diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e54aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.PHONY: serve
+serve:
+	bundle exec jekyll serve --incremental
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index e8869c5..dbd4169 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ links:
 exclude:
   - Gemfile
   - Gemfile.lock
-  - Rakefile
+  - Makefile
   - README.md
+  - Rakefile
 
 plugins:
   - jekyll-sitemap