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 # Contribution Guidelines 
 Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md). By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
 
-## Adding courses to [awesome-certificates](readme.md)
-
-Please ensure your pull request adheres to the [list guidelines](pull_request.md).
-
+## Adding courses/certificates
+To ensure this project keeps growing we rely on user contributions. 
 
+If you've found a free course with a certificate that you'd like to add to [awesome-certificates](readme.md):
+- First open a [pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request).
+- Second read and adhere to the [list guidelines](pull_request.md).