diff --git a/src/content/posts/hello-world.md b/src/content/posts/hello-world.md
index de11aa1..0bbfd93 100644
--- a/src/content/posts/hello-world.md
+++ b/src/content/posts/hello-world.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Every post here exists in two languages. I write the English version first,
 and the Chinese (简体中文) version is a full translation rather than a summary —
 the same slug, served under `/posts/zh/`.
 
-Most posts will be one of a few shapes:
+Most posts are one of a few shapes:
 
 - **Case studies** — "how I built X", with the architecture and the mistakes.
 - **Tutorials** — a hard problem, what I tried, and the fix.
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ based in Malaysia. I build web applications, run 162 containers
 across three self-managed hosts, and run Hoelee Enterprise — a website design & development business
 for Malaysian SMEs (with email hosting as a side offering, not the focus).
 
-If you're a recruiter, a client, or a fellow builder — the posts here are my
-living portfolio. Start with the [latest posts](/posts/).
+The posts here are my working portfolio rather than a sales page: what I
+built, what broke, and what the evidence actually said. Start with the
+[latest posts](/posts/).
diff --git a/src/content/posts/zh/hello-world.md b/src/content/posts/zh/hello-world.md
index 9725e64..6961d59 100644
--- a/src/content/posts/zh/hello-world.md
+++ b/src/content/posts/zh/hello-world.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ banner: /banners/hello-world.jpg
 
 这里的每篇文章都有两种语言。英文版先写，中文版是完整翻译，而不是摘要——同一个 slug，放在 `/posts/zh/` 下面。
 
-大部分文章会是几种形态之一：
+大部分文章是几种形态之一：
 
 - **案例研究**——「我怎么做出 X」，包含架构和踩过的坑。
 - **教程**——一个难题、我试过什么、最后怎么修好的。
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ banner: /banners/hello-world.jpg
 ——一家面向马来西亚中小企业的网站设计与开发公司（邮箱托管是附带的服务，
 不是主业）。
 
-如果你是招聘方、客户，或者同样在动手做东西的人——这里的文章就是我的动态作品集。
+这里的文章是我的动态作品集，不是推销页：我做了什么、什么坏了、证据到底说了什么。
 可以从[最新文章](/posts/zh/)开始看。