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Bear Web Teams Up with Girls Who Code

Written by Jennifer Folsom on July 7, 2021. Posted in Web Development.

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) with 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.

Girls Who Code, Jennifer Folsom, Web Development

Do you have a Webmaster?

Written by Peter Beare on February 23, 2020. Posted in Webmasters Blog, Website Management.

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.

Nashville Web Design, Webmaster, Website Management

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WordPress Gutenberg & The Classic Editor

Written by Jennifer Folsom on December 2, 2019. Posted in Webmasters Blog, Website Management.

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.)

Managing Your Website, Nashville Web Design, Wordpress Classic Editor, Wordpress Guternberg Editor

Web Accessibility

Written by Jennifer Folsom on May 22, 2019. Posted in Website Design.

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.

Jennifer Folsom, Userway, Website Accessibility, Wordcamp Atlanta, WPAccessiblitiy Plugin

You Now Have 2 Primary Digital Assets!

Written by Peter Beare on October 14, 2018. Posted in Webmasters Blog.

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.

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Need Help with WordPress?

Written by Jennifer Folsom on May 31, 2018. Posted in Webmasters Blog, Website Management.

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”.

What is WordPress and how can it help you?

Bear Web Design, Custom Wordpress Design, Jennifer Folsom, Nashville Web Design

Managing Your Website

Written by Peter Beare on May 6, 2018. Posted in Webmasters Blog, Website Management.

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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Girls That Code Visit Bear Web Design!

Written by Peter Beare on March 22, 2018. Posted in Web Development, Webmasters Blog.

Girls that Code from Wilson County visited Bear Web Design in Nashville today to learn about the opportunities for programmers & developers in the 21st century! The girls are taught programming by web designer/developer Jennifer Folsom and were treated to pizza after their visit.

Bear Web Design, Girls That Code, Nashville Web Development, Web Development

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