How to Accept PayPal

If you have just started your own business, you may want to accept PayPal for payment. PayPal is very popular now for payment, allows customers to use credit cards, and leaves customers with another option to make a payment.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PayPal Account

1. Get a PayPal account. If you do not already have a PayPal account, set one up from paypal.com.

2. Add button to your website. The easiest option that allows customers to pay is to add a button. Go to the Products & Services tab and click on "Website Payments Standard" under "Ways to get paid". This will allow your to create buttons.

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   Choose button style. Depending on if you want customers to "Buy now" for single items, or "Add to Cart" for multiple items, or "Subscribe" by allowing automated payments will determine the PayPal button you add to your site.

4. Click on button. Once you decide the button style, click on it to create your PayPal button. Then click "create button now". This will bring you to a page that will allow you to put options into your button form. Once you create this, you will add the HTML code to your website.

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   Choose button type. You can have a button to accept Pay Pal payments for a product, donation, services, etc.

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   Log in and Fill out form. Log into account to allow button to be saved. Fill in the form with the details on the button. You can add drop down menus for size/color/prices. This will allow PayPal customers to have options.

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   Create button. Fill in the rest, if necessary (Shipping, taxes, inventory options, advanced options). Then click "Create Button". This will bring you to a page with your HTML code.

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   Copy HTML and paste into your website. You now have a code and can copy and paste into your website that will allow you to accept PayPal as payment.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure you copy ENTIRE HTML code exactly when you paste it in website.
• Create "View Cart" button to allow customers to view entire cart
• Create as many buttons as necessary.
• PayPal is widely accepted for payment!

Resources

• PayPal Website

[jayduve]

on 3/3/2009 I'm a Premium Paypal member and I use it for my various online businesses. Great tips. 5 stars.

[Kathymcbain]

on 1/10/2009 Great article on accepting paypal.

[sunshine11219]

on 1/9/2009 cool

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[vallain]

on 11/23/2008 This info should be very helpful for small businesses with a website. Using Paypal gives their customers more reason to buy... it's easy.