Steve Oliphant’s Musings

If you want to make money online, you have to be able to accept payment. One way to do this is through paypal. It is easy to create a “buy now” button that will let people pay you. I have gone through each of the steps with screens shots below so you can see how to do it.

Step 1. Login to your paypal account or sign up for one if you don’t have one. Then click on the “Merchant Services” Tag.

Step 2. Click on the “Buy Now” link in the Create buttons area.

Step 3. Fill out the details

Step 4. Scroll down and select options, click on “Create Button”

Step 5. Select and copy the html code generated by Paypal

Step 6. Paste the select code wherever you want. I had to choose the “non-encrypted” version of the button to get it to work with wordpress. But, yes, that button below was copied and pasted into this blog post using this method. Please feel free to click on it and donate $5.00 to me if you found this little tutorial useful!

And there you have it. Now go make your own “buy now” button and sell something!

James Brausch in his post on How to Learn has a good idea for taking notes. It involves carrying a voice recorder around with you, and then every couple of days listening to your recordings and writing them down. There is an easier way.

jott.com will let you call a number (I have it setup in my cell phone on the speed dial and with a voice command, I can dial it with 1 touch) that will record up to 30 seconds of voice, and then transcribe it and email it and (if you choose) text it to you or anyone you have setup as a contact with them.

So, no more excuses! Record your ideas! Act on them!

I used to be in lots better physical shape then I currently am. I could do 20+ pullups, 120 situps in less then 2 minutes, and run 3 miles in 19:40. I also weighed less than 180lbs and was 18 years younger.

Currently, I can do 3-4 pullups, no idea on the situps, but probably around 30, and I can walk 2 miles in about 30 minutes. I weigh over 220 lbs.

I am getting back to where I used to be, and plan to be even better.

Today I took action. There is a 1/2 mile paved jogging trail near where I work that also has pullup bars by it. I walked 4 laps (2 miles) and between each lap I did 2 pullups. I also did 20 pushups (I could have and should have done more.)

It took me about 35 minutes total. I got to enjoy the sunshine and the feel of my body moving.

Tomorrow I will repeat what I did today.

What is your objective? Is it measurable? Is it actionable?

What did you do today to move towards it?

What will you do tomorrow to move towards it?