# How to Create a GitHub Profile README ## Metadata - Author: - Full Title: How to Create a GitHub Profile README - Category: #Type/Highlight/Article - URL: https://www.aboutmonica.com/blog/how-to-create-a-github-profile-readme ## Highlights - A solid README is a core-component of well-documented software and often encourages collaboration by sharing helpful context with contributors. In my opinion, a profile-level README seems like a great extension of a convention a lot of GitHub users are already familiar with. If you're looking to make project-level READMEs more awesome and helpful check out matiassingers/awesome-readme for resources and examples of compelling READMEs.