diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 4026c3b75..717863a0e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ A link to a github project/gist to reproduce the issue.
 A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
 
 **Debug log**
-The the debug log ('WebSocketImpl.DEBUG = true') to help explain your problem.
+The the debug log (set the log level to `TRACE`) to help explain your problem.
 
 **Environment(please complete the following information):**
  - Version used:
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 82f2ce436..4797d133d 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ Implemented WebSocket protocol versions are:
 [Here](https://github.com/TooTallNate/Java-WebSocket/wiki/Drafts) some more details about protocol versions/drafts. 
 
 
-## Build
-You can build using Maven, Gradle or Leiningen but there is nothing against just putting the source path ```src/main/java ``` on your applications buildpath.
+## Getting Started
 
-### Maven
+### Dependency management tools
+
+Below is a brief guide to using dependency management tools like maven or gradle.
+
+#### Maven
 To use maven add this dependency to your pom.xml:
 ```xml
 <dependency>
@@ -30,8 +33,8 @@ To use maven add this dependency to your pom.xml:
 </dependency>
 ```
 
-### Gradle
-To use Gradle add the maven central repository to your repositories list :
+#### Gradle
+To use Gradle add the maven central repository to your repositories list:
 ```xml
 mavenCentral()
 ```
@@ -40,6 +43,20 @@ Then you can just add the latest version to your build.
 compile "org.java-websocket:Java-WebSocket:1.3.9"
 ```
 
+#### Logging
+
+This library uses [SLF4J](https://www.slf4j.org/) for logging and does not ship with any default logging implementation.
+
+Exceptions are using the log level `ERROR` and debug logging will be done with log level `TRACE`.
+
+Feel free to use whichever logging framework you desire and use the corresponding [binding](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.slf4j) in your dependency management.
+
+If you want to get started, take a look at the SimpleLogger [example](https://github.com/TooTallNate/Java-WebSocket/wiki/SimpleLogger-example).
+
+### Standalone jar
+
+If you do not use any dependency management tool, you can find the latest standalone jar [here](https://github.com/TooTallNate/Java-WebSocket/releases/latest).
+
 Writing your own WebSocket Server
 ---------------------------------
 
@@ -98,7 +115,6 @@ Minimum Required JDK
 
 Other JRE implementations may work as well, but haven't been tested.
 
-
 License
 -------
 
diff --git a/src/main/example/simplelogger.properties b/src/main/example/simplelogger.properties
index f2f4dcac3..aa4322e92 100644
--- a/src/main/example/simplelogger.properties
+++ b/src/main/example/simplelogger.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 org.slf4j.simpleLogger.logFile=System.out
-org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=error
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=trace
 org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true
 org.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS
 org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showThreadName=false