diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md
index e7c441e769..57136ac5c3 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 You can create a file in your [shell](command-line-commands.md) or in GitLab.
 
-To create a file in GitLab, sign in to [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com).
+To create a file in GitLab, sign in to GitLab.
 
 Select a project on the right side of your screen:
 
diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/add-merge-request.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/add-merge-request.md
index d829faf097..236b4248ea 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/add-merge-request.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/add-merge-request.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 Merge Requests are useful to integrate separate changes that you've made to a project, on different branches.
 
-To create a new Merge Request, sign in to [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com).
+To create a new Merge Request, sign in to GitLab.
 
-Select a project on the right side of your screen:
+Go to the project where you'd like to merge your changes:
 
 ![Select a project](basicsimages/select_project.png)
 
diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md
index a8223a9b16..b03cca4029 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Start working on your project
 
-In Git, when you copy a project you say you "clone" it. To work on a git project locally (from your own computer), you will need to clone it. To do this, sign in to [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com).
+In Git, when you copy a project you say you "clone" it. To work on a git project locally (from your own computer), you will need to clone it. To do this, sign in to GitLab.
 
 When you are on your Dashboard, click on the project that you'd like to clone, which you'll find at the right side of your screen.
 
diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-group.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-group.md
index 8e168395ff..f80ae62e44 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-group.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-group.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Create a group
 
-Your projects in [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com) can be organized in 2 different ways:
+Your projects in GitLab can be organized in 2 different ways:
 under your own namespace for single projects, such as ´your-name/project-1'; or under groups.
 If you organize your projects under a group, it works like a folder. You can manage your group members' permissions and access to the projects.
 
diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-project.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-project.md
index 90d40cb6c5..b545d62549 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-project.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-project.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # How to create a project in GitLab
 
-To create a new project, sign in to [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com).
+To create a new project, sign in to GitLab.
 
 Go to your Dashboard and click on "new project" on the right side of your screen.
 
diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md
index dcd3e6ffb3..c8a73feb02 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ You need to connect your computer to your GitLab account through SSH Keys. They
 
 Create an account on GitLab. Sign up and check your email for your confirmation link.
 
-After you confirm, go to [GitLab.com](https://about.gitlab.com/) and sign in to your account.
+After you confirm, go to GitLab and sign in to your account.
 
 ## Add your SSH Key
 
diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md
index 5173aae2c0..5f8b81ea91 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ publishing or not, without affecting your original project.
 
 It takes just a few steps to fork a project in GitLab.
 
-Sign in to [gitlab.com](https://gitlab.com).
+Sign in to GitLab.
 
 Select a project on the right side of your screen:
 
diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md
index 5b1c6c1cd4..b2ceda025c 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Start using Git on the command line
 
-If you want to start using a Git and GitLab, make sure that you have created an account on [GitLab.com](https://about.gitlab.com/).
+If you want to start using a Git and GitLab, make sure that you have created an account on GitLab.
 
 ## Open a shell