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Author: Peter Beare

Peter founded Bear Web Design in Nashville, Tennessee in May of 2000 and has been actively involved in web design & development, web content management & education, web hosting & management as well as internet marketing. His experience gained by working with clients from the sales cycle to launching a new website to overseeing a client’ s second generation redevelopment has given him a unique understanding and perspective of the internet. This allows him to serve our client base with expert leadership & service with a completely hands on approach.

Do You Know What Content Marketing Is?

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Our company has traditionally worked closely with our client base to ensure that they fully utilize their content management system (Joomla). This maximizes their website results and their visitors experience on the website.  We have done this primarily by teaching classes – both formal classes and onsite training. Additionally, we have provided a “how to” support role to ensure that the client has a great looking and functioning website. As well as the content updated with fresh, up to date and relevant information.  This is not only great for website visitors and but also great for Google. The content on your website determines your search engine and keyword positioning. This determines how many prospects you are reaching (Google is all about the prospect!).

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Mobile Website Usage Continues To Grow!

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If you are like me, in the last 24 months or so you most likely have started using your mobile phone more and more for browsing the Internet.  Larger mobile screens, voice recognition software, and better wi-fi access are just a few of the advances that have made this possible. Let’s explore how mobile website usage continues to grow!

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What is Google AdWords?

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Recently I had a prospect ask me to focus (almost exclusively) on improving their Google Search Engine positioning based on key words. The belief of the prospect was that you can manipulate results on Google easily and quickly. Regardless of your website (and its design), this methodology (known as Search Engine Optimization) could be implemented very easily. So, what is Google AdWords?

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Do You Know What Google+ Is?

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This week I presented Google+  to a lunch and learn session for the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce. Google+ (pronounced and sometimes written as Google Plus or G+) is Google’s social media network. I spent quite a bit of time preparing for the presentation as I have only been using Google + for the last 3 months or so and I was curious about what level of interest there was going to be.  Based on the lively group with many questions, comments, and feedback from my presentation, it is apparent that people are definitely starting to focus on Google’s social media network. 

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What is Responsive Website Design?

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2013 has been declared the year of Responsive Design in many web circles. If you haven’t heard of  Responsive Design yet, you will soon. The reason it was created and gaining popularity is because of the need to optimize websites on different devices. These include mobile, tablet,  laptop & desktop, with the growth of the mobile and tablet markets being the driving force for Responsive Design. 

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Education Is a Key to Website Success

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The usability of websites over the last 24-36 months (Content Management Systems in particular) have improved. As well as the integration of Social Media with websites, where it has become apparent that education is becoming a key to having a successful website.

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