diff --git a/controllers/api.js b/controllers/api.js
index 1fb3b2e4cf..50ea998734 100644
--- a/controllers/api.js
+++ b/controllers/api.js
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ exports.postVenmo = function(req, res, next) {
 
   if (validator.isEmail(req.body.user)) {
     formData.email = req.body.user;
-  } else if (validator.isNumberic(req.body.user) &&
+  } else if (validator.isNumeric(req.body.user) &&
     validator.isLength(req.body.user, 10, 11)) {
     formData.phone = req.body.user;
   } else {
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ exports.postVenmo = function(req, res, next) {
   }
 
   // Send money
-  request.post('https://sandbox-api.venmo.com/v1/payments', { form: formData }, function(err, request, body) {
+  request.post('https://api.venmo.com/v1/payments', { form: formData }, function(err, request, body) {
     if (err) return next(err);
     if (request.statusCode !== 200) {
       req.flash('errors', { msg: JSON.parse(body).error.message });
diff --git a/views/api/venmo.jade b/views/api/venmo.jade
index 7cd111ef22..7813d26106 100644
--- a/views/api/venmo.jade
+++ b/views/api/venmo.jade
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ block content
         input(type='hidden', name='_csrf', value=token)
         .form-group
           label.control-label(for='user') Phone, Email or Venmo User ID
-          input.form-control(type='text', name='user', id='user', autofocus=true)
+          input.form-control(type='text', name='user', id='user', placeholder='15555555555', autofocus=true)
         .form-group
           label.control-label(for='note') Note
-          input.form-control(type='text', name='note', id='note')
+          input.form-control(type='text', name='note', id='note', placeholder='A message to accompany the payment.')
         .form-group
           label.control-label(for='amount') Amount
-          input.form-control(type='text', name='amount', id='amount')
+          input.form-control(type='text', name='amount', id='amount', placeholder='0.10')
         .form-group
           button.btn.btn-primary(type='submit')
             i.fa.fa-usd