Tag: Jennifer Folsom

Unlocking the Potential: Reasons to Redesign Your Website

Written by Jennifer Folsom on December 1, 2023.

5 Reasons to Redesign your Website showing and old website loading slow and a new website with better SEO.

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Outdated Design and Functionality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 If your website looks outdated or lacks modern functionality, it might be turning away prospects. A contemporary design improves user experience and positively reflects on your brand.

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.

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.

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”.

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.