diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 64923e0c5..1c44976a9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -25,22 +25,21 @@ var quitting = false
  * we check if it's already running and if it is we focus the existing window
  * rather than opening a new instance.
  */
-function quitIfAlreadyRunning() {
-  var shouldQuit = electron.app.makeSingleInstance(function(commandLine, workingDirectory) {
+function quitIfAlreadyRunning () {
+  var shouldQuit = electron.app.makeSingleInstance(function (commandLine, workingDirectory) {
     // Someone tried to run a second instance, we should focus our window.
     if (windows.main) {
-      if (windows.main.isMinimized()) windows.main.restore();
-      windows.main.focus();
+      if (windows.main.isMinimized()) windows.main.restore()
+      windows.main.focus()
     }
-  });
+  })
 
   if (shouldQuit) {
-    electron.app.quit();
-    return;
+    electron.app.quit()
   }
 }
 
-quitIfAlreadyRunning();
+quitIfAlreadyRunning()
 
 electron.app.on('ready', () => {
   setupContext('ssb', {
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 55df09338..dc7dcf609 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 	"Publishing...": "Publishing...",
 	"Publish Privately": "Publish Privately",
 	"Publish": "Publish",
-	"Welcome to Patchwork": "Welcome to Patchwork",
 	"You may not be able to see new content until you follow some users or pubs.": "You may not be able to see new content until you follow some users or pubs.",
-	"For help, see the 'Getting Started' guide at ": "For help, see the 'Getting Started' guide at ",
+	"You are not following anyone": "You are not following anyone",
+	"For help getting started, see the guide at ": "For help getting started, see the guide at ",
+	"Nobody will be able to see your posts until you have a follower. The easiest way to get a follower is to use a pub invite as the pub will follow you back. If you have already redeemed a pub invite and you see it has not followed you back on your profile, try another pub.": "Nobody will be able to see your posts until you have a follower. The easiest way to get a follower is to use a pub invite as the pub will follow you back. If you have already redeemed a pub invite and you see it has not followed you back on your profile, try another pub.",
+	"You have no followers": "You have no followers",
 	"update": "update",
 	"updates": "updates",
 	"+ Join Pub": "+ Join Pub",
@@ -13,12 +15,12 @@
 	"Local": "Local",
 	"Connected Pubs": "Connected Pubs",
 	"Who to follow": "Who to follow",
-	"Write a private message": "Write a private message \n\n\n\nThis can only be read by yourself and people you have @mentioned.",
+	"Write a private message": "Write a private message",
 	"Edit Your Profile": "Edit Your Profile",
 	"Public key for this profile": "Public key for this profile",
 	"This person is blocked by %s of your friends.": {
-	  "one": "This person is blocked by %s of your friends.",
-	  "other": "This person is blocked by %s of your friends."
+		"one": "This person is blocked by %s of your friends.",
+		"other": "This person is blocked by %s of your friends."
 	},
 	"You don't follow anyone who follows this person": "You don't follow anyone who follows this person",
 	"You might not be seeing their latest messages. You could try joining a pub that they are a member of.": "You might not be seeing their latest messages. You could try joining a pub that they are a member of.",
@@ -29,13 +31,13 @@
 	"However, since you follow someone that follows them, you should be able to see their latest posts.": "However, since you follow someone that follows them, you should be able to see their latest posts.",
 	"Mutual Friends": "Mutual Friends",
 	"You share %s mutual friends with this person.": {
-	  "one": "You share %s mutual friend with this person.",
-	  "other": "You share %s mutual friends with this person."
+		"one": "You share %s mutual friends with this person.",
+		"other": "You share %s mutual friends with this person."
 	},
 	"Followed by": "Followed by",
 	"You follow %s people that follow this person.": {
-	  "one": "You follow someone that follows this person.",
-	  "other": "You follow %s people that follow this person."
+		"one": "You follow %s people that follow this person.",
+		"other": "You follow %s people that follow this person."
 	},
 	"Send Private Message": "Send Private Message",
 	"Friends": "Friends",
@@ -58,9 +60,13 @@
 	"Mentions": "Mentions",
 	" has been released.": " has been released.",
 	" Click here to download and view more info!": " Click here to download and view more info!",
+	"Force Disconnect": "Force Disconnect",
+	"View %s more": {
+		"one": "View %s more",
+		"other": "View %s more"
+	},
 	"Self Assigned": "Self Assigned",
 	"Assigned By": "Assigned By",
-	"followed ": "followed ",
 	"from now": "from now",
 	"ago": "ago",
 	"years": "years",
@@ -68,55 +74,49 @@
 	"weeks": "weeks",
 	"days": "days",
 	"hours": "hours",
-	"minutes": "mins",
-	"seconds": "secs",
+	"minutes": "minutes",
+	"seconds": "seconds",
 	"year": "year",
 	"month": "month",
 	"week": "week",
 	"day": "day",
 	"hour": "hour",
-	"minute": "min",
-	"second": "sec",
+	"minute": "minute",
+	"second": "second",
+	"Liked by": "Liked by",
+	"likes": "likes",
+	"See less": "See less",
+	"See more": "See more",
 	"Reply": "Reply",
+	"mentioned you": "mentioned you",
 	"View full thread": "View full thread",
-	"Unsubscribe": "Unsubscribe",
-	"Subscribe": "Subscribe",
-	"Force Disconnect": "Force Disconnect",
 	"(you)": "(you)",
+	"replied to this message": "replied to this message",
 	"in reply to ": "in reply to ",
-	"See less": "See less",
-	"See more": "See more",
-	"mentioned you": "mentioned you",
+	"mentioned in your network": "mentioned in your network",
+	"followed ": "followed ",
+	" referenced this message:": " referenced this message:",
+	"added changes": "added changes",
 	" and ": " and ",
-	"Liked by": "Liked by",
-	"likes": "likes",
-	"liked this message": "liked this message",
 	"like": "like",
-	"replied to this message": "replied to this message",
+	"%s people from your network replied to this message on ": {
+		"one": "%s people from your network replied to this message on ",
+		"other": "%s people from your network replied to this message on "
+	},
 	"unfollowed ": "unfollowed ",
-	" others": " others",
+	"subscribed to ": "subscribed to ",
 	"Write a public message": "Write a public message",
-	"New Message": "New Message",
-	"%s people from your network replied to this message on ": {
-	  "one": "%s person from your network replied to this message on ",
-	  "other": "%s people from your network replied to this message on "
+	"Click to unsubscribe": "Click to unsubscribe",
+	"Subscribed": "Subscribed",
+	"Subscribe": "Subscribe",
+	"You follow %s people that subscribe to this channel.": {
+		"one": "You follow %s people that subscribe to this channel.",
+		"other": "You follow %s people that subscribe to this channel."
 	},
-	"mentioned in your network": "mentioned in your network",
-	"Channels": "Channels",
-	"Browse All": "Browse All",
-	"$name": "English",
-	"Theme": "Theme",
-	"Language": "Language",
-	"Default": "Default",
-	"de": "German",
-	"en": "en",
-	"es": "Spanish",
-	"ki": "Kashmiri",
-	"pt": "pt",
-	"pt-BR": "Brazillian Portuguese",
-	"Public Feed Options": "Public Feed Options",
-	"Hide following messages": "Hide following messages",
-	"This is you.": "This is you.",
+	"Write a message in this channel": "Write a message in this channel",
+	"You may not be able to see new channel content until you follow some users or pubs.": "You may not be able to see new channel content until you follow some users or pubs.",
+	"mentioned this channel": "mentioned this channel",
+	" others": " others",
 	"Click to unblock": "Click to unblock",
 	"Blocked": "Blocked",
 	"Click to unfollow": "Click to unfollow",
@@ -124,62 +124,24 @@
 	"Follow": "Follow",
 	"Click to block syncing with this person and hide their posts": "Click to block syncing with this person and hide their posts",
 	"Block": "Block",
+	"This is you.": "This is you.",
+	"assigned a display image to ": "assigned a display image to ",
+	"Close": "Close",
+	"self identifies as ": "self identifies as ",
+	"New Message": "New Message",
 	"Write a private reply": "Write a private reply",
 	"Write a public reply": "Write a public reply",
-	"External Link": "External Link",
-	"subscribed to ": "subscribed to ",
-	"unsubscribed from ": "unsubscribed from ",
-	"Click to unsubscribe": "Click to unsubscribe",
-	"Subscribed": "Subscribed",
-	"Write a message in this channel": "Write a message in this channel\n\n\n\nPeople who follow you or subscribe to this channel will also see this message in their main feed.\n\nTo create a new channel, type the channel name (preceded by a #) into the search box above. e.g #cat-pics",
-	"mentioned this channel": "mentioned this channel",
-	"You may not be able to see new channel content until you follow some users or pubs.": "You may not be able to see new channel content until you follow some users or pubs.",
+	"self assigned a description": "self assigned a description",
+	"liked this message": "liked this message",
+	"Confirm": "Confirm",
+	"Cancel": "Cancel",
+	"self assigned a display image": "self assigned a display image",
 	"Search Results:": "Search Results:",
 	"Search completed.": "Search completed.",
 	"result found": "result found",
 	"results found": "results found",
-	"blocked ": "blocked ",
-	"Confirm": "Confirm",
-	"Cancel": "Cancel",
 	"Unread Message": "Unread Message",
-	"Font Size": "Font Size",
-	"Hide posts in channels that are not subscribed": "Hide posts in channels that are not subscribed",
-	"Information": "Information",
-	"Hide channel (un)subcribe messages": "Hide channel (un)subcribe messages",
-	"Channel Feed Options": "Channel Feed Options",
 	" forked this discussion:": " forked this discussion:",
-	"You are not following anyone": "You are not following anyone",
-	"For help getting started, see the guide at ": "For help getting started, see the guide at ",
-	"added changes": "added changes",
-	"Your Profile": "Your Profile",
-	"Choose Profile Image...": "Choose Profile Image...",
-	"Choose a name": "Choose a name",
-	"Describe yourself (if you want)": "Describe yourself (if you want)",
-	"Missing message": "Missing message",
-	" via ": " via ",
-	"The author of this message could be outside of your follow range or they may be blocked.": "The author of this message could be outside of your follow range or they may be blocked.",
-	"Close": "Close",
-	" referenced this message:": " referenced this message:",
 	"on ": "on ",
-	"You follow %s people that subscribe to this channel.": {
-	  "one": "You follow %s person that subscribes to this channel.",
-	  "other": "You follow %s people that subscribe to this channel."
-	},
-	"People you follow that subscribe to this channel": "People you follow that subscribe to this channel",
-	" from your extended network": " from your extended network",
-	"+ Add Gathering": "+ Add Gathering",
-	"View %s more": {
-	  "one": "View %s more",
-	  "other": "View %s more"
-	},
-	"self identifies as ": "self identifies as ",
-	"self assigned a description": "self assigned a description",
-	"self assigned a display image": "self assigned a display image",
-	"assigned a display image to ": "assigned a display image to ",
-	"Browse Channels": "Browse Channels",
-	"identifies ": "identifies ",
-	" as \"": " as \"",
-	"unblocked ": "unblocked ",
-	"identified ": "identified ",
-	"All Posts from Your ": "All Posts from Your "
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+	"External Link": "External Link"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/feed/html/follow-warning.js b/modules/feed/html/follow-warning.js
index 49c74b48c..01b4b4d06 100644
--- a/modules/feed/html/follow-warning.js
+++ b/modules/feed/html/follow-warning.js
@@ -6,20 +6,34 @@ exports.needs = nest({
 })
 
 exports.gives = nest({
-  'feed.html.followWarning': true
+  'feed.html.followWarning': true,
+  'feed.html.followerWarning': true
 })
 
 exports.create = function (api) {
   const i18n = api.intl.sync.i18n
-  return nest('feed.html.followWarning', function warning (condition, explanation) {
-    var content = h('div', {classList: 'NotFollowingAnyoneWarning'}, h('section', [
-      h('h1', i18n('You are not following anyone')),
+  return nest('feed.html', {
+    followWarning: function followWarning (condition, explanation) {
+      return renderWarningBox(condition, i18n('You are not following anyone'), explanation)
+    },
+    followerWarning: function followerWarning (condition, explanation) {
+      return renderWarningBox(condition, i18n('You have no followers'), explanation)
+    }
+  })
+
+  function renderWarningBox (condition, header, explanation) {
+    var content = h('div', {
+      classList: 'NotFollowingAnyoneWarning'
+    }, h('section', [
+      h('h1', header),
       h('p', explanation),
       h('p', [i18n('For help getting started, see the guide at '),
-        h('a', {href: 'https://scuttlebutt.nz/getting-started.html'}, 'https://scuttlebutt.nz/getting-started.html')]
-      )
+        h('a', {
+          href: 'https://scuttlebutt.nz/getting-started.html'
+        }, 'https://scuttlebutt.nz/getting-started.html')
+      ])
     ]))
 
     return when(condition, content)
-  })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/page/html/render/public.js b/modules/page/html/render/public.js
index 8f039f8ab..2b6e0f9df 100644
--- a/modules/page/html/render/public.js
+++ b/modules/page/html/render/public.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ exports.needs = nest({
   'progress.html.peer': 'first',
 
   'feed.html.followWarning': 'first',
+  'feed.html.followerWarning': 'first',
   'feed.html.rollup': 'first',
   'profile.obs.recentlyUpdated': 'first',
   'profile.obs.contact': 'first',
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
 
     var prepend = [
       api.message.html.compose({ meta: { type: 'post' }, placeholder: i18n('Write a public message') }),
-      noVisibleNewPostsWarning()
+      noVisibleNewPostsWarning(),
+      noFollowersWarning()
     ]
 
     var lastMessage = null
@@ -263,15 +265,32 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
     }
 
     function noVisibleNewPostsWarning () {
-      var explanation = i18n('You may not be able to see new content until you follow some users or pubs.')
+      const explanation = i18n('You may not be able to see new content until you follow some users or pubs.')
 
-      var shownWhen = computed([loading, contact.isNotFollowingAnybody],
+      const shownWhen = computed([loading, contact.isNotFollowingAnybody],
            (isLoading, isNotFollowingAnybody) => !isLoading && isNotFollowingAnybody
-        )
+      )
 
       return api.feed.html.followWarning(shownWhen, explanation)
     }
 
+    function noFollowersWarning () {
+      const explanation = i18n(
+        'Nobody will be able to see your posts until you have a follower. The easiest way to get a follower is to use a pub invite as the pub will follow you back. If you have already redeemed a pub invite and you see it has not followed you back on your profile, try another pub.'
+      )
+
+      // We only show this if the user has followed someone as the first warning ('You are not following anyone')
+      // should be sufficient to get the user to join a pub. However, pubs have been buggy and not followed back on occassion.
+      // Additionally, someone onboarded on a local network might follow someone on the network, but not be followed back by
+      // them, so we begin to show this warning if the user has followed someone, but has no followers.
+      const shownWhen = computed([loading, contact.hasNoFollowers, contact.isNotFollowingAnybody],
+           (isLoading, hasNoFollowers, isNotFollowingAnybody) =>
+            !isLoading && (hasNoFollowers && !isNotFollowingAnybody)
+      )
+
+      return api.feed.html.followerWarning(shownWhen, explanation)
+    }
+
     function subscribe (id) {
       api.message.async.publish({
         type: 'channel',
diff --git a/modules/profile/obs/contact.js b/modules/profile/obs/contact.js
index 2ca56dff5..817647956 100644
--- a/modules/profile/obs/contact.js
+++ b/modules/profile/obs/contact.js
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
       return sync && (!following || !following.length)
     })
 
+    var hasNoFollowers = computed(followers, followersList => {
+      return sync && (!followersList || !followersList.length)
+    })
+
     return {
       followers,
       following,
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
       incomingViaCount: count(incomingVia),
       hasOutgoing,
       isNotFollowingAnybody,
+      hasNoFollowers,
       noOutgoing: not(hasOutgoing, isYou),
       hasIncoming,
       noIncoming: not(hasIncoming, isYou),