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@@ -219,33 +219,37 @@ Beautiful Jekyll is actively used by thousands of people with wildly varying deg
 
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-### What if I don't want the website to be `https://<yourusername>.github.io`?
+- ### How do I add a favicon to my site?
 
-Every GitHub user can have one repository (repository = project) named `<yourusername>.github.io` and the website for that repository will be `https://<yourusername>.github.io`. 
+  Easy! Just place a valid `favicon.ico` in the root directory of your project. And then wait! It can take a while to update.
 
-If you want your project to be named something else, for example `MyAwesomeProject`, that's no problem! All you have to do is go to _Settings_ at the top right corner of the page, and rename your repository to `MyAwesomeProject` (**remember to click on the _Rename_ button to confirm!**). Then you need to scroll down to the _GitHub Pages_ section and choose "master branch" as the source (not "master branch /docs folder"!).
+- ### How do I change the number of posts per page OR the colour of the navigation bar OR the image in the navigation bar OR ...?
 
-Now your website will be at `https://<yourusername>.github.io\MyAwesomeProject`.
+  Beautiful Jekyll is built to be very customizable, and as such, many questions about "how do I change ..." can be answered by looking at the `_config.yml` file. The configuration file has many adjustable parameters to customize your site.
 
-### How do I change the number of posts per page OR the colour of the navigation bar OR the image in the navigation bar OR ...?
+- ### What if I want to use a custom domain for my site?
 
-Beautiful Jekyll is built to be very customizable, and as such, many questions about "how do I change ..." can be answered by looking at the `_config.yml` file. The configuration file has many adjustable parameters to customize your site.
+  GitHub lets you have your website for free using their `github.io` domain. If you want your own domain (such as `https://myname.com`), it's easy and will cost about $10-$15 per year. First you need to buy a domain name (I recommend [Namecheap](https://namecheap.pxf.io/daattali)) and then follow the [instructions GitHub provides](https://docs.github.com/en/github/working-with-github-pages/managing-a-custom-domain-for-your-github-pages-site).
 
-### How do I add a favicon to my site?
+- ### What if I want a free domain, but not `https://<yourusername>.github.io`?
 
-Easy! Just place a valid `favicon.ico` in the root directory of your project. And then wait! It can take a while to update.
+  Every GitHub user can have one repository (repository = project) named `<yourusername>.github.io` and the website for that repository will be `https://<yourusername>.github.io`. 
 
-### How do I move the blog to another page instead of having it on the home page?
+  If you want your project to be named something else, for example `MyAwesomeProject`, that's no problem! All you have to do is go to _Settings_ at the top right corner of the page, and rename your repository to `MyAwesomeProject` (**remember to click on the _Rename_ button to confirm!**). Then you need to scroll down to the _GitHub Pages_ section and choose "master branch" as the source (not "master branch /docs folder"!).
 
-The default style of Beautiful Jekyll is to feature the blog feed on the front page. But for many sites that's not the ideal structure, and you may want to have a separate dedicated page for the blog posts. To have the blog hosted on a different URL (for example at `<mysite.com>/blog`), copy the `index.html` file into a folder with the same name as the desired page (for example, to `blog/index.html`), and in the `_config.yml` file you need to add a parameter `paginate_path: "/<page name>/page:num/"` (for example `paginate_path: "/blog/page:num/"`).
+  Now your website will be at `https://<yourusername>.github.io\MyAwesomeProject`.
 
-### What size do you recommend using for the `cover-img` photos?
+- ### How do I move the blog to another page instead of having it on the home page?
 
-Unfortunately, this is a no-answer! There isn't a one-size-fits-all solution to this, because every person will view your site on a different browser with different dimensions. Some browsers will have very wide aspect ratio, some will be narrower, some will be vertical (such as phones), different phones have different screens, etc. The image will always be centered, so the only tip I can give is that you should make sure the important part of the image is in the middle so that it'll always show. Other than that, every browser will show a different clipping of the image.
+  The default style of Beautiful Jekyll is to feature the blog feed on the front page. For some sites that's not the ideal structure, and you may want to have a separate dedicated page for the blog posts. To have the blog hosted on a different URL (for example at `<mysite.com>/blog`), copy the `index.html` file into a folder with the same name as the desired page (for example, to `blog/index.html`), and in the `_config.yml` file you need to add a parameter `paginate_path: "/<page name>/page:num/"` (for example `paginate_path: "/blog/page:num/"`).
 
-### How do I use MathJax equations in my posts?
+- ### What size do you recommend using for the `cover-img` photos?
 
-MathJax can be easily integrated into your website with a one-line addition. You can see [this discussion](https://github.com/daattali/beautiful-jekyll/issues/195) for more information.
+  Unfortunately, this is a no-answer! There isn't a one-size-fits-all solution to this, because every person will view your site on a different browser with different dimensions. Some browsers will have very wide aspect ratio, some will be narrower, some will be vertical (such as phones), different phones have different screens, etc. The image will always be centered, so the only tip I can give is that you should make sure the important part of the image is in the middle so that it'll always show. Other than that, every browser will show a different clipping of the image.
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+- ### How do I use math equations in my posts?
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+  MathJax can be easily integrated into your website with a one-line addition. You can see [this discussion](https://github.com/daattali/beautiful-jekyll/issues/195) for more information.
 
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