More Site Changes

OK, we've changed the design of the site again. I think I owe everyone an explanation.

The website that's been up for a month or two already (the one with the red background, and the floating bit in the middle) was actually a really cheap option, based on a template from Dreamweaver (a program which we use to edit some of the content on the website). A number of unforseen problems came about:

• we couldn't update the site regularly or quickly
• we couldn't update one thing on one page and have it automatically update on another
• we couldn't handle the marketing of the website properly
• various other things, including...
• It looked rubbish. Funny I didn't see that before.
  

So, the design you see before you today really is the last time we change the fundament of the site for a good couple of years. I can be really sure of this, because we now have a full marketing and development plan in place (and we've got other people to do that, so there's no chance I can hijack it and mess it up!), and behind the visible stuff that you can see when you type in www.violinmp3.com, there's a fantastic content managment system at work, which means I and the Court Lane Music people can just log in from anywhere, type in a new article, or upload new videos at the touch of a couple of buttons.

The chamber ensemble is now working regularly and we're lining up a load of MP3s. We're running trial videos on pages of the site that you can't see yet (they work great!) and of course the concert on 3rd of May will be videoed and watchable here online from 5th May.

As always, your feedback is much appreciated. You can leave a message for me or any of us through the form on the contact page.