diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6ffede..d3ed7a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ TextBelt (http://textbelt.com) is an outgoing SMS API that uses carrier-specific
 Send a text with a simple POST request:
 
 ```
-$ curl http://textbelt.com/text \
+$ curl -X POST http://textbelt.com/text \
    -d number=5551234567 \
    -d "message=I sent this message for free with textbelt.com"
 ```
diff --git a/views/index.html b/views/index.html
index 1dc594c..9c6b99a 100644
--- a/views/index.html
+++ b/views/index.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ body {
 
 <p>Send a text with a simple POST request:</p>
 
-<pre><code>$ curl <a href="http://textbelt.com/text">http://textbelt.com/text</a> \
+<pre><code>$ curl -X POST <a href="http://textbelt.com/text">http://textbelt.com/text</a> \
    -d number=5551234567 \
    -d "message=I sent this message for free with textbelt.com"
 </code></pre>