diff --git a/bigquery/cloud-client/quickstart.py b/bigquery/cloud-client/quickstart.py
index 25d2ea0c2dce..21bd9aa4518a 100644
--- a/bigquery/cloud-client/quickstart.py
+++ b/bigquery/cloud-client/quickstart.py
@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@
 # Imports the Google Cloud client library
 from gcloud import bigquery
 
-# Instantiates the client library
-bigquery_client = bigquery.Client(project='YOUR_PROJECT_ID')
+# Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
+project_id = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID'
 
-# Prepares a new dataset
-dataset = bigquery_client.dataset('my_new_dataset')
+# Instantiates a client
+bigquery_client = bigquery.Client(project=project_id)
 
-# Creates the dataset
+# The name for the new dataset
+dataset_name = 'my_new_dataset'
+
+# Prepares the new dataset
+dataset = bigquery_client.dataset(dataset_name)
+
+# Creates the new dataset
 dataset.create()
 # [END bigquery_quickstart]
diff --git a/datastore/api/quickstart.py b/datastore/api/quickstart.py
index d5a5885db9c7..4adfd1de6039 100644
--- a/datastore/api/quickstart.py
+++ b/datastore/api/quickstart.py
@@ -18,11 +18,19 @@
 # Imports the Google Cloud client library
 from gcloud import datastore
 
-# Instantiates the client library
-datastore_client = datastore.Client(project='YOUR_PROJECT_ID')
+# Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
+project_id = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID'
 
-task_key = datastore_client.key('Task', 1234)
+# Instantiates a client
+datastore_client = datastore.Client(project=project_id)
 
-# Retrieves an entity
+# The kind of the entity to retrieve
+kind = 'Task'
+# The id of the entity to retrieve
+id = 1234567890
+# The Datastore key for the entity
+task_key = datastore_client.key(kind, id)
+
+# Retrieves the entity
 entity = datastore_client.get(task_key)
 # [END datastore_quickstart]
diff --git a/logging/cloud-client/quickstart.py b/logging/cloud-client/quickstart.py
index f951783597df..617af90ef49d 100644
--- a/logging/cloud-client/quickstart.py
+++ b/logging/cloud-client/quickstart.py
@@ -18,12 +18,20 @@
 # Imports the Google Cloud client library
 from gcloud import logging
 
-# Instantiates the client library
-logging_client = logging.Client(project='YOUR_PROJECT_ID')
+# Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
+project_id = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID'
 
+# Instantiates a client
+logging_client = logging.Client(project=project_id)
+
+# The name of the log to write to
+log_name = 'my-log'
 # Selects the log to write to
-logger = logging_client.logger('my-log')
+logger = logging_client.logger(log_name)
+
+# The data to log
+text = 'Hello, world!'
 
-# Writes a log entry
-logger.log_text('Hello, world!')
+# Writes the log entry
+logger.log_text(text)
 # [END logging_quickstart]
diff --git a/pubsub/cloud-client/quickstart.py b/pubsub/cloud-client/quickstart.py
index dc34f9dfb296..ddfca002c788 100644
--- a/pubsub/cloud-client/quickstart.py
+++ b/pubsub/cloud-client/quickstart.py
@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@
 # Imports the Google Cloud client library
 from gcloud import pubsub
 
-# Instantiates the client library
-pubsub_client = pubsub.Client(project='YOUR_PROJECT_ID')
+# Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
+project_id = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID'
 
-# Prepares a new topic
-topic = pubsub_client.topic('my-new-topic')
+# Instantiates a client
+pubsub_client = pubsub.Client(project=project_id)
 
-# Creates the topic
+# The name for the new topic
+topic_name = 'my-new-topic'
+
+# Prepares the new topic
+topic = pubsub_client.topic(topic_name)
+
+# Creates the new topic
 topic.create()
 # [END pubsub_quickstart]
diff --git a/storage/cloud-client/quickstart.py b/storage/cloud-client/quickstart.py
index baa09c4f7f53..16d8cc906841 100644
--- a/storage/cloud-client/quickstart.py
+++ b/storage/cloud-client/quickstart.py
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@
 # Imports the Google Cloud client library
 from gcloud import storage
 
-# Instantiates the client library
-storage_client = storage.Client(project='YOUR_PROJECT_ID')
+# Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
+project_id = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID'
 
-# Creates a new bucket
-bucket = storage_client.create_bucket('my-new-bucket')
+# Instantiates a client
+storage_client = storage.Client(project=project_id)
+
+# The name for the new bucket
+bucket_name = 'my-new-bucket'
+
+# Creates the new bucket
+bucket = storage_client.create_bucket(bucket_name)
 # [END storage_quickstart]
diff --git a/translate/cloud-client/quickstart.py b/translate/cloud-client/quickstart.py
index df42b20a57b3..b8efa54381f4 100644
--- a/translate/cloud-client/quickstart.py
+++ b/translate/cloud-client/quickstart.py
@@ -18,9 +18,17 @@
 # Imports the Google Cloud client library
 from gcloud import translate
 
-# Instantiates the client library
-translate_client = translate.Client('YOUR_API_KEY')
+# Your Translate API key
+api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
+
+# Instantiates a client
+translate_client = translate.Client(api_key)
+
+# The text to translate
+text = 'Hello, world!'
+# The target language
+target = 'ru'
 
 # Translates some text into Russian
-translation = translate_client.translate('Hello, world!', target_language='ru')
+translation = translate_client.translate(text, target_language=target)
 # [END translate_quickstart]