diff --git a/lib/site_template/_posts/0000-00-00-welcome-to-jekyll.markdown.erb b/lib/site_template/_posts/0000-00-00-welcome-to-jekyll.markdown.erb
index 3f0d1d9a..024a262a 100644
--- a/lib/site_template/_posts/0000-00-00-welcome-to-jekyll.markdown.erb
+++ b/lib/site_template/_posts/0000-00-00-welcome-to-jekyll.markdown.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ title:  "Welcome to Jekyll!"
 date:   <%= Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') %>
 categories: jekyll update
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-You’ll find this post in your `_posts` directory – edit it and re-build (or run with the `--watch` switch) to see your changes. To add new posts, simply add a file in the `_posts` directory that follows the convention: YYYY-MM-DD-name-of-post.ext.
+You’ll find this post in your `_posts` directory – edit it and re-build (or run with the `--watch` switch) to see your changes.
+
+To add new posts, simply add a file in the `_posts` directory that follows the convention YYYY-MM-DD-name-of-post.ext and includes the necessary front matter. Take a look at the source for this post to get an idea about how it works.
 
 Jekyll also offers powerful support for code snippets: