diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 048fd44..b085886 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+#edit as you wish!
+
+OUTPUT = "out"
+
 all: pull index
 
 init: 
 	pppadump init
-	mkdir out
+	mkdir $(OUTPUT)
 
 pull:
-	pppadump pull --all --force --css ../styles.css --pub out/p --group out/g
+	pppadump pull --all --force --css ../styles.css --pub $(OUTPUT)/p --group $(OUTPUT)/g
 
 index: 
-	cp styles/styles.css out/
-	pppadump index input out/p/*.meta.json --title "Notes, __MAGICWORDS__, readers & more ..." --templatepath templates/ --output out/index.html
+	cp styles/styles.css $(OUTPUT)/
+	pppadump index input $(OUTPUT)/p/*.meta.json --title "Notes, __MAGICWORDS__, readers & more ..." --templatepath templates/ --output $(OUTPUT)/index.html
 
 clean:
-	rm -Rf out/	
\ No newline at end of file
+	rm -Rf $(OUTPUT)	
\ No newline at end of file