diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,26 +13,26 @@ allowing it to be served with the custom `plaintextaccounting.org` domain.
 
 (Ok for trivial updates)
 
-#. Log in to Github and click the pencil at
+1. Log in to Github and click the pencil at
    [index.md](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting.github.io/blob/master/index.md).
-#. Make your changes to the markdown source. Commit.
-#. Make the corresponding changes in the generated [index.html](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting.github.io/blob/master/index.html). Commit.
+2. Make your changes to the markdown source. Commit.
+3. Make the corresponding changes in the generated [index.html](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting.github.io/blob/master/index.html). Commit.
    It's ok to skip this step if you must; we'll update the html for you.
-#. These commits will be bundled into a pull request (I think). 
+4. These commits will be bundled into a pull request (I think). 
    Or will be applied immediately if you have commit access.
 
 ### How to contribute an update (using pandoc)
 
-#. Log in to Github, fork this repo, clone it to your machine.
-#. Make your changes to `index.md` (and/or `README.md`, `css/*`, `images/*`).
-#. Regenerate `index.html` as follows:
+1. Log in to Github, fork this repo, clone it to your machine.
+3. Make your changes to `index.md` (and/or `README.md`, `css/*`, `images/*`).
+4. Regenerate `index.html` as follows:
    - Ensure you have [pandoc] 2.5+ and [GNU Make] installed, and run `make`. (Preferred).
    - If you don't have GNU Make, you can run
      `pandoc -f markdown-smart+autolink_bare_uris --template index.tmpl index.md -o index.html`
    - If you don't have pandoc, you can update `index.html` by hand (ok for trivial changes).
-#. Commit the changes (source files and regenerated html files, eg both `index.md` and `index.html`).
-#. `git push` to your fork.
-#. Submit a pull request.
+4. Commit the changes (source files and regenerated html files, eg both `index.md` and `index.html`).
+5. `git push` to your fork.
+6. Submit a pull request.
 
 [pandoc]: http://pandoc.org/installing.html
 
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ to request it.
 
 ### How to see a live local preview
 
-#. Install [entr] and [livereloadx]
-#. In one window, `make liverender` to update index.html
-#. In another window, `make livereload` to run a live-reloading local webserver
-#. Open the page in a browser: http://localhost:10000
-#. Save changes in `index.md`, see updates in the browser.
+1. Install [entr] and [livereloadx]
+2. In one window, `make liverender` to update index.html
+3. In another window, `make livereload` to run a live-reloading local webserver
+4. Open the page in a browser: http://localhost:10000
+5. Save changes in `index.md`, see updates in the browser.
 
 [entr]:        http://eradman.com/entrproject/
 [livereloadx]: https://nitoyon.github.io/livereloadx