diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 17bcb84..037ea95 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@
 
             <%= yield :navigation %>
           </div>
+
           <div class="sg-24 sgParent">
             <%= yield %>
-
-            <footer class="sg-35">
-              &copy; 2014 Dan Barber
-            </footer>
           </div>
+
+          <%= render 'shared/footer' %>
         </div>
 
       </div>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a79cd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<footer class="sg-35">
+  &copy; <%= Time.now.year %> Dan Barber
+</footer>