue and Craig. Sue and Craig personally came to The New Direction and got a firsthand experience at what we are and the work that we do. They clearly saw the vision that we had when we opened our doors thirty-three years ago.

In a very rapid time frame, a simple, but incredibly attractive, website was born. Fresh crisp ideas with very affordable pricing. Aside from but certainly not limited to the professionalism, knowledge, creativity and new ideas, a new Internet presence was created. What began as a working relationship has certainly grown to a working friendship. To anyone looking for a new website designer, manager, and host you need to look no further.

With Much Gratitude For Sue/Craig: Matthew and Margaret Batson, Co-Directors, The New Direction.

CMS Internet Solutions is far more than a web-design firm. Over the past year they have become a part of both our business, and our family. We first began working with CMS a year ago, when we had an idea of opening up a bed and breakfast, and knew that we would need a web page. Sue and Craig did far more than design a website, they helped us clarify our business strategy and our business image and incorporated that vision into the website’s design. The vision they captured expressed who we are and what we do far better than we could have articulated on our own. The result was a website that was not only functional but beautiful and effective. Our guests continually comment on how they were drawn to stay with us because of the website. In addition, the professionalism of the website design and the content that was contained in it contributed to our Bed and Breakfast being featured in March 2009 on Good Morning America.

Since then, we have expanded our business to include U-Pick and Wholesale berries, and a full line of preserves and syrups that are sold at New York grocery and gift stores. CMS has been our media design partner for this process as well. They developed our business card design, created our display signage for the grocery stores, and designed the exterior sign for our Bed and Breakfast.

Last, but definitely not least, Sue and Craig worked with us to design 18 different labels for our preserve products and syrups, and labels for our fresh berry packaging. She was exceedingly patient as we worked through this process, and developed a label with a barn wood background that has become our company’s signature look. Once the design was done, she worked with our label manufacturer to insure that the design was executed properly. I am confident that the professionalism of the label design contributed significantly to the Hannaford grocery chain’s interest in expanding our preserves from one store to stores throughout New York.

We cannot say enough good things about CMS Internet Solutions. They should be called CMS Everything Solutions, as they are there for us and with us every step of the way.

We have to say that Sue and Craig did such an incredible job on our website we booked a room in our own Bed and Breakfast. They are both, as far as we feel, the best in their field. Professional, knowledgeable, full of great ideas, and overall great people. It was a great pleasure working with them, and our relationship has become not just one of business, but of friendship as well. If you need a website designed, launched, maintained, or any printing or advertising done they are the ones to choose.

Walter and Marion
Innkeepers
Moonshadows and Memories Bed and Breakfast

Working with CMS has been a wonderful experience. They helped shape our ideas into a cohesive plan that keeps the flavor of our print version while bringing some pizazz to it as well. Their enthusiasm and excitement over the project matched our own, and they were quick to address our questions and concerns. We made the right choice is selecting CMS to develop and maintain the Andes Gazette website.