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Girls That Code Visit Bear Web Design!

Written by Peter Beare on March 22, 2018.

We had a great time today as Girls That Code visited Bear Web Design in Nashville! As part of the experience, students from Wilson County explored the opportunities available to programmers and developers in the 21st century. Their instructor, web designer/developer Jennifer Folsom, led the visit—and we wrapped it up with a pizza lunch to celebrate their hard work and curiosity.

How Does Your Digital Profile Look?

Written by Peter Beare on February 19, 2018.

Have you recently heard the term “Digital Profile”? It is becoming a key focus area for companies as well as individuals that provide services that are searched for on the internet. That means just about any company that operates today should be paying attention to their Digital Profile.

Is It Time For A New Website?

Written by Peter Beare on February 18, 2018.

You have a website that has been up and running for a number of years. In actual fact many organizations have had 2-3 generations of websites now a days. It looked great when the website was launched (they always do). However, over the years, it has become less and less of a focal point in your companies marketing plans. You don’t really know how much traffic is coming to the website. This is because the reports you used to get stopped coming. Additionally, the big part that bothers you is that you don’t seem to get any inquiries from your website any more.

Welcome To Code Club for Girls!

Written by Jennifer Folsom on November 16, 2017.

Over the last few months I have been working with the Watertown Wilson County Public Library. We have worked to launch an after school coding club called “Watertown Impact”. Every Wednesday, 7 young women, 6th through 12th grade, spend their afternoons learning to code. This code club for girls helps them develop web design skills.

Joomla World Conference opens a World of Opportunity

Written by Peter Beare on November 14, 2016.

I am just flying back from the 2016 Joomla World Conference (flying from Vancouver to LA and then onto Melbourne Australia). I figured with 16 hours of flying ahead this would be the perfect time to recap the conference I just attended. As well as share with our clients and friends. It was the best conference I have attended to date. The leadership of Joomla was so much more focused on the end user experience than I have ever seen before. This is very good for our clients (and their web visitors) as the bottom line to any websites success is a great user experience.

Google Reviews – An Old Time Tradition In A Brave New Digital World!

Written by Peter Beare on October 23, 2016.

Google Reviews Are Already A Tremendous Influence on Consumer Decisions

So I went to this great coffee house a few weekends ago in Franklin, set in a historic house. It had a gorgeous cottage garden area that surrounded the house that seemed as suitable for a glass of wine as a cup of coffee. When I walked by I could feel it pulling me in. The inside of the house was old but nicely laid out. It had lots of different and colorful rooms as one would expect in a house built in the 1890’s.

Google Will Drive Traffic to Secure Websites With New Security Standards

Written by Peter Beare on October 16, 2016.

So you are surfing the internet on a bright sunny day. The kids are playing in the back yard with Bucky the Golden Retriever. Your wife is in the kitchen baking cookies. All is good with the world. If Norman Rockwell was around, this could have been his next American Classic – “Dad On The Internet.” However, there are new security standards.

“See Inside” with Google Virtual Tour

Written by Peter Beare on September 24, 2016.

About a year ago, I said to an associate, “I think I need to really focus on cleaning up the front of my residence.” The reason being that Google was using the front of our house as the street view when users searched for Bear Web Design. (We have since relocated to an Office on Lebanon Pike but the challenge remains). Google uses street view (called “See Outside”) to show the front street view of each business as part of the Google My Business / Google Maps listing.

Google My Business (My Goodness): How Local Search Drives Customer Traffic

Written by Peter Beare on September 17, 2016.

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If you are reading this blog, you must recognize that Google “Rules The Waves” just like Britannia did once. Unlike when Britannia ruled the waves and everyone got it so many folks simply do not understand or comprehend the control and influence Google has over your business and many of your prospects. Google is all powerful and frankly all confusing. We (Bear Web Design) made a commitment to be Google Centric Company approximately 5 years ago and it has been a good decision for our business and our customers – but man if you don’t like people “Moving Your Cheese” Google probably is not going to be your thing.

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