diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ path/file_es.md
 path/file_en.md
 ```
 
+Or put your files in locale-specific directories, e.g.:
+
+```
+path/es/file1.md
+path/en/file2.md
+path/es/subdir/file1.md
+path/en/subdir/file2.md
+```
+
 Note that **this plugin does not handle URL generation**, if you need URLs in the `:locale/:slug` format or similar check [`metalsmith-permalinks`](https://github.com/segmentio/metalsmith-permalinks).
 
 ### Property merging