Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Sign into your PayPal account, or sign up for one if you don’t have a PayPal account already.
Step2
Select the "Merchant Resources" button from the menu running across the top of the page.
Step3
In the middle of the page you will see a section entitled "Create Buttons"; select the "Donate" button.
Step4
You will now see a form. The only field you really need to fill in is the "Donation Name/Service," and here you can just put your name or the name of your business. Leave the "Donation ID Number" field blank unless you know for sure what it is.
Step5
Leave the amount section blank.
Step6
Leave the denomination in "US Dollars."
Step7
Leave the buyer’s country as the "US."
Step8
Choose a button style from the ones offered by PayPal. They have several snazzy ones. You also have the option of creating your own button, and there is a link for instructions on how to do that in the "Button Style" section if you would prefer to have your own button.
Step9
In the next section, you have to decide if you want your button encrypted or not. Most people decide to go with the automatic selection, which is to go ahead and encrypt the button.
Step10
Select "Create Button."
Step11
Copy and paste the HTML code provided to you on your website or blog. You will then have a donation button that is attached to your PayPal account, and people will be able to donate money to you through PayPal.
Comments
momoftwingirls said
on 4/6/2008 Thank you for this article. I have a button on my blog, but have since then forgotten how to add a button.