This is it, putting the cutting in soil. After this it's just maintenance, water, food, all that.
So here's the cutting that I took about three months ago.
Good roots, it's ready to go. Just fill a
starter pot ~1/3 full of soil.
Put the cutting down carefully, try to get the roots as evenly spread out as possible.
Now carefully cover it with more soil, water it well and put it in bright indirect sun.
You won't need to water it much for the first few months (over watering leads to root rot, repeat as needed for emphasis), it takes a while to get a good root system, but keep an eye on it and don't let it dry out all the way.
And that's that. Now bear in mind,
ficus benjamina doesn't grow very quickly indoors. I have a small tree that I started a couple years ago that is still only ~1 1/2 feet high, so don't expect anything too drastic. I've found they tend to grow in spurts, putting out a few new branches/leaves all at once, then going dormant for a couple weeks, then doing it again.
Here are the other
ficus benjamina propagation post:
How to Propagate Ficus Benjamina: Part 1How to Propagate Ficus Benjamina: Part 2
One of the leaves had fallen off and started putting out roots and leaves all by itself. Really. It's that easy. Take a leaf, lay it on some dirt. 
Wait. Then pretty soon (in plant time) this. 
Love it. Jade plants are not only wicked easy to propagate, but they are eay to care for and can be turned into bonsai as well.
I'll do another post at another time about care for them.
Not too shabby, huh? He's about 3' tall now and doing fine. The plan is to just let him do his thing and see what happens.
Good roots, it's ready to go. Just fill a starter pot ~1/3 full of soil. 
Put the cutting down carefully, try to get the roots as evenly spread out as possible. 
Now carefully cover it with more soil, water it well and put it in bright indirect sun. 
You won't need to water it much for the first few months (over watering leads to root rot, repeat as needed for emphasis), it takes a while to get a good root system, but keep an eye on it and don't let it dry out all the way.
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