diff --git a/atproto-notifications/src/App.css b/atproto-notifications/src/App.css
index 66c63ce..4991e76 100644
--- a/atproto-notifications/src/App.css
+++ b/atproto-notifications/src/App.css
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
   padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
 }
 
+h3 {
+  margin-top: 2rem;
+}
+
 .detail {
   font-style: italic;
   font-size: 0.8rem;
diff --git a/atproto-notifications/src/pages/Early.tsx b/atproto-notifications/src/pages/Early.tsx
index b849d71..df71db4 100644
--- a/atproto-notifications/src/pages/Early.tsx
+++ b/atproto-notifications/src/pages/Early.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router';
 import { postJson } from '../components/Fetch';
 import './Early.css';
 
 export function Early({ }) {
-  const [pushCount, setPushCount] = useState(0);
+  const [notified, setNotified] = useState(false);
   const [pushStatus, setPushStatus] = useState(null);
+  const [pushed, setPushed] = useState(false);
 
   const localTest = useCallback(() => {
-    new Notification("Hello world!", { body: "This notification never left your browser" });
+    try {
+      new Notification("Hello world!", { body: "This notification never left your browser" });
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('failed to create local notification', e);
+      alert('Failed to create local notification. If you\'re up for helping debug, get in touch.');
+    }
+    setNotified(true);
   });
 
   const pushTest = useCallback(async () => {
-    setPushStatus(n => n + 1);
     setPushStatus('pending');
     const host = import.meta.env.VITE_NOTIFICATIONS_HOST;
     const url = new URL('/push-test', host);
@@ -22,6 +29,7 @@ export function Early({ }) {
       console.error('failed push test request', e);
       setPushStatus('failed');
     }
+    setPushed(true);
   });
 
   return (
@@ -30,28 +38,47 @@ export function Early({ }) {
       <p>Welcome to the early preview for the spacedust notifications demo, and since you're here early: thanks so much for supporting microcosm!</p>
       <p>A few things to keep in mind:</p>
       <ol>
-        <li>This is a demo, not a polished product</li>
-        <li>It has a lot of moving pieces, so things not always work</li>
-        <li>Many features can easily be added! Some others can't! Make a request and let's see :)</li>
+        <li>This is a <a href="https://spacedust.microcosm.blue" target="_blank">spacedust</a> demo, not a polished product</li>
         <li>It's not a long-term committed part of microcosm <em>(yet)</em></li>
+        <li>Mobile browsers are unreliable at delivering Web Push notifications</li>
+        <li>Many features are easy to add! Some are surprisingly hard! Make a request and let's see :)</li>
       </ol>
-      <p>Sadly, it doesn't really work on mobile. iOS will stop delivering notifications after some minutes. Android people might have better luck?</p>
       <p>With that out of the way, let's cover some basics!</p>
-      <h3>Hello hello</h3>
+
+      <h3>Testing 1, 2, 3&hellip;</h3>
       <p>
         To see a test notification, <button onClick={localTest}>click on this</button>. This is a local-only test.
       </p>
-      <p>
-        <button
-          disabled={pushStatus === 'pending'}
-          onClick={pushTest}
-        >
-          Click here {pushCount > 0 && <>({pushCount})</>}
-        </button>
-        {' '}
-        to see another. This one goes over Web Push.
-      </p>
-      {pushStatus === 'failed' && <p>uh oh, something went wrong requesting a web push</p>}
+      {notified && (
+        <>
+          <p>
+            Then
+            {' '}
+            <button
+              disabled={pushStatus === 'pending'}
+              onClick={pushTest}
+            >
+              click here {pushed > 0 && '✅'}
+            </button>
+            {' '}
+            for another. This one uses Web Push!
+          </p>
+          {pushStatus === 'failed' && <p>uh oh, something went wrong requesting a web push</p>}
+      </>
+    )}
+    {(pushed && pushStatus !== 'failed') && (
+      <>
+        <h3>Great!</h3>
+        <p>
+          You can get back to this page by clicking the early
+          <span className="chrome-role-tag">early</span>
+          {' '}
+          tag by your handle.
+        </p>
+        <p><Link to="/">Go to Notifications</Link></p>
+      </>
+    )}
+
     </div>
   );
 }