diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c09a5216..000000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: list serve serve-drafts build deploy publish outdated
-
-list:
-	@echo "Usage (Quick):"
-	@echo	"  make build"
-	@echo	"  make deploy"
-	@echo
-	@echo "Usage (Makefile):"
-	@grep '^[^#[:space:]].*:' Makefile
-	@echo
-	@echo "Usage (./bin):"
-	@ls ./bin
-
-serve:
-	./bin/serve
-
-serve-drafts:
-	./bin/serve-drafts
-
-build:
-	./bin/build
-
-deploy:
-	./bin/deploy
-
-publish:
-	bundle exec jekyll publish "$1"
-
-outdated:
-	bundle outdated
diff --git a/PUBLISHING.md b/PUBLISHING.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 33443cfb8..000000000
--- a/PUBLISHING.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Publishing
-
-Some useful commands to remember:
-
-## Posts
-
-* `jekyll draft "Name of Post"`
-* `jekyll serve --incremental --drafts`
-* `jekyll publish ./_drafts/post-name.md`
-* `jekyll unpublish ./_posts/post-name.md`
-
-## Build & Deploy
-
-* `bin/build`
-* `bin/deploy`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f428d931..4535faa67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,16 +6,43 @@ This is the [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/) source for http://www.devalias.net/
 
 Feel free to create an issue/pull request for any typo's/bugs you might find :) <3
 
-## Cheatsheet
-
-* Link to other posts
-    * `[other post]({% post_url 2017-01-01-other-post %})`
-* Embed an image with [jekyll-postfiles](https://github.com/nhoizey/jekyll-postfiles#how-does-it-work)
-  * create a folder under `_posts` named the same as your post's markdown file
-  * add any images for your post there, along with the post's markdown file
-  * use a relative markdown image tag to reference and embed the images
-    * eg. `![a title or something](foo.jpg)`
-* Embed a gist with [jekyll-gist](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll-gist)
-    * `{% gist foo/12345678901234567890 %} `
-* Embed a tweet with [jekyll-twitter-plugin](https://github.com/rob-murray/jekyll-twitter-plugin)
-    * `{% twitter https://twitter.com/rubygems/status/518821243320287232 %}`
+<!-- TOC start (generated with https://derlin.github.io/bitdowntoc/) -->
+- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
+- [Managing Posts and Drafts](#managing-posts-and-drafts)
+   - [Drafts](#drafts)
+   - [Tips and Tricks](#tips-and-tricks)
+- [Additional Commands](#additional-commands)
+<!-- TOC end -->
+
+## Quick Start
+
+To get started quickly, use the following commands:
+
+- Serve the site locally: `./bin/serve` or `./bin/serve-drafts` (includes drafts)
+- Build the site: `./bin/build`
+- Deploy the site: `./bin/deploy`
+
+## Managing Posts and Drafts
+
+### Drafts
+
+- Create a new draft: `jekyll draft "Name of Post"`
+- Serve drafts locally: `./bin/serve-drafts` or `jekyll serve --incremental --drafts`
+- Promote a draft to a published post: `./bin/publish ./_drafts/post-name.md` or `jekyll publish ./_drafts/post-name.md`
+  - This will move the specified draft post to the `_posts` directory, making it a published post (though it won't be built or deployed automatically).
+- Unpublish a post: `jekyll unpublish ./_posts/post-name.md`
+  - This will move the specified post from the `_posts` directory back to the `_drafts` directory, making it a draft again.
+
+### Tips and Tricks
+
+- Link to other posts: `[other post]({% post_url 2017-01-01-other-post %})`
+- Embed an image with [jekyll-postfiles](https://github.com/nhoizey/jekyll-postfiles#how-does-it-work)
+  - Create a folder under `_posts` named the same as your post's markdown file
+  - Add images to that folder and use a relative markdown image tag: `![a title or something](foo.jpg)`
+- Embed a gist with [jekyll-gist](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll-gist): `{% gist foo/12345678901234567890 %}`
+- Embed a tweet with [jekyll-twitter-plugin](https://github.com/rob-murray/jekyll-twitter-plugin): `{% twitter https://twitter.com/rubygems/status/518821243320287232 %}`
+
+## Additional Commands
+
+- Check outdated dependencies: `./bin/outdated`
+  - This will list all outdated dependencies for your project.
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 439ed11af..dd62d9d62 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -91,10 +91,8 @@ keep_files:
   - .nojekyll # To prevent GitHub re-processing
 
 exclude:
-  - "PUBLISHING.md"
   - "README.md"
   - "TODO.txt"
-  - "ojekyll.txt"
   - "bin/"
 
 # TODO: Enable these checks + fix any errors associated with them
diff --git a/bin/build b/bin/build
index c0faaa732..476ef2018 100755
--- a/bin/build
+++ b/bin/build
@@ -1,3 +1,63 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
 
+set -e
+
+# Variables
+SITE_DIR="_site"
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/0xdevalias/devalias.net"
+BRANCH="gh-pages"
+
+# Function to prompt the user for yes/no input with a default response
+prompt_yes_no() {
+  local prompt=$1
+  local default=${2:-Y}
+
+  local yn
+  while true; do
+    if [[ $default == [Yy]* ]]; then
+      echo -n "$prompt [Y/n]: "
+      read yn
+      yn=${yn:-Y}
+    else
+      echo -n "$prompt [y/N]: "
+      read yn
+      yn=${yn:-N}
+    fi
+
+    case $yn in
+      [Yy]* ) return 0;;
+      [Nn]* ) return 1;;
+      * ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
+# Function to check if the site directory is a valid git repository with the correct branch
+check_site_setup() {
+  if [ -d "$SITE_DIR" ] && [ -d "$SITE_DIR/.git" ]; then
+    if (cd "$SITE_DIR" && git rev-parse --verify "$BRANCH" > /dev/null 2>&1); then
+      return 0
+    fi
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
+# Function to clone the branch into the site directory
+setup_site_clone() {
+  rm -rf "$SITE_DIR"
+  git clone -b "$BRANCH" "$REPO_URL" "$SITE_DIR"
+}
+
+# Main script logic
+if ! check_site_setup; then
+  echo "WARNING: $SITE_DIR directory does not exist or is not a proper git repository."
+  if prompt_yes_no "Would you like to set up the $SITE_DIR directory as a clone of the $BRANCH branch?" Y; then
+    setup_site_clone
+  else
+    echo "Error: $SITE_DIR directory is not set up. Aborting build."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Build the Jekyll site
 JEKYLL_ENV=production bundle exec jekyll build --lsi --profile $@
diff --git a/bin/deploy b/bin/deploy
index b563996f9..4e693d853 100755
--- a/bin/deploy
+++ b/bin/deploy
@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
 
+set -e
+
+# Variables
+SITE_DIR="_site"
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/0xdevalias/devalias.net"
+BRANCH="gh-pages"
+
+# Function to check if the site directory is a valid git repository with the correct branch
+check_site_setup() {
+  if [ -d "$SITE_DIR" ] && [ -d "$SITE_DIR/.git" ]; then
+    if git -C "$SITE_DIR" rev-parse --verify "$BRANCH" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
+# Function to check for changes in the site directory
+check_for_changes() {
+  if git -C "$SITE_DIR" diff --quiet && git -C "$SITE_DIR" diff --cached --quiet; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# Main script logic
+if ! check_site_setup; then
+  echo "ERROR: $SITE_DIR directory does not exist or is not a proper git repository."
+  echo
+  echo "Please set up the $SITE_DIR directory as a clone of the $BRANCH branch."
+  echo
+  echo "You can do this automatically by running:"
+  echo "  bin/build"
+  echo
+  echo "Or manually with the following commands:"
+  echo "  rm -rf $SITE_DIR"
+  echo "  git clone -b $BRANCH $REPO_URL $SITE_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check for changes before deployment
+if ! check_for_changes; then
+  echo "No changes to deploy."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Deploy the Jekyll site
 bundle exec jekyll deploy $@