diff --git a/docs/extensions/get-started/your-first-extension.md b/docs/extensions/get-started/your-first-extension.md
index 267b2d4388..0b057d2a87 100644
--- a/docs/extensions/get-started/your-first-extension.md
+++ b/docs/extensions/get-started/your-first-extension.md
@@ -4,40 +4,56 @@ In this topic, we'll teach you the fundamental concepts for building extensions.
 
 ## Installing and Building the extension
 
-Simple Lens extension that adds "hello-world" page to a cluster menu.
+Simple Lens extension that adds "Hello World" page to a cluster menu.
 
 ### Linux
 
+First you will need to clone the [Lens Extension samples](https://github.com/lensapp/lens-extension-samples) repository to your local machine:
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/lensapp/lens-extension-samples.git 
+```
+
+Next you need to create a symlink from the directory that Lens will monitor for user installed extensions to the sample extension, in this case **helloworld-sample**:
+
 ```sh
 mkdir -p ~/.k8slens/extensions
-git clone https://github.com/lensapp/lens-extension-samples.git
-cp -pr lens-extension-samples/helloworld-sample ~/.k8slens/extensions
+cd ~/.k8slens/extensions
+ln -s <lens-extension-samples directory>/helloworld-sample helloworld-sample
 ```
 
 To build the extension you can use `make` or run the `npm` commands manually:
 
 ```sh
-cd ~/.k8slens/extensions/helloworld-sample
+cd <lens-extension-samples directory>/helloworld-sample
 make build
 ```
 
 OR
 
 ```sh
-cd ~/.k8slens/extensions/helloworld-sample
+cd <lens-extension-samples directory>/helloworld-sample
 npm install
 npm run build
 ```
 
-Open Lens application and navigate to a cluster. You should see "Hello World" in the Lens sidebar menu.
+If you want to watch for any source code changes and automatically rebuild the extension you can use:
+
+```sh
+cd <lens-extension-samples directory>/helloworld-sample
+npm run dev
+```
+
+Finally, if you already have Lens open you will need to quit and restart Lens for the extension to be loaded. After this initial restart you can reload Lens and it will pick up any new builds of the extension. Within Lens connect to an existing cluster or [create a new one](../../clusters/adding-clusters.md). You should see then see the "Hello World" page in the Lens sidebar cluster menu.
 
 ## Developing the extension
 
-Let's make a change to the message:
+Let's make a change to the message that our helloworld-sample extension displays:
 
-* Change the message from Hello World from HelloWorld! to **Hello Lens Extensions** in `page.tsx`
-* Rebuild the extension
-* Reload the Lens window
+* Navigate to `<lens-extension-samples directory>/helloworld-sample`.
+* Change the message from HelloWorld! to **Hello Lens Extensions** in `page.tsx`.
+* Rebuild the extension or, if you used `npm run dev`, the extension should automatically rebuild.
+* Reload the Lens window and click on the Hello World page.
 * You should see the updated message showing up.
 
 ## Next steps