diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b5bb78..324c1e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ Setting up Anki
 
 ### Anki 2.1
 
-Create a new directory in `~/Anki/addons21` (name it something like ankisyncd),
-create a file named `__init__.py` containing the code below and put it in
-`~/Anki/addons21/ankisyncd`.
+Create a new directory in [the add-ons folder][addons21] (name it something
+like ankisyncd), create a file named `__init__.py` containing the code below
+and put it in the `ankisyncd` directory.
 
     import anki.sync, anki.hooks, aqt
 
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ and put it in `~/Anki/addons`.
     anki.sync.SYNC_BASE = addr
     anki.sync.SYNC_MEDIA_BASE = addr + "msync/"
 
+[addons21]: https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/addons.html#_add_on_folders
+
 Running `ankisyncd` without `pyaudio`
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