diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78bb6b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+all:
+	echo ">> Building the site"
+	jekyll && notify-send "Site rebuilt!"
+
+publish: all
+	rsync -acvz --delete _site/ clam:www.unethicalblogger.com/htdocs/
+	notify-send "Site deployed!"
+
+
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index e80318f..7d0bf14 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ tag_page_dir: tag
 paginate: 20
 lsi: false
 url: http://unethicalblogger.com
-exclude: ['README.markdown', 'drupal.rb', 'sync.sh']
+exclude: ['README.markdown', 'drupal.rb', 'sync.sh', 'Makefile']