I am not done with the right hand side nav area yet, so please ignore looking for feedback on the header http://comps.rewdev.com/cantera/cantera-revamp-r5.jpg

Going wide to incorporate more SEO flexibility and also improve user navigation throughout the site and god willing conversion (Although it is already very good)

Comments are appreciated. And I don't know why my font just turned blue.

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it only takes up 50% of my screen, at present

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Like Jim Olenbush (Mr PageRank 6) needs better SEO... LOL I think his current website is amazing. However, I do like the new wider look. I am working on one for myself right now

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Ryan A. Martin - Windermere Real Estate / Whatcom Inc.

Your Bellingham real estate professional specializing in the listing and sales of Bellingham condos. Also check out my Anacortes real estate website for information about Fidalgo Island and Anacortes, WA

Greg it is just a comp (Image) you can mouse over it and click it to make it much larger.

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damn, i knew it was operator error somehow.

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Pagerank is not really all that relevant to us, however I "think" that was a compliment - Jim has a team here at REW working on his site at all times, as well as he himself puts a lot of work into his site - although you are right, we dominate with the content and SEO we have accomplished- we certainly will never stop adding / tweaking content and working on ways to improve the site. Jim is one of those brokers that truly understands (And has for a long time) how vital SEO is to a successful online business.

With regards to the comp, I am going to throw one of my other ideas out there and get some feedback on the concept, although not as visually appealing as an image, I was more going for account creation with this second comp which you can view here: http://comps.rewdev.com/cantera/cantera-revamp-r4.jpg

I am pretty sure Jim has already made up his mind on the Austin photo (Which I also love) but I would still like some feedback on the search like a Realtor call to action as well.

Thanks for all your great feedback.

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@Morgan ~ Yes, I was giving REW and Jim a HUGE compliment.

I really like the new Austin photo. I am not sure what else you had to choose from, but that photo looks awesome. However, as I am writing this, I just realized that you removed the bridge photo? It also looks like you removed his most recent blog posts from his homepage. Is this permanent, or is the page content not yet complete on the draft?

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Ryan A. Martin - Windermere Real Estate / Whatcom Inc.

Your Bellingham real estate professional specializing in the listing and sales of Bellingham condos. Also check out my Anacortes real estate website for information about Fidalgo Island and Anacortes, WA

Ryan - that photo is the Pennybacker Bridge over Lake Austin. Is one of the icons of Austin and is trememdously photogenic. By the way, like my avatar? It is looking out over a 20,000 sqare foot house above Lake Travis, just west of Austin.

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@Sam ~ Austin definitely has some cool views. You are correct about the Pennybacker Bridge. I love that the colors in the photo merge seamlessly with the color scheme of Jim's website.

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Ryan A. Martin - Windermere Real Estate / Whatcom Inc.

Your Bellingham real estate professional specializing in the listing and sales of Bellingham condos. Also check out my Anacortes real estate website for information about Fidalgo Island and Anacortes, WA

Looks great! I am a big fan of the wide screens

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