diff --git a/src/content/index.md b/src/content/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32e0c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/content/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Welcome
+Thank you for choosing this theme!
+
+If you want to see the posts, check out the [posts](/blog) page.
+
+If you are site owner, you can manually edit the content of this page by editing the `src/content/index.md` file.
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diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
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--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 ---
 import Layout from '../layouts/Layout.astro';
-
+// Conditionally import content if file exists
+let HomePageContent;
+try {
+  const module = await import('../content/index.md');
+  HomePageContent = module.Content;
+} catch (e) {
+  // File doesn't exist or couldn't be imported
+  console.log('Homepage content not found, using default content');
+}
 ---
 
 <Layout title="" description="That a good start.">
   <h1 class="title">~/</h1>
   <div class="content">
+    {HomePageContent ? <HomePageContent/> :
     <h3>Welcome!</h3>
-
-    Not much here yet, but you can check out my blog posts <a href="/blog">here</a>.
-    <br />
-    If you are site owner, please edit <code>src/pages/index.astro</code> to customize this page.
+      <p>Not much here yet, but you can check out my blog posts <a href="/blog">here</a>.</p>
+      <p>If you are site owner, please create <code>src/content/index.md</code> to customize this page.</p>
+    }
   </div>
 </Layout>
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