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 2. Fork the [Minimal Mistakes repo](http://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/)
 3. Make it your own and customize, customize, customize.
 
+**Pro-tip:** Delete the `gh-pages` branch after cloning and start fresh by branching off `master`. There is a bunch of garbage in `gh-pages` used for the theme's demo site that I'm guessing you don't want on your site.
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 ## [Preview the Theme](http://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes)
 
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 This is [MIT](LICENSE) with no added caveats, so feel free to use this Jekyll theme on your site without linking back to me or using a disclaimer.
 
 If you'd like give me credit somewhere on your blog or tweet a shout out to
-[@mmistakes](https://twitter.com/mmistakes), that would be pretty sweet.
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+[@mmistakes](https://twitter.com/mmistakes), that would be pretty sweet.