diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 73b92f6..b0362c8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ run: all
 test: all
 	@$(ERL) -noshell $(EPATH) -s $(PROJECT)_test test -s init stop
 
-examples: all
+example: all
 	@$(ERL) -noshell $(EPATH) -s ex1 test -s init stop
 
-doc: all
+docs: all
 	@$(ERL) -noshell $(EPATH) \
 		-eval "edoc:files(filelib:wildcard(\"$(SOURCES)\"), [$(DOC_OPTS)])" \
 		-s init stop
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 65abf76..3603b9c 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ Installation
 ------------
 
 To compile the module you simply run 'make'.
+
 To run the unit tests run 'make test'.
+
+To run the example module run 'make example'.
+
 To build the (very) limited documentation run 'make docs'.