diff --git a/tabbycat/tournaments/templates/blank_site_start.html b/tabbycat/tournaments/templates/blank_site_start.html
index 5f809b776af..0c005bc13b6 100644
--- a/tabbycat/tournaments/templates/blank_site_start.html
+++ b/tabbycat/tournaments/templates/blank_site_start.html
@@ -8,62 +8,73 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-  <div class="panel panel-default">
-    <div class="panel-body">
+<div class="alert alert-info">
+  <p>
+    Tabbycat is free to use for non-profit and non-fundraising tournaments
+    (although donations are encouraged). If your tournament is run for profit
+    or for fundraising, please note that there is a
+    <a href="{% url 'donations' %}">required payment</a>. For more details,
+    see the <a href="http://tabbycat.readthedocs.io/en/stable/about/licence.html">
+    Tabbycat licence agreement</a>.
+  </p>
+</div>
 
-      <h4>
-        {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-          Welcome to your new Tabbycat installation!
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-      </h4>
-      <p>
-        {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-          To get started, you'll need to create the first user account. This account
-          is a "superuser" account: it will be able to edit anything on the site.
-          Therefore, you should use a strong password.
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-      </p>
-      <p>
-        {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-          You can only create this account once, but if you like, you can change the
-          username and password after it's created, or add new superusers afterwards.
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-      </p>
+<div class="panel panel-default">
+  <div class="panel-body">
 
-      <form action="." method="POST" class="form-horizontal">
-        {% csrf_token %}
+    <h4>
+      {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+        Welcome to your new Tabbycat installation!
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </h4>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+        To get started, you'll need to create the first user account. This account
+        is a "superuser" account: it will be able to edit anything on the site.
+        Therefore, you should use a strong password.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+        You can only create this account once, but if you like, you can change the
+        username and password after it's created, or add new superusers afterwards.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
 
-        {% if form.errors %}
-          <div class="alert alert-danger">
-            {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-            Whoops! There was an error with one or more fields.
-            {% endblocktrans %}
-            {{ form.non_field_errors }}
-          </div>
-        {% endif %}
+    <form action="." method="POST" class="form-horizontal">
+      {% csrf_token %}
 
-        {% for field in form %}
-          <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="{{ field.id_for_label }}" class="col-md-2 control-label">{{ field.label }}</label>
-            <div class="col-md-6">
-              {{ field|addcss:"form-control" }}
-            </div>
-            {% if field.errors %}
-              {{ field.errors }}
-            {% endif %}
-          </div>
-        {% endfor %}
+      {% if form.errors %}
+        <div class="alert alert-danger">
+          {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+          Whoops! There was an error with one or more fields.
+          {% endblocktrans %}
+          {{ form.non_field_errors }}
+        </div>
+      {% endif %}
 
+      {% for field in form %}
         <div class="form-group">
-          <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-6 col-sm-4">
-            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-block btn-success form-control">
-              {% trans "Create Account" %}
-            </button>
+          <label for="{{ field.id_for_label }}" class="col-md-2 control-label">{{ field.label }}</label>
+          <div class="col-md-6">
+            {{ field|addcss:"form-control" }}
           </div>
+          {% if field.errors %}
+            {{ field.errors }}
+          {% endif %}
+        </div>
+      {% endfor %}
+
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-6 col-sm-4">
+          <button type="submit" class="btn btn-block btn-success form-control">
+            {% trans "Create Account" %}
+          </button>
         </div>
+      </div>
 
-      </form>
-    </div>
+    </form>
   </div>
+</div>
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/tabbycat/tournaments/templates/create_tournament.html b/tabbycat/tournaments/templates/create_tournament.html
index 5261704dfe4..469dce9fcd5 100644
--- a/tabbycat/tournaments/templates/create_tournament.html
+++ b/tabbycat/tournaments/templates/create_tournament.html
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
 
 <div class="alert alert-info">
   <p>
-    As per <a href="https://github.com/czlee/tabbycat/blob/master/LICENSE.rst">
-    its license</a> Tabbycat is free to use (although donations are encouraged)
-     for <strong>non-profit</strong> and <strong>non-fundraising</strong>
-     tournaments. If your tournament is run for profit or for fundraising note
-     that there is a <a href="{% url 'donations' %}">required payment</a>.
+    Tabbycat is free to use for non-profit and non-fundraising tournaments
+    (although donations are encouraged). If your tournament is run for profit
+    or for fundraising, please note that there is a
+    <a href="{% url 'donations' %}">required payment</a>. For more details,
+    see the <a href="http://tabbycat.readthedocs.io/en/stable/about/licence.html">
+    Tabbycat licence agreement</a>.
   </p>
 </div>
 
@@ -65,15 +66,13 @@
 
 <div class="panel panel-default">
   <div class="panel-body">
-    <strong>Just trying out Tabbycat?</strong>
+    <p><strong>Just trying out Tabbycat?</strong>
     If you are just learning or playing around with Tabbycat it's easiest
     to create a 'demo' tournament that is prepopulated with a fake (but typical)
     set of teams, adjudicators, venues, and the like.
-    This demo tournament can then be easily deleted later on.
-  </div>
-  <div class="panel-body">
+    This demo tournament can then be easily deleted later on.</p>
     <div class="row">
-      <div class="col-md-6">
+      <div class="col-sm-6">
         <form action="{% url 'load-demo' %}" method="POST">
           <input type="hidden" name="source" value="demo_simple">
           <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@
           </button>
         </form>
       </div>
-      <div class="col-md-6">
+      <div class="col-sm-6">
         <form action="{% url 'load-demo' %}" method="POST">
           <input type="hidden" name="source" value="demo">
           <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">
diff --git a/tabbycat/tournaments/views.py b/tabbycat/tournaments/views.py
index 9368efca73f..0f2982979e8 100644
--- a/tabbycat/tournaments/views.py
+++ b/tabbycat/tournaments/views.py
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                 in the Edit Database Area before creating another demo.")
         else:
             management.call_command(importtournament.Command(), source)
-            messages.success(self.request, "Created new demo tournament")
+            messages.success(self.request, "Created new demo tournament. You \
+                                            can access it below.")
         return redirect('tabbycat-index')