Improve contributing section of all packages so they include building entire monorepo on first contribution

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/packages/monorepo-scripts/README.md b/packages/monorepo-scripts/README.md
index dbdfdf135..4f4f13b21 100644
--- a/packages/monorepo-scripts/README.md
+++ b/packages/monorepo-scripts/README.md
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ This will list out any dependencies that differ in versions between packages.
 
 ## Contributing
 
-We strongly recommend that the community help us make improvements and determine the future direction of the protocol. To report bugs within this package, please create an issue in this repository.
+We welcome improvements and fixes from the wider community! To report bugs within this package, please create an issue in this repository.
 
-Please read our [contribution guidelines](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) before getting started.
+Please read our [contribution guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md) before getting started.
 
-### Install Dependencies
+### Install dependencies
 
 If you don't have yarn workspaces enabled (Yarn < v1.0) - enable them:
 
@@ -36,11 +36,25 @@ yarn install
 
 ### Build
 
+If this is your **first** time building this package, you must first build **all** packages within the monorepo. This is because packages that depend on other packages located inside this monorepo are symlinked when run from **within** the monorepo. This allows you to make changes across multiple packages without first publishing dependent packages to NPM. To build all packages, run the following from the monorepo root directory:
+
+```bash
+yarn lerna:rebuild
+```
+
+Or continuously rebuild on change:
+
+```bash
+yarn dev
+```
+
+You can also build this specific package by running the following from within its directory:
+
 ```bash
 yarn build
 ```
 
-or
+or continuously rebuild on change:
 
 ```bash
 yarn build:watch
@@ -57,3 +71,9 @@ yarn clean
 ```bash
 yarn lint
 ```
+
+### Run Tests
+
+```bash
+yarn test
+```