diff --git a/views/index.html b/views/index.html
index 7283e7a..ad17904 100644
--- a/views/index.html
+++ b/views/index.html
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>{{ .title }}</title>
-</head>
-<body>
-  <p>This is a test!</p>
-</body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+{{ template "header" . }}
+
+<p>This is a test!</p>
+
+{{ template "footer" . }}
diff --git a/views/layout/footer.html b/views/layout/footer.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2edaabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/layout/footer.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{{ define "footer" }}
+</body>
+</html>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/views/layout/header.html b/views/layout/header.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d324a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/layout/header.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{{ define "header" }}
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
+  <title>{{ .title }} | BLT</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+{{ end }}
