From b91721d41fdb5dce2173858f7dc54d8711ff92fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bill Yang <45103519+goldflag@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 12:17:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md to enhance formatting and structure,
 including improved image styling, clearer section headings, and a detailed
 comparison table for hosted vs self-hosting options. Added a live demo link
 and reorganized key features and dashboard previews for better readability.

---
 README.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fb9cf0..abe196b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <p align="center">
-  <img  src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1425302a-40b6-4d97-bf4b-89927ea93fb9" height="250">
+  <img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1425302a-40b6-4d97-bf4b-89927ea93fb9" height="250" style="border-radius: 5%;">
     <h1 align="center">
         Rybbit Analytics 
     </h1>
-    <p align="center">
-<p align="center">Open Source Web & Product Analytics</p>
+    <p align="center">Open Source Web & Product Analytics</p>
 
 <p align="center">
     <a href="https://rybbit.io" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=website&message=view&color=green" alt="website"></a>
@@ -18,16 +17,26 @@
 
 <a href="https://rybbit.io/" target="_blank">Rybbit</a> is the modern open source and privacy friendly alternative to Google Analytics. It takes only a couple minutes to setup and is super intuitive to use.
 
-<h3>
-View a <strong><a href="https://demo.rybbit.io/1">live demo</a></strong> of Rybbit running on a real-life production site with over a million visits a month. 
-</h3>
+<p align="center">
+  <strong><a href="https://demo.rybbit.io/1">🔍 View Live Demo</a></strong> - See Rybbit running on a real-life production site with over a million visits a month.
+</p>
 
-<h2>Getting Started</h2>
-You can either sign up for our hosted service at https://rybbit.io or <a href="https://rybbit.io/docs/self-hosting">self host</a> Rybbit on your own VPS.
+<hr>
 
-Learn more about Rybbit by reading our <a href="https://rybbit.io/docs">documentation</a> .
+## 🚀 Getting Started
 
-<h2>Key Features</h2>
+There are two ways to start using Rybbit:
+
+| Option                                                  | Description                                                            |
+| ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **[Hosted Service](https://rybbit.io)**                 | Sign up for our cloud-hosted solution - the fastest way to get started |
+| **[Self-Hosting](https://rybbit.io/docs/self-hosting)** | Deploy and manage Rybbit on your own VPS for complete control          |
+
+📚 Explore our [comprehensive documentation](https://rybbit.io/docs) to learn more about installation, configuration, and usage.
+
+<hr>
+
+## ✨ Key Features
 
 - All key web analytics metrics including sessions, unique users, pageviews, bounce rate, session duration
 - No cookies or user tracking - GDPR & CCPA compliant
@@ -39,37 +48,40 @@ Learn more about Rybbit by reading our <a href="https://rybbit.io/docs">document
 - Real time dashboard
 - Support for organizations and unlimited number of sites
 
-<h2>Dashboard Preview</h2>
+<hr>
 
-<h3>Main</h3>
+## 📊 Dashboard Preview
+
+### Main
 
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7f2d3b79-90b6-496b-9b47-373ba1c62a7e)
 
-<h3>Realtime</h3>
+### Realtime
 
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/54996620-4eff-4ecc-9135-10ce21483f6a)
 
-<h3>Sessions</h3>
+### Sessions
 
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b87769f3-650d-4069-9e18-5d59e41a175b)
 
-<h3>Journeys</h3>
+### Journeys
 
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/890f9de8-3025-4962-91c5-5a1b2ddf0d82)
 
-<h3>Map</h3>
+### Map
 
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b1f7be89-ec8d-4ccc-9a87-45b0fb31d3a1)
 
-<h3>Funnels</h3>
+### Funnels
 
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bad9e37c-1ff6-49b4-9285-6dde7f90051f)
 
-<h3>Goals</h3>
+### Goals
 
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/60503585-5daf-4cfe-927e-4e149749f538)
 
+<hr>
 
-## Star History
+## ⭐ Star History
 
 [![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=rybbit-io/rybbit&type=Date)](https://www.star-history.com/#rybbit-io/rybbit&Date)