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 Our goal is to make your experience as great as possible. Follow these simple steps to contribute:
 
-1. [Clone the project from GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard) and follow the steps in the README to build. Read the [developer tips & tricks](dev-tips.md) to get started.
+1. [Fork the Focalboard repo](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard), clone it locally, and follow the steps in the README to build. Read the [developer tips & tricks](dev-tips.md) to get started.
 
-2. Find [help wanted tickets in GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22). Comment to let everyone know you’re working on it, and to allow a core contributor to assign the issue to you. If there’s no ticket for what you want to work on see [contributions without a ticket.](contributions-without-ticket.md).
+2. Find [help wanted tickets that are up for grabs in GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Up+for+grabs%22). Comment to let everyone know you’re working on it, and to allow a core contributor to assign the issue to you. If there’s no ticket for what you want to work on see [contributions without a ticket](contributions-without-ticket.md).
 
 3. When your changes are ready, run through our [checklist for pull requests](contribution-checklist.md). Note that if it’s your first contribution, there is a standard [CLA](https://www.mattermost.org/mattermost-contributor-agreement/) to sign.