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+## What is roadmap.sh?
+
+Roadmap.sh is the place containing community curated roadmaps, study plans, paths and resources for the budding
+developers. It started as a [set of charts to guide the developers](https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap)
+who are confused about what should they learn next but that alone wasn't enough so I expanded it into the website to get
+more contributors involved.
+
+## What are the plans for roadmap.sh?
+
+The website started off as
+a [simple repository containing a few charts](https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap) for developers and
+based on my personal opinions but it could have been much more than that so I decided to expand it to a website where
+people can contribute to study plans with their areas of expertise as well, add more roadmaps, write guides etc.
+
+We haven't opened up the sign ups for now but we will be doing. My long term plans for this website are to turn it into
+a goto place for the developers to seek guidance about their careers, help others, share their journeys, incentivize the
+learnings, get feedbacks on their projects etc.
+
+## How did you build roadmap.sh?
+
+The basic version of the website has been built with [Next.js](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/), is opensource and can
+be found on [github](https://github.com/kamranahmedse/roadmap.sh). It was hastily done to get it out in front of the
+people and get people to start contributing so it might be rough on the edges, but that is where we need your help.
+
+## How does it make money?
+
+It doesn't make any money. I have been using my personal time and budget to build it. I did not create this website with
+any intentions of monetization but as a good will, to help the people get out of the frustration that I was once in.
+
+Having said that, I love teaching and my future plans are to be able to work full-time on roadmap.sh for which it has to
+make enough money to pay for my rent, groceries, bills, travel expenses, etc but even if it doesn't it's likely I'll
+continue growing the site however I can. My focus at the moment is not making money from it and just add content that
+creates value for the people.
+
+> Sponsor the efforts by [paying as little as 5$ per month](https://github.com/sponsors/kamranahmedse) or with [one time payment via paypal](https://paypal.me/kamranahmedse). Alternatively, reach out to me at [kamranahmed.se@gmail.com](mailto:kamranahmed.se@gmail.com).
+
+## Can I contribute?
+
+You definitely can, infact you are encouraged to do that. Even your minor contributions such as typo fixes count. The
+source code of the website can be [found on Github](https://github.com/kamranahmedse/roadmap.sh). Your contributions can
+be:
+
+* Adding a new roadmap
+* Updating existing roadmap
+* Suggesting changes to the existing roadmaps
+* Writing a Guide
+* Updating an existing guide
+* Fixing grammar mistakes, typos on the website or the content
+* Updating the UI of the website
+* Refactoring the codebase
+* Becoming a sponsor
+
+Just make sure
+to [follow the contribution guidelines](https://github.com/kamranahmedse/roadmap.sh/tree/master/contributing) when you
+decide to contribute.
+
+## Can I redistribute the content?
+
+No, the license of the content on this website does not allow you to redistribute any of the content on this website
+anywhere. You can use it for personal use or share the link to the content if you have to but redistribution is not
+allowed.
+
+## What is the best way to contact you?
+
+Tweet or send me a message [@kamranahmedse](https://twitter.com/kamranahmedse) or email me
+at [kamranahmed.se@gmail.com](mailto:kamranahmed.se@gmail.com). I get lots of messages so apologies in advance if you don't hear back
+from me soon but I do reply to everyone.