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Creating a
PayPal Button
To be fair, we will not be able
to go through the entire process, but I will show how to create a button in your
PayPal account, and then we will insert some prepared code into the Split view
of our site to add a button.
First, if you
don't have a PayPal account, you might want to seriously consider getting one.
They allow you to sell goods and services on your site to people who want to pay
by credit card or use their own PayPal account. You can use PayPal to send
invoices to customers via e-mail as well. I have used PayPal since 2002,
and it has worked well for my small computer support and web hosting business.
Plus, they pay 4% interest on balances you leave in your PayPal account.
PayPal makes
money by charging transaction fees, similar to the fees you would pay to have a
traditional merchant account with a credit card transaction company.
PayPal Fee Table:
- For receiving transfers under $3000 USD: the fee is 2.9% + $0.30
USD.
- For receiving transfers $3000.01 to $10,000: the fee is 2.5% +
$0.30 USD.
- For receiving transfers $10,000.01 to $100,000: the fee is 2.2%
+ $0.30 USD.
- Receiving transfers over $100,000: PayPal charges 1.9% + $0.30
USD.
To sign up for PayPal, click
here.
Creating a
PayPal Button
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Now choose a
button style. If you don't like the default, clicking the link will
bring you to a page where you can select from eight choices, or provide the
web address of a custom button you have created for your site.
Add More Options Button
This will take you to another Page where you can add
other capabilities to your button.
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Shipping and Sales Tax (optional) -
Add shipping charges and sales tax, if you wish.
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Add Option Fields to Your Page (optional)
- If you have products that are the same price but different only in size,
color, etc., you can create a single button with an drop down box where
visitors may choose from the available options.
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Customize Your Payment Pages (optional) -
You can, and should, create a custom PayPal payment page that looks
something like your own web site pages.
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Customize Your Buyer's Experience (optional)
- You can, and should, create landing pages for your visitor once they
conclude their purchase. Once you do that, you can put the page
address into the button.
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Miscellaneous (optional) - You can allow
your visitor to purchase more than a single item, and provide their shipping
address.
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Collect Additional Information From Your
Customers (optional) - This option allows you to add a text box where
your customer can provide special request or details about their purchase.
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Choose an email address to receive payment
(optional) - Here you put in your e-mail address so you are notified of a
purchase on-line.
Once you click on Create Button Now, you
will be taken to a page like the one below.
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 Highlight
ALL of the code. Be sure you get the code below the
text box frame.
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Copy the code using the CTRL C method.
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Go to FrontPage, and open a new Text File.
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When the text file opens, place your insertion point into the blank
page, and Paste the code into the page. (CTRL V
or Edit, Paste.)
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Go to File, Save As, and name this page
PayPalbutton.txt. This creates a record for you of the
button that will be saved in your web site.
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Now we will
practice inserting actual code into our web site.
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