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New Template Bedding In

It looks as if the new Dreamweaver template that we implemented on Friday has settled down OK.

Of course it will take a little longer to establish what effect it has on our visitors, if any, and longer still to see what reaction, if any, we get from Google. The new template removes a whole column of internal links from some pages and adds a side bar to others. We have also take the opportunity to remove the new page generator off links to all pages except the reference pages, like our commercial terms, to try and make it easier to navigate around the site.

We have started with Mozart as Composer of the week and The Entertainer as ring tone of the week with prominent links so we'll see what that does. We will use the side bar and the footer for trying out site wide changes and developments because it is so much easier to make consistent changes now. Analytics gives us a good appreciation of the use being made on the links on our pages which facilitates this sort of experimentation.

Google is experiencing more flux in its search results across some of its data centers but not enough to seriously upset Rankpulse and we think we can see Big Daddy rolling out a little further so that they may be passed the half way point now.

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