How to Bill Customers Monthly with PayPal
PayPal is a large e-commerce billing company that allows users to securely send and receive funds online. PayPal offers users the ability to request funds, create online invoices and generate custom HTML code that they can place on websites or in email to collect payments from other users. If you want to bill customers month after month, PayPal allows you to create custom subscriptions that your customers can purchase, either on your website or via an email invoice link. After your customers purchase a subscription, PayPal charges their PayPal accounts for the same amount each month automatically.
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Instructions
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Log in to your PayPal account, and click the Merchant Services tab on the top menu.
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Click the Subscribe link under the Create Buttons section. This action creates customized HTML code for a button on your site that your customers can use to set up recurring billing, and it also creates a customized button you can use to bill your customers via email.
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Customize your recurring monthly bill. Give the subscription an identifiable name in the Item Name field. If you anticipate many customers purchasing a subscription, give it a general name, such as "Monthly Service Fee." If it's a unique monthly bill for an individual customer, you can use the customer's name as the item name. Follow the on-screen instructions for all three steps to create a completely customized recurring subscription.
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Click Create Button at the bottom of the screen.
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In the next screen, copy and paste the custom code for your subscription button that PayPal generates for you. If you'd like to bill your customers via email, click the Email tab and copy and paste the custom billing URL into your invoice email.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don't like PayPal's generic button, add your own image in Step 1 of the button creation page. Click Customize Text Or Appearance to expand that section, and then select the Use Your Own Button Image option. Paste the URL of your preferred button in the field below.
The Subscription option allows your customers to pay only with PayPal accounts. If you'd like to bill your customers through PayPal while allowing them to pay with a variety of payment types, such as credit cards, without requiring a PayPal account, select Automatic Billing from the Choose A Button Type drop-down menu in the button creation page. This option requires you to pay a monthly fee, currently $19.99. You must also have a PayPal Business account.
