diff --git a/lib/site_template/_config.yml b/lib/site_template/_config.yml
index a6d90379..7142ebe0 100644
--- a/lib/site_template/_config.yml
+++ b/lib/site_template/_config.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 name: Dat site title tho
 markdown: redcarpet
 highlighter: pygments
+description: "Write an awesome description for your new site here. It will appear in your document head meta (for Google search results) and in your feed.xml site description."