diff --git a/site/content/blog/2017-08-07-the-easiest-way-to-get-started.md b/site/content/blog/2017-08-07-the-easiest-way-to-get-started.md
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@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ In the terminal, you can instantly create a new project like so:
 npx degit sveltejs/template my-svelte-project
 cd my-svelte-project
 npm install
-npm run dev & open http://localhost:5000
+npm run dev
 ```
 
+This will create a new project in the `my-svelte-project` directory, install its dependencies, and start a server on http://localhost:5000.
+
 Once you've tinkered a bit and understood how everything fits together, you can fork [sveltejs/template](https://github.com/sveltejs/template) and start doing this instead:
 
 ```bash