diff --git a/examples/aws-count/README.md b/examples/aws-count/README.md
index a2703f59d5..102841b94c 100644
--- a/examples/aws-count/README.md
+++ b/examples/aws-count/README.md
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ and let you scale resources by simply incrementing a number.
 Additionally, variables can be used to expand a list of resources
 for use elsewhere.
 
-As with all examples, just copy and paste the example and run
-`terraform apply` to see it work.
+To run, configure your AWS provider as described in https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/aws/index.html
+
+Running the example
+
+run `terraform apply` to see it work.
diff --git a/examples/aws-two-tier/README.md b/examples/aws-two-tier/README.md
index 8a5ad61a3e..d79b6588e9 100644
--- a/examples/aws-two-tier/README.md
+++ b/examples/aws-two-tier/README.md
@@ -14,5 +14,15 @@ After you run `terraform apply` on this configuration, it will
 automatically output the DNS address of the ELB. After your instance
 registers, this should respond with the default nginx web page.
 
-As with all examples, just copy and paste the example and run
-`terraform apply` to see it work.
+To run, configure your AWS provider as described in 
+
+https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/aws/index.html
+
+Running the example
+
+run `terraform apply -var 'key_name={your_aws_Key_name}' -var 'key_path={location_of_your_key_in_your_local_machine}'` 
+
+example
+
+terraform apply -var 'key_name=terraform' -var 'key_path=/Users/jsmith/.ssh/terraform.pem
+