Difficulty: Easy
Completion time ~10 minutes
Required things: Photoshop, good brushes, pixel font, a brain.
Ok lets get started!
Step1:
Open a new image, most Buttons are 88x31. So use that size.
Step2:
Now we need to add a black ground. Simply; Shift+F5.
Now duplicate your background layer(the black one). This will be the brushing layer.
Step3:
Grab a brush and brush, alternate brushes, you should only need to do a few clicks since the size is so small. MAKE SURE YOU'RE BRUSHING WHITE, THEN BLACK! ALTERNATE!
You should have something like this by now; depending on your brushes everyone will get something different.
Step4:
Adding color/Contrast. Click the "yin/yang" button by your layers, and click "Brightnes/Contrast". Add about 30 contrast and click "ok". This will give your image some more depth.
Step5:
Now lets add some color. Make sure your Contrast layer is selected. Go back to the "yin/yang" symbol, click it, and go to "Color Balance". Mess around with the sliders EXEPT for highlights.
You should now have something like this, depending on the colors you used. I use;
Shadows: +37, +49, and -12.
Midtones: +36, +15, and -35.
You should now have something like this;
Step6:
Now you need a border. Create a new layer, and select all.
Now go to Edit > Stoke > 1px BLACK.
Now you will have a simple border.
Step7:
Now for the text.
Grab your text tool and start typing your text in the middle of the button. Make sure you're using a pixel font. Serious1 is a good one.
I'll be using the text, "Sepias FX". Font size 10. Make it white.
Step8:
Blending. Select your text layer, right click and go to "Blending Options".
I used these settings:
Fill Opacity: 70% Blending Mode: Screen
Drop Shadow: Defaults
Stroke: Default, 1px, black.
Now throw the text layer under the color balance layer and it's blended.
Now all that's left is to save it and host it.
I suggest http://www.photobucket.com for image hosting.
My final results:
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.. I better prefer animated ones because like snlildude87 sad more intresting affilate button is the more someone wants to click it (I too click on buttons which are intresting).. But good tutorial with some fun 
