Carolina Custom Designs would like to welcome Oguz Solok to our team of designers/developers. Oguz is a very accomplished developer with extensive experience in developing with Prestashop. We are very happy to have Oguz as part of Carolina Custom Designs.

Marty Shue
President CCD

I am very happy to announce that Carolina Custom Designs (CCD) has partnered with Prestashop eCommerce solutions and is a Gold Certified agency. I was able to spend 6 great days in Miami, FL training with the Prestashop team and as a result CCD is the first Gold Certified partner in the United States. We are quite proud of this accomplishment and look forward to a great relationship with Prestashop.

Now when you select CCD to design your eCommerce storefront you will not only be receiving the support of CCD but support from the entire Prestashop team. We will work hand in hand with Prestashop to bring you the BEST eCommerce experience possible.

Contact me today to find out more about how you can open your online store.

Sincerely,

Marty Shue

I want to share something in this blog post that could change your business. If you are not actively promoting your business in local search results you are missing one of the greatest opportunities your business has. The following graphic provided by MDG Advertising demonstrates clearly why you should be emphasizing local search performance.

Print ads are almost a thing of the past so if you are still relying on that to promote your business locally you are missing the boat. If you are unsure where to start in promoting your business online locally then contact me today! My Business SEO package will get you headed in the right direction and will put you miles ahead of your competitors.

Check out the detailed chart below and you will see just how important your local online presence really is. Investing in online local listings will be the best investment you will ever make for your business.

Infographic by MDG Advertising

Contact me today to claim your local business placing. I’ve proven that I can get your business to the top of the search engine results.

Sincerely,

Marty Shue

Wow! It has been a long time since I made a blog entry. Frankly, I have been so busy with new clients, web design and SEO projects that I haven’t had time to construct a good blog post.

Since I just returned from vacation today this will be short, sweet and to the point!

I wanted to announce that Carolina Custom Designs will now be designing all new projects in HTML5 and CSS3. It is time to say good-bye to the old methods of designing websites and move forward with much more flexible HTML5/CSS3.

What does this mean for you (the client)? Well, you will be receiving cutting edge technology when you hire Carolina Custom Designs to design (or re-design) your website or eCommerce storefront. It will also mean that your site will be W3C compliant and will work in every browser (even the new updated browsers that are soon to be released).

It is my goal to keep abreast of the latest trends in the web design and Search Engine Optimization world. If you have an old website that was designed using outdated methods contact me today to get your site up to speed with the newest design methods. If you do not update your site it is probable that certain aspects of your site will no longer function properly until it is brought up to date with HTML5 and CSS3.

That’s all for now!

Marty Shue

Things are going along great here at Carolina Custom Designs. I’ve had a steady flow of work and new clients are being added every week. The only drawback of being this busy is that I have very little time to update my own site. I have several tutorials I want to write and post on the blog but just haven’t had the time to finish them. I’m hoping to start writing some tutorials to pass along some of the neat things I’ve learned. In the meantime I want to post two of my latest projects to be completed.

The first is an eCommerce design for The Sassy Diva. The Sassy Diva is an online party, party accessory and jewelry store. The Sassy Diva features a pink striped background with a black overlay. The store is just getting started and the inventory will be growing. It was great to work with Robin!

The second is a WordPress design for the Tallwood Garden Club, which is part of the Tallwood Estates. This site features a fully functional discussion board, custom registration and protected resident-only pages. Most of this site is restricted to residents. It was great working with Virginia and Lisa.

Marty Shue