diff --git a/commands/create.go b/commands/create.go
index d2e9950c3f1691da4b89e99823715bb62c9afd88..6e3020bee16240640b3e2ebeb37df57e579160af 100644
--- a/commands/create.go
+++ b/commands/create.go
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ var cmdCreate = &Command{
 		Create a private repository.
 
 	-d, --description=<DESCRIPTION>
-		Use this text as the description of the GitHub repository.
+		A short description of the GitHub repository.
 
 	-h, --homepage=<HOMEPAGE>
-		Use this text as the URL of the GitHub repository.
+		A URL with more information about the repository. Use this, for example, if
+		your project has an external website.
 
 	-o, --browse
 		Open the new repository in a web browser.