diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02d4cbb2c..7391cf8e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,4 +21,13 @@ running:
 ```
 sudo nginx -c `pwd`/nginx.conf
 STACK=prod gunicorn -D --workers 4 -b unix:/tmp/gunicorn.sock --worker-class eventlet -t 500 application:application
-```
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+```
+
+set up the snapshot script:
+(instructions in the seo-snapshots directory)[seo-snapshots/README.md]
+
+start the workers:
+
+```
+python -m workers.diffsworker -D
+```
diff --git a/data/queue.py b/data/queue.py
index fb3421466..9ebf9c659 100644
--- a/data/queue.py
+++ b/data/queue.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class WorkQueue(object):
   def __init__(self, queue_name):
     self.queue_name = queue_name
 
-  def put(message, available_after=0):
+  def put(self, message, available_after=0):
     """
     Put an item, if it shouldn't be processed for some number of seconds,
     specify that amount as available_after.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class WorkQueue(object):
 
     QueueItem.create(**params)
 
-  def get(processing_time=300):
+  def get(self, processing_time=300):
     """
     Get an available item and mark it as unavailable for the default of five
     minutes.
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class WorkQueue(object):
 
     # TODO the query and the update should be atomic, but for now we only
     # have one worker.
-    avaial = QueueItem.select().where(QueueItem.queue_name = self.queue_name,
-                                      QueueItem.available_after <= now,
-                                      available_or_expired)
+    avail = QueueItem.select().where(QueueItem.queue_name == self.queue_name,
+                                     QueueItem.available_after <= now,
+                                     available_or_expired)
 
     found = list(avail.limit(1).order_by(QueueItem.available_after))
 
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ class WorkQueue(object):
 
     return None
 
-  def complete(completed_item):
+  def complete(self, completed_item):
     item.delete_instance()
diff --git a/workers/image_diffs.py b/workers/diffsworker.py
similarity index 86%
rename from workers/image_diffs.py
rename to workers/diffsworker.py
index 93bcd1b45..024aa0d89 100644
--- a/workers/image_diffs.py
+++ b/workers/diffsworker.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import json
+import daemon
+import time
 
 from apscheduler.scheduler import Scheduler
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ image_diff_queue = WorkQueue('imagediff')
 def process_work_items():
   logger.debug('Getting work item from queue.')
 
-  item = imagediff.get()
+  item = image_diff_queue.get()
 
   if item:
     logger.debug('Queue gave us some work: %s' % item.body)
@@ -26,7 +28,6 @@ def process_work_items():
   else:
     logger.debug('No work today.')
 
-
 FORMAT = '%(asctime)-15s - %(levelname)s - %(pathname)s - %(funcName)s - %(message)s'
 logging.basicConfig(format=FORMAT, level=logging.DEBUG)
 
@@ -34,3 +35,6 @@ sched = Scheduler()
 sched.start()
 
 sched.add_interval_job(process_work_items, seconds=10)
+
+while True:
+  time.sleep(60 * 60 * 24)  # sleep one day, basically forever
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