diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index b087a50a..02317def 100644
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ td.inactive .popover {
     margin-left: -77px;
 }
 
-#checks-table > tbody > tr > th.th-frequency {
+#checks-table > tbody > tr > th.th-period {
     padding-left: 15px;
 }
 
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ tr:hover .check-menu {
 
 }
 
-#frequency-slider {
+#period-slider {
     margin: 20px 50px 80px 50px;
 }
 
-#frequency-slider.noUi-connect {
+#period-slider.noUi-connect {
   background: #5cb85c;
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ tr:hover .check-menu {
   background: #f0ad4e;
 }
 
-#frequency-slider .noUi-value, #grace-slider .noUi-value {
+#period-slider .noUi-value, #grace-slider .noUi-value {
     width: 60px;
     margin-left: -30px;
 }
diff --git a/static/js/checks.js b/static/js/checks.js
index 40c9612b..b3213c39 100644
--- a/static/js/checks.js
+++ b/static/js/checks.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ $(function () {
         return result;
     }
 
-    var frequencySlider = document.getElementById("frequency-slider");
-    noUiSlider.create(frequencySlider, {
+    var periodSlider = document.getElementById("period-slider");
+    noUiSlider.create(periodSlider, {
         start: [20],
         connect: "lower",
         range: {
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ $(function () {
         }
     });
 
-    frequencySlider.noUiSlider.on("update", function(a, b, value) {
+    periodSlider.noUiSlider.on("update", function(a, b, value) {
         var rounded = Math.round(value);
-        $("#frequency-slider-value").text(secsToText(rounded));
+        $("#period-slider-value").text(secsToText(rounded));
         $("#update-timeout-timeout").val(rounded);
     });
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ $(function () {
         var $this = $(this);
 
         $("#update-timeout-form").attr("action", $this.data("url"));
-        frequencySlider.noUiSlider.set($this.data("timeout"))
+        periodSlider.noUiSlider.set($this.data("timeout"))
         graceSlider.noUiSlider.set($this.data("grace"))
         $('#update-timeout-modal').modal({"show":true, "backdrop":"static"});
 
diff --git a/templates/emails/alert/body.html b/templates/emails/alert/body.html
index 2821fcc5..68817735 100644
--- a/templates/emails/alert/body.html
+++ b/templates/emails/alert/body.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <th></th>
         <th>Name</th>
         <th>URL</th>
-        <th>Frequency</th>
+        <th>Period</th>
         <th>Last Ping</th>
     </tr>
     {% for check in checks %}
diff --git a/templates/front/docs.html b/templates/front/docs.html
index 362c4d14..20523d6c 100644
--- a/templates/front/docs.html
+++ b/templates/front/docs.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ curl {{ ping_endpoint }}{uuid-goes-here}
 
         <h3>When Alerts Are Sent</h3>
         <p>
-            Each check has a configurable <strong>Frequency</strong> parameter, with the default value of one day.
+            Each check has a configurable <strong>Period</strong> parameter, with the default value of one day.
             For periodic tasks, this is the expected time gap between two runs.
         </p>
         <p>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ curl {{ ping_endpoint }}{uuid-goes-here}
                 </td>
                 <td>
                     <strong>Up.</strong>
-                    Time since last ping has not exceeded <strong>Frequency</strong>.
+                    Time since last ping has not exceeded <strong>Period</strong>.
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ curl {{ ping_endpoint }}{uuid-goes-here}
                 </td>
                 <td>
                     <strong>Late.</strong>
-                    Time since last ping has exceeded <strong>Frequency</strong>,
-                    but has not yet exceeded <strong>Frequency</strong> + <strong>Grace</strong>.
+                    Time since last ping has exceeded <strong>Period</strong>,
+                    but has not yet exceeded <strong>Period</strong> + <strong>Grace</strong>.
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ curl {{ ping_endpoint }}{uuid-goes-here}
                 </td>
                 <td>
                     <strong>Down.</strong>
-                    Time since last ping has exceeded <strong>Frequency</strong> + <strong>Grace</strong>.
+                    Time since last ping has exceeded <strong>Period</strong> + <strong>Grace</strong>.
                     When check goes from "Late" to "Down", healthchecks.io
                     sends you an email alert.
                 </td>
diff --git a/templates/front/my_checks.html b/templates/front/my_checks.html
index 54c7bf7e..9fd1f95b 100644
--- a/templates/front/my_checks.html
+++ b/templates/front/my_checks.html
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
             <th></th>
             <th class="th-name">Name</th>
             <th>URL</th>
-            <th class="th-frequency">
-                Frequency <br />
+            <th class="th-period">
+                Period <br />
                 <span class="checks-subline">Grace</span>
             </th>
             <th>Last Ping</th>
@@ -147,15 +147,15 @@
                             class="update-timeout-label"
                             data-toggle="tooltip"
                             title="Expected time between pings.">
-                            Frequency
+                            Period
                         </span>
                         <span
-                            id="frequency-slider-value"
+                            id="period-slider-value"
                             class="update-timeout-value">
                             1 day
                         </span>
                     </div>
-                    <div id="frequency-slider"></div>
+                    <div id="period-slider"></div>
 
                     <div class="update-timeout-info text-center">
                         <span
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 
                     <div class="update-timeout-terms">
                         <p>
-                            <span>Frequency</span>
+                            <span>Period</span>
                             Expected time between pings.
                         </p>
                         <p>
diff --git a/templates/front/welcome.html b/templates/front/welcome.html
index 667f76ea..b25a8666 100644
--- a/templates/front/welcome.html
+++ b/templates/front/welcome.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <div class="container">
     <div class="row">
     <div class="col-sm-12">
-        <h1 id="pitch">Get Notified When Your Cron Jobs Fail</h1>
+        <h1 id="pitch">Cron Monitoring. Get Notified When Your Cron Jobs Fail</h1>
     </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             <table class="table">
                 <tr>
                     <th>Last ping</th>
-                    <th>Frequency</th>
+                    <th>Period</th>
                     <th>Alert in</th>
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
@@ -82,11 +82,9 @@
                             Never
                         {% endif %}
                     </td>
-                    <td>1 day
-                        <span
-                            class="glyphicon glyphicon-question-sign"
-                            data-toggle="tooltip"
-                            title="Sign in to change frequency"></span>
+                    <td>
+                        1 day
+                        (log in to change)
                     </td>
                     <td id="timer" data-timer="{{ timer}}">
                         {{ timer_formatted }}