How to Put PayPal Links in Ads

Set Up PayPal for Your Ad
1. Log in to your PayPal Business account. Click on the 'Merchant Services' tab. Click on either the 'Buy Now' or 'Add to Cart' button to access PayPal configuration. You can also choose the type of transaction from the list under the buttons.
2. Select 'Products' or 'Services' in the 'Accept payments for' field for an individual product or service. Add your item name and ID in their respective fields. Choose the 'Add to Cart' radio button for multiple purchases or 'Buy Now' for a single purchase button. Use the 'Customize Button' feature to add a drop-down menu with or without price, change button size and language or use your own button image. Add your shipping and tax rate and choose account email information. Select 'Use my secure merchant account ID' to keep your PayPal email address from appearing in your button HTML. Go to Step 6 to create your button and code.
3. Select 'Subscriptions and recurring billing' in the 'Accept payments for' field for periodic payments. Add your item name and subscription ID in their respective fields. Use the 'Customize Button' feature to add a drop-down menu with or without price, change button size and language or use your own button image. Check the 'Have PayPal create user names and passwords for customers' checkbox if your website is set up with a secure, password-protected area that you can give customers access to with this function. Enter currency, amount, billing cycle and billing retry parameters in their respective fields, You can also offer customers a trial subscription. Select 'Use my secure merchant account ID' to keep your PayPal email address from appearing in your button HTML. Go to Step 6 to create your button and code.
4. Select 'Donations' in the 'Accept payments for' field for periodic payments. Add your organization name and donation ID in their respective fields. Use the 'Customize Button' feature to add a drop-down menu with or without price, change button size and language or use your own button image.
Enter currency and contribution amount parameters in their respective fields. Select 'Use my secure merchant account ID' to keep your PayPal email address from appearing in your button HTML. Go to Step 6 to create your button and code.
5. Select 'Gift certificates' in the 'Accept payments for' field for this item. Specify the store URL where the gift certificate can be redeemed. Use the 'Customize Button' feature to add a drop-down menu with or without price, change button size and language or use your own button image.
Enter currency and gift certificate amount parameters in their respective fields. Customize the gift certificate with your logo image URL, background color and theme choices. Use 'Preview' to see the customized gift certificate. Select 'Use my secure merchant account ID' to keep your PayPal email address from appearing in your button HTML. Go to Step 6 to create your button and code.
6. Click on 'Create Button' after configuring your purchase button parameters. Click on 'Select Code' to highlight the HTML code for use on your ad. Paste the HTML button code into the HTML code for your ad or website.