diff --git a/examples/simple-consumer/src/main/java/rs/iggy/SimpleConsumer.java b/examples/simple-consumer/src/main/java/rs/iggy/SimpleConsumer.java
index caccded..9036651 100644
--- a/examples/simple-consumer/src/main/java/rs/iggy/SimpleConsumer.java
+++ b/examples/simple-consumer/src/main/java/rs/iggy/SimpleConsumer.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import rs.iggy.identifier.TopicId;
 import rs.iggy.message.PolledMessage;
 import rs.iggy.message.PolledMessages;
-import rs.iggy.message.PollingKind;
 import rs.iggy.message.PollingStrategy;
 import rs.iggy.stream.StreamDetails;
 import rs.iggy.topic.CompressionAlgorithm;
@@ -46,8 +45,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
                     .pollMessages(STREAM_ID,
                             TOPIC_ID,
                             empty(),
-                            new Consumer(Consumer.Kind.ConsumerGroup, GROUP_ID),
-                            new PollingStrategy(PollingKind.Next, BigInteger.ZERO),
+                            Consumer.group(GROUP_ID),
+                            PollingStrategy.next(),
                             10L,
                             true);
             messages.addAll(polledMessages.messages());
diff --git a/examples/simple-producer/src/main/java/rs/iggy/SimpleProducer.java b/examples/simple-producer/src/main/java/rs/iggy/SimpleProducer.java
index 3dbbf78..a462c57 100644
--- a/examples/simple-producer/src/main/java/rs/iggy/SimpleProducer.java
+++ b/examples/simple-producer/src/main/java/rs/iggy/SimpleProducer.java
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 import rs.iggy.clients.blocking.tcp.IggyTcpClient;
 import rs.iggy.identifier.StreamId;
 import rs.iggy.identifier.TopicId;
-import rs.iggy.message.BigIntegerMessageId;
 import rs.iggy.message.Message;
 import rs.iggy.message.Partitioning;
-import rs.iggy.message.PartitioningKind;
 import rs.iggy.stream.StreamDetails;
 import rs.iggy.topic.CompressionAlgorithm;
 import rs.iggy.topic.TopicDetails;
@@ -33,13 +31,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 
         int counter = 0;
         while (counter++ < 1000) {
-            var text = "message from simple producer " + counter;
-            var message = new Message(new BigIntegerMessageId(BigInteger.ZERO), text.getBytes(), empty());
-            client.messages()
-                    .sendMessages(STREAM_ID,
-                            TOPIC_ID,
-                            new Partitioning(PartitioningKind.Balanced, new byte[0]),
-                            singletonList(message));
+            var message = Message.of("message from simple producer " + counter);
+            client.messages().sendMessages(STREAM_ID, TOPIC_ID, Partitioning.balanced(), singletonList(message));
             log.debug("Message {} sent", counter);
         }
 
diff --git a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/consumergroup/Consumer.java b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/consumergroup/Consumer.java
index b30a739..1b7d357 100644
--- a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/consumergroup/Consumer.java
+++ b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/consumergroup/Consumer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ public static Consumer of(Long id) {
         return new Consumer(Kind.Consumer, ConsumerId.of(id));
     }
 
+    public static Consumer of(ConsumerId id) {
+        return new Consumer(Kind.Consumer, id);
+    }
+
+    public static Consumer group(Long id) {
+        return new Consumer(Kind.ConsumerGroup, ConsumerId.of(id));
+    }
+
+    public static Consumer group(ConsumerId id) {
+        return new Consumer(Kind.ConsumerGroup, id);
+    }
+
     public enum Kind {
         Consumer(1), ConsumerGroup(2);
 
diff --git a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/BigIntegerMessageId.java b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/BigIntegerMessageId.java
index e1df6ad..66f0064 100644
--- a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/BigIntegerMessageId.java
+++ b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/BigIntegerMessageId.java
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@
 
 public class BigIntegerMessageId implements MessageId {
 
+    private static final BigIntegerMessageId DEFAULT_ID = new BigIntegerMessageId(BigInteger.ZERO);
     private final BigInteger value;
 
     public BigIntegerMessageId(BigInteger value) {
         this.value = value;
     }
 
+    public static BigIntegerMessageId defaultId() {
+        return DEFAULT_ID;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public BigInteger toBigInteger() {
         return value;
diff --git a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/Message.java b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/Message.java
index 0e14ce1..c94decd 100644
--- a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/Message.java
+++ b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/Message.java
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ public record Message(
         byte[] payload,
         Optional<Map<String, HeaderValue>> headers
 ) {
+
+    public static Message of(String payload) {
+        return new Message(MessageId.serverGenerated(), payload.getBytes(), Optional.empty());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/MessageId.java b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/MessageId.java
index 9c1c8ca..388d1b7 100644
--- a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/MessageId.java
+++ b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/MessageId.java
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 public interface MessageId {
 
+    static MessageId serverGenerated() {
+        return BigIntegerMessageId.defaultId();
+    }
+
     @JsonCreator
     static MessageId from(BigInteger bigInteger) {
         return new BigIntegerMessageId(bigInteger);
diff --git a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/PollingStrategy.java b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/PollingStrategy.java
index 3aef5e2..87fa511 100644
--- a/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/PollingStrategy.java
+++ b/java-sdk/src/main/java/rs/iggy/message/PollingStrategy.java
@@ -3,4 +3,25 @@
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 
 public record PollingStrategy(PollingKind kind, BigInteger value) {
+
+    public static PollingStrategy offset(BigInteger value) {
+        return new PollingStrategy(PollingKind.Offset, value);
+    }
+
+    public static PollingStrategy timestamp(BigInteger value) {
+        return new PollingStrategy(PollingKind.Timestamp, value);
+    }
+
+    public static PollingStrategy first() {
+        return new PollingStrategy(PollingKind.First, BigInteger.ZERO);
+    }
+
+    public static PollingStrategy last() {
+        return new PollingStrategy(PollingKind.Last, BigInteger.ZERO);
+    }
+
+    public static PollingStrategy next() {
+        return new PollingStrategy(PollingKind.Next, BigInteger.ZERO);
+    }
+
 }