diff --git a/templates/contest/index.html b/templates/contest/index.html
index d205b92..c43e084 100644
--- a/templates/contest/index.html
+++ b/templates/contest/index.html
@@ -6,22 +6,38 @@
 {# user has a reference, we can start logging QSOs! #}
 <div class="row">
 	<div class="col-sm-12">
-		<p>
-		Welcome to {{ contest }}!
-		</p><p>
-		You got yourself a ref registered. Very nice. Now you are ready to go! So go ahead and <a href="{% url "contest:log" %}">log some QSOs</a>!
-		</p>
+		<div class="panel panel-success">
+			<div class="panel-heading">Ready for the contest!</div>
+			<div class="panel-body">
+				<p>
+					Hey {{ user }}, your exchange has been registered as {{ user.ref }}.
+					You are all set for the contest!
+				</p>
+				<p>
+				You got yourself a ref registered. Very nice. Now you are ready to go! So go ahead and <a href="{% url "contest:log" %}">log some QSOs</a>!
+				</p>
+
+			</div>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
 {% else %}
 <div class="row">
 	<div class="col-sm-12">
-		<p>
-		Hey you, {{ user }}, you don't have a <abbr title="You know, like, location, where you are">ref</abbr>!
-		You should <strong>get your ref registered</strong>!
-		Get yourself registered with your callsign and your current location by calling out to <strong>DK0TU</strong>
-		on {{ contest.callQrg }}.
-		</p>
+		<div class="panel panel-danger">
+			<div class="panel-heading">You don't have an exchange</div>
+			<div class="panel-body">
+				<p>
+				Hey you, {{ user }}, you don't have an <abbr title="You know, like, location, where you are">Exchange</abbr>!
+				Get yourself registered with the contest orga on {{ contest.callQrg }}. Once you have registered with your
+				callsign and your current location, it will appear on this website (after refreshing) and you will be
+				all set for logging QSOs!
+				</p>
+				<p>
+				Get yourself registered on <strong>{{ contest.callQrg }}</strong>!
+				</p>
+			</div>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
 {% endif %}
@@ -29,7 +45,14 @@
 {% if user.is_staff %}
 <div class="row">
 	<div class="col-sm-12">
-		<p>Hey, you are <strong>staff</strong>. Do you want to <a href="{% url "contest:registerRefs" %}">register people</a>?</p>
+		<div class="panel panel-primary">
+			<div class="panel-heading">You are staff!</div>
+			<div class="panel-body">
+				<p>
+				<p>Hey, you are <strong>staff</strong>. Do you want to start <a href="{% url "contest:registerRefs" %}">registering people</a>?</p>
+				</p>
+			</div>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
 {% endif %}