diff --git a/gracedb/templates/alerts/index.html b/gracedb/templates/alerts/index.html
index c5e28044872a98a8e7506d08678f796169a52dd0..13238b2ea8dd4a15617f11aea2d683b78cbfa876 100644
--- a/gracedb/templates/alerts/index.html
+++ b/gracedb/templates/alerts/index.html
@@ -25,8 +25,15 @@
 <p>
 This is the central page for managing phone and email alerts.
 From here, you can create new contacts and notifications, edit or delete existing ones, and test and verify contacts.
-Here's a link to some more detailed <a href="{% url "home" %}documentation/notifications.html">documentation</a> on phone and email alerts, including how to create contacts and notifications.
 </p>
+<p>The general procedure is:</p>
+<ul>
+    <li>Create a contact</li>
+    <li>Verify that contact</li>
+    <li>Create a notification</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>More detailed documentation is provided <a href="{% url "home" %}documentation/notifications.html">here</a>.</p>
 
 <p><b>Note:</b> email alerts in ER14 and O3 will come from the <b><code style="font-size: 1.8rem;">gravitationalwave.services</code></b> domain.</p>
 </div>