PayPal
Definition
Adding a Donations Button
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Definition:  Paypal is the most recognised system for sending and receiving money over the Internet.  It’s as easy and indicating that you want to send money to a recipient, entering your Credit Card or Debit card details, and clicking send.

To send and receive money, you need to sign up for an account on PayPal, which takes about 10-15 minutes and that’s if you read all the fine print.  People that are very active on eBay use PayPal as a very good system to speed up the money exchange transaction – it literally takes seconds to move money.

To send money, this is how it works (in simple terms):

-         You enter your details, method of payment and amount to send along with the persons email address that you’re sending to (they need to have a PayPal account or will be asked to sign up for one to get the money..but it’s all free.)

-         You simply hit send and an email notification goes to the receiver and PayPay waits for the receiver to log-on and select how they would like to receive the money.

-         The receiver logs on to PayPay, accepts the money and designates the money to go to their bank account, sent out by cheque or put on a Credit Card.

-          PayPal charge certain percents and fee’s for transactions however they are quite low.

-         If you’re interested in getting a PayPal account (sending, receiving money.. even eBegging) or learning more, Click Here to go directly to PayPal.

To add a button that allows you to ask for money/donations on your website like my Support Me! page:

-          Go to PayPals website section under the Merchant Tools tab and click on donations (You’ll have to have an account and be logged in for this to be visible). 

-          Follow the wizard that asks you what kind of button you want, the type of currency and other easy questions.

-          Finally, PayPal will generate the HTML code that you simply copy and paste into your website and walllahh – you have a way to collect donations!

-          Note:  PayPal will also give you an eMail link, so you could actually ask for donations in your eMails and not even use the power or a website.  Is that amazing or what???

-          Thereafter, you just have to figure out how you’re going to get the wonderful philanthropists to your website!

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