How to Make a Donate Button on My Blog
Maintaining a blog is a reliable way for anyone to publish their work on the internet, but keeping up a regular update schedule requires a great deal of effort and time. If your blog is putting too much of a drain on your free time, you should consider adding a donation button to your blog so that readers can compensate you for your good work. Fortunately, the online payment service PayPal offers a convenient tool for adding a donation button to your blog.
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Instructions
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Create HTML Code
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Log in to PayPal.
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Select the "Merchant Services" option at the top of the window.
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Scroll down until you find the "Create Buttons" heading.
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Select the "Donate" link under the "Create Buttons" heading.
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Fill in your organization name and a "Donation ID." A Donation ID is optional, but will make tracking donations easier.
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Select the currency type for your donations.
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Select whether donors can choose their own donation or must donate a fixed amount.
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Select whether donations will use your merchant ID or your primary email address.
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Select the "Create Button" option.
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Copy the HTML code, which PayPal creates for you.
Adding Your Donate Button to a Blogger Blog
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Open your blog.
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Select the "Layout" option in your dashboard.
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Select the "Add a Gadget" option.
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Select the "HTML/JavaScript" option.
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Paste the HTML code that you copied from PayPal.
Adding Your Donate Button to a Wordpress Blog
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Log in to your blog.
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Select the "Dashboard" option.
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Open the "Presentation" tab and select "Widgets."
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Paste the HTML code you copied from PayPal into the "Text 1" area.
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Select "Save Changes."
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Tips & Warnings
If you host your blog using a different hosting service, follow your hosting site's instructions for installing HTML widgets.
References
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