diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
index a4f1ac487..62d507b48 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import Column from '../ui/components/column';
+import Column   from '../ui/components/column';
+import { Link } from 'react-router';
 
 const GettingStarted = () => {
   return (
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ const GettingStarted = () => {
         <p>You can follow people if you know their username and the domain they are on by entering an e-mail-esque address into the form in the bottom of the sidebar.</p>
         <p>If the target user is on the same domain as you, just the username will work. The same rule applies to mentioning people in statuses.</p>
         <p>The developer of this project can be followed as Gargron@mastodon.social</p>
+        <p>Also <Link to='/statuses/all' style={{ color: '#2b90d9', textDecoration: 'none' }}>check out the public timeline for a start</Link>!</p>
       </div>
     </Column>
   );