diff --git a/src/event_source.rs b/src/event_source.rs
index a18ee1a..0e24e72 100644
--- a/src/event_source.rs
+++ b/src/event_source.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,28 @@ impl EventSource {
         Self::new(reqwest::Client::new().get(url)).unwrap()
     }
 
+    /// Create a simple EventSource based on a POST request
+    pub fn post<T: IntoUrl>(url: T, content_type: &str, input: reqwest::Body) -> Self {
+        Self::new(
+            reqwest::Client::new()
+                .post(url)
+                .body(input)
+                .header(reqwest::header::CONTENT_TYPE, content_type),
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    /// Create a simple EventSource based on a PUT request
+    pub fn put<T: IntoUrl>(url: T, content_type: &str, input: reqwest::Body) -> Self {
+        Self::new(
+            reqwest::Client::new()
+                .put(url)
+                .body(input)
+                .header(reqwest::header::CONTENT_TYPE, content_type),
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
     /// Close the EventSource stream and stop trying to reconnect
     pub fn close(&mut self) {
         self.is_closed = true;