update trial words and getting your credentials

Author: matthew-ballard

docs/get-started/get-your-planet-account.md

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 title: Get Your Planet Account
 ---
 
-Whenever you use the Planet SDK for Python to connect to Planet’s APIs, you’ll need to authenticate with the Planet server. To do so, you need a Planet account with your own username and password.
+When you use the Planet SDK for Python to connect to Planet APIs, you must first authenticate. To do this, you need a Planet account with your username and password.
 
-## Confirm your Planet account
+## Getting your Planet Account Credentials
 
-### Sign on to Planet Explorer
+### Sign In to Planet Explorer
 
-If you go to <a href="https://www.planet.com/explorer/#" target="_blank" >Planet Explorer</a>, and you have an account, you’ll be prompted to enter your account username and password. That’s the same username and password you’ll use to authenticate with the Planet servers, here.
+If you go to <a href="https://www.planet.com/explorer/#" target="_blank" >Planet Explorer</a>, you will be prompted to enter your account username and password. That is the same username and password that you will use to authenticate with the Planet SDK for Python.
 
-Once in Explorer, you can select the user icon in the upper right corner to go to your Account page:
+### Finding Your API Key
+
+You may also use an API key to authenticate with the Planet SDK for Python. Once in Explorer, you can select the user icon in the upper-right corner to access your account page. From there, select **My Settings** to find your API key.
 
 <img src="../images/my-account-in-planet-explorer.png"
      style="
@@ -21,14 +23,14 @@ Once in Explorer, you can select the user icon in the upper right corner to go t
      "
      alt="My Account Icon in Planet Explorer" >
 
-### Sign up for the Planet Developer Program
+### Sign Up for a Trial Account
 
-If you don’t have an account, but you’d like to take our APIs for a spin and see how you might intergrate Planet into your existing geospatial workflows, you can sign up for the <a href="https://learn.planet.com/developer-trial-request.html" target="_blank">Developer Program</a>.
+If you don’t have an account, but you want to take our APIs for a spin, you can sign up for the <a href="https://insights.planet.com/sign-up/" target="_blank">30-day platform trial</a>. Note that the trial does not include access to all Planet APIs. You will not be able to use the full functionality of the SDK and you will not be able to order imagery. You are able to use the trial to search with the Data API.
 
 ## Authenticating with the Planet server
 
 After you’ve installed the Planet SDK, you can authenticate with the Planet server as outlined in the [No-Code CLI Guide](../../cli/cli-guide/#authentication)
 
-## Next steps
+## Next Steps
 
-Now that you have confirmed your Planet account username and password, you can take the other steps in the [Quick Start](../quick-start-guide).
+Now that you have confirmed your Planet account username and password, you can proceed with the other steps in the [Quick Start Guide](../quick-start-guide).

docs/get-started/quick-start-guide.md

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 This package requires [Python 3.9 or greater](https://python.org/downloads/). A virtual environment is strongly recommended.
 
-You will need your Planet API credentials. You can find your API key in [Planet Explorer](https://planet.com/explorer) under Account Settings.
+You will need your Planet API credentials. You can learn more about [how to get your Planet credentials here](../get-your-planet-account).
 
 ## Installation