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Bear Web Teams Up with Girls Who Code

Written by Jennifer Folsom on July 7, 2021.

Image shows Zoom windows of participants of the Girls Who Code Summer Intensive Program.

Believe it or not, I can’t wait to spend the rest of the summer coding with high school students I haven’t yet met! Over the last two weeks, I helped high school juniors and seniors code websites advocating topics they care about passionately. I facilitated a sisterhood of young women lifting each other in praise and graduating from the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (GWC SIP). They gained new skills, newfound friendships, and innovative perspectives on their futures. And over the next 6 weeks, I will see another 60 students, from all over the world, take risks, be brave, and discover how great Computer Science can be.

Paying Online with Company Check during COVID-19

Written by Peter Beare on March 29, 2020.

With COVID-19 continuing to provide new daily challenges that now includes minimizing interactions with other people some of our daily tasks such as going to the bank and going the post office are now becoming more problematic. To help us work together more effectively during this Pandemic I wanted to share with you a method for paying your company invoices online with Bear Web Design using your company check and our secure Quickbooks System (Intuit Payment Network).

Serving Our Customers During COVID-19

Written by Peter Beare on March 23, 2020.

Dear Clients & Associates:

With the rapidly changing landscape that is being caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic we wanted to ensure you that we remain at full operations in terms of the running of our business at Bear Web Design.

Do you have a Webmaster?

Written by Peter Beare on February 23, 2020.

With modern websites becoming more and more sophisticated in both look and behavior the expectation that a standard web hosting company will take care of everything your website needs is simply not correct. The game plan of hiring a web designer that builds a new website and then moves it to a hosting company to sit indefinitely is no longer a viable plan for you or your website. Today you really need a webmaster.

WordPress, Gutenberg, & The Classic Editor

Written by Jennifer Folsom on December 2, 2019.

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The new block editor, also known as Gutenberg, stands to change the way you create and update content on your WordPress site. It’s likely you have experienced the classic WordPress editor. You might use it to post a blog, for instance. It’s also likely that you had to look up how to complete complex tasks like style changes, adding buttons or changing the background color. (You may have also asked your friendly agency for assistance.)

Web Accessibility

Written by Jennifer Folsom on May 22, 2019.

We all visit websites for similar reasons regardless of the technology we use to interact with it. A person who is visually impaired will use a bank’s website to pay a bill with the same intent as someone who doesn’t use assistive technology. A person using their mobile device requires the same functionality of someone using their desktop. Just as a good site design will have considered the requirements of different screens, good site design needs to consider a variety of users’ needs and accessibility issues. This is called Web Accessibility.

You Now Have 2 Primary Digital Assets!

Written by Peter Beare on October 14, 2018.

Just about every company and organization today has a website. Pending how long you have been in business you may have had a company website for 10 plus years. That website has probably been thru several redesigns and upgrades while remaining a constant primary marketing tool and/or e-commerce vehicle for your company.

Need Help with WordPress?

Written by Jennifer Folsom on May 31, 2018.

Have you heard about WordPress? You may be considering it for your new website. You may need a website; you know how important it is, you just “don’t have the time”.

Managing Your Website

Written by Peter Beare on May 6, 2018.

A company can spend a lot of money, time and resources developing a new website. It is an exciting time filled with great expectations as the internet provides a constant supply of users searching for products and services and a great looking website can really help attract customers. It is easy to think that if you get everything right during this design and development phase you are going to be all set in upcoming years.

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