update start instructions

README.md

@@ -10,10 +10,27 @@ Follow along with the workshop to make your own! This canonical version can serv
 
 To use this boilerplate, you'll need to take the following steps:
 
-* Fork and clone this repo.
-* `cd` into your clone and `rm -rf .git` to remove the boilerplate git tracking
+* Don't fork or clone this repo! Instead, create a new, empty directory on your machine and `git init` (or create an empty repo on Github and clone it to your local machine)
+* Run the following commands:
+
+```
+git remote add boilermaker https://github.com/FullstackAcademy/boilermaker.git
+git fetch boilermaker
+git merge boilermaker/master
+```
+
+Why did we do that? Because every once in a while, `boilermaker` may be updated with additional features or bug fixes, and you can easily get those changes from now on by entering:
+
+```
+git fetch boilermaker
+git merge boilermaker/master
+```
+
+## Customize
+
+Now that you've got the code, follow these steps to get acclimated:
+
 * Update project name and description in `package.json` file
-* `git init` to start your own git tracking
 * `npm install`, or `yarn install` - whatever you're into
 * Create two postgres databases: `boilermaker` and `boilermaker-test` (you can substitute these with the name of your own application - just be sure to go through and change the `package.json` and `server/db/db.js` to refer to the new names)
   * By default, running `npm test` will use `boilermaker-test`, while regular development uses `boilermaker`