diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/raw.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/raw.go
index 23cb9e0..db10514 100644
--- a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/raw.go
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/raw.go
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var rawCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "raw <version> <type> [<json>]",
+	Use:   "raw version type [json]",
 	Short: "make a request to signald",
-	Long:  "make a raw request to signald, returning the result. If request data is not provided via command line argument labeled \"json\", it must be provided via stdin",
+	Long: `make a raw request to signald, returning the result. If request data is not provided via command line argument labeled \"json\", it must be provided via stdin.
+	
+	Example usage:
+	
+		signaldctl raw v1 get_profile '{"account": "+12024561414", "address": {"number": "+12024561111"}}'
+	`,
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if len(args) < 3 {
 			return cmd.Help()