The Collaboration of Rudy Studios and Bear Web Design When Rudy Studios needed a new website and logo, they chose Nashville’s Bear Web Design. Rudy Studios offers diverse studio apartments, fully furnished spaces, or an unfurnished, blank canvas. Bear Web Design took the studio’s apartment offerings and created a modern, clean website with virtual tours. […]

With nearly 59% of the world interfacing on social media for 2.5 hours daily, it is no wonder it has become a marketing phenomenon. And the key to maximizing this phenomenon is understanding it is a player’s game. What does this mean? First, you must constantly be in the game to grow your business with […]

Your website is more than just static marketing; it’s a dynamic tool that can propel your business forward, or hold it back. If you’re considering a website redesign, here are signs that your current site may be due for a makeover. Outdated Design and Functionality Digital trends and expectations seem to evolve overnight. If your […]

Our Collaboration Client Spotlight: Imagine Hospitality Management, Inc. is dedicated to transforming hotel investments into thriving and profitable assets. When seeking the technical and digital marketing expertise of Bear Web Design, this collaboration became a transformation of a different nature. Bear Web Design migrated its existing website to Bear Hosting. Followed by a refresh of […]

In the heart of Tennessee, the inspiration of Sherry’s Run has impacted thousands since its 2004 start. This annual event known as Sherry’s Run brings together individuals from all walks of life. The run’s purpose is to spread cancer awareness and provide support and assistance for those battling the disease. This inspiring event illuminates the […]

Star Distributing specializes in Distributing coin, card, and on-premise laundry equipment. Headquartered in Nashville, TN, they are a full-service distributor. Specifically, it offers various sales, service, installation, and parts for commercial laundry equipment. Their mission is to supply equipment to laundromats and help laundromat owners make sound investments in their businesses. Additionally, they offer free […]

Client Spotlight: DOT Physical USA provides DOT Physical Exams through its extensive network, with offices in cities nationwide. These exams are critical for commercial motor vehicle drivers, as they emphasize the primary safety component: The Driver. Each time a driver initiates their journey, the responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others is paramount. […]

First Freedom Bank puts customers first with both the services and technology they offer. They have been serving Middle TN & Upper Cumberland since 2006. Bear Web Design is proud to work with this – true community bank – for many years.

Client Spotlight: Hearing Health Center’s new website launch happened this week! When a new web design was in order, HHC turned to Bear Web Design. We are proud to partner with a company enhancing hearing in Wilson County and Middle TN since 1982!

Client Spotlight: introducing… Kane & Crowell Attorneys at Law. It has been a pleasure working with these innovators over the past 12 years and witnessing their continued growth and success. Our latest collaboration resulted in a new website featuring key practice areas, designed to help clients easily navigate Kane & Crowell’s Family and Elder Law services.

Client Spotlight: On this Happy Friday we highlight our projects with Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce. Their mission of fostering an environment in which a unified Wilson County can realize a prosperous future makes us proud to work with them.

Client Spotlight: We love helping clients stay relevant in today’s digital world. Today we are proud to highlight our projects with TimeoutPCB! These owners have created the Ultimate Beach Vacation with their three luxury, beachfront vacation rentals in Panama City Beach, Florida.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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”.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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.

This year website content and content marketing are at the forefront of any results focused website. So what is great content? Is it frequency? (how many times you update your website), is it fancy fonts and highlights with every page designed uniquely? Or, is it content copied from a leading competitors website that you know […]

We do our best to help you  “Go Responsive … Responsibly.” When we build websites with responsive design at Bear Web Design we focus on what a mobile, tablet or desktop visitor is wanting to accomplish.  Working with our clients we try to create a user experience that is optimal in varying device sizes.  Some Key […]

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 […]

Over the last few months, CedarStone Bank has been working on a new responsive designed website. A responsive website is a website that is mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop friendly and provides an optimum user experience based on the device with which the website is being used.

Over the last few months, Bear Web Design has been working on a new responsive designed website. This is for the 2013 Wilson County Fair. A responsive website is a website that is mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop friendly. It provides an optimum user experience based on the device with which the website is being […]

Joomla Components, Modules and Plugins can have a great influence on your final website design. They can enhance your website design ranging from interesting content such as blogs to desired action items such as purchasing a product.  Some of you may already know what these additional pieces of Joomla are… But for those clients or future clients that […]

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 […]

As 2012 draws to an end, we have lots of new developments (“web developments,” that is) on the horizon for the coming year. Most important of these is that our new custom templates will feature Responsive Web Design, also known as RWD. Let’s review responsive design in 2013. What Is Responsive Design in 2013? In a nutshell, Responsive […]

One of my favorite lines in the movie The Blind Side is when Sandra Bullock (referring UT orange) says, “But I will not wear that gaudy orange, I will not. It is not in my color wheel and I’m not gonna wear it.” And that gets me thinking about web design.

Most people, male and female, have a general idea of what’s in their “color wheel” – what their favorite colors are, whether they are comfortable pairing, say, a purple blazer over emerald green slacks, or whether they are soothed by the sight of a closet full of khaki and blue. The same goes for interior decorating, the color of our cars, the television ads that catch our eye… all sorts of things. The bottom line is that, generally, we pay more attention than we know to color and style.

As a designer I refer to functionality on a daily basis. I truly believe in having a well designed website, however, if it doesn’t have functionality it is just a pretty image on a computer screen.

SOO.. Let’s define functionality.

The Web Development phase is the primary work phase when creating a new website. The design “look” of the website has been established in the Design Phase and with the client’s approval it is time to actually build the website. When developing a website the development phase is the most time intensive. It is also […]