How to Set Up a PayPal Account to Take Payments

Individual Accounts
1. Point your browser to the PayPal website (see Resources.)
2. Click on the 'Sign Up' link on the navigation bar at the very top of the page.
3. Choose your country or region from the first drop-down menu and your preferred language from the second drop-down menu.
4. Decide which type of PayPal account to open. Click the 'Get Started' button for Premier accounts if you plan to sell personal items and accept payments under your own name, such as through auction sites or online classifieds. If you need a Business account, skip ahead to the next section of this article.
5. Fill out the form with your personal information, including email address, first and last name, date of birth, mailing address and phone number. Create a password with at least eight characters. Click 'Agree and Create Account.'
6. Check your email and click the link to confirm. You can now accept payments to the default email address associated with your PayPal Premier account.
Business Accounts
7. Click the 'Get Started' button for Business accounts.
8. Select 'I don't know' from the drop-down list of payment solutions, and click 'Continue.' This will launch the Recommendations Wizard, which will help PayPal determine the most appropriate type of account for your business.
9. Answer the questions about your business needs using the radio buttons for 'Yes,' 'No' and 'Maybe,' and click 'Continue.'
10. Review PayPal's suggested account type and click 'Continue with this solution.'
11. Complete the Business Account Setup form with your business type, business name and contact information. Choose a category and subcategory for your business, average transaction price, average monthly income range, and percentage of annual revenue from online sales. Provide the date you established your business and note your sales venues. Provide a customer service contact email and click 'Continue.'
12. Fill out the Financial Details form with your bank account or credit card, and click 'Continue.'
13. Check your email and click the link to confirm your new account.
14. Wait for two small deposits to appear in your bank account, then log in to PayPal and click the 'confirm' link next to your banking information. Enter the dollar amounts for the deposits and click 'Submit.' You can now accept payments to the default email address associated with your PayPal Business account.

How to Invoice With a Credit Card Payment Button

PayPal
1. Send an invoice using Paypal. Customers who also have PayPal accounts or credit cards, can click on a link to make payment to your PayPal account.
2. Log-in to your Paypal account and select 'Request money' from the horizontal menu. Type in the email address of the recipient who you want to invoice.
3. Type any information required for the invoice, on the request payment page. Press 'Send.' Your customer will receive an email with a button for them to either sign-up for a PayPal account, or make their payment using a credit card.
Invoice Software
4. Create an invoice using accounting software that allows online payment acceptance. For example, QuickBooks has an option where you can click 'Invoice' and you can draft a customized invoice for your customer, which includes a payment button. Freshbooks, now linked with PayPal also allows you to create customizable invoices, which give the option to add a payment button.
5. Invoice yourself for a small amount of money, like one dollar, to ensure the button, link and money is going into the proper account. Email the invoice to yourself, and click the payment button. Sending a test invoice to yourself first, will make sure you do not have customers that are making payments to the wrong account.
6. Input your merchant account credentials in the fields provided in the invoicing software. For example, Fresh Books has a link to add PayPal to accept payments. You need to input your PayPal username and password here.QuickBooks has its own merchant account program that you register for. Once approved, you can include the payment button on the invoices you send.

How to Use PayPal Mobile Checkout

1. Enter "PayPal" into the search engine of your phone to search the applications marketplace. Download the official PayPal application for free.
2. Select the products that you would like to purchase on a site affiliated with PayPal Mobile Checkout. Click "Checkout" to pay for and purchase your desired product(s).
3. Allow your mobile device's browser to transfer you to the PayPal Mobile Checkout interface.
4. Log in using your e-mail address and account password, and review the payment and product information. Ensure that the product, payment method and shipping information are correct, and click "Complete Transaction." You will now be returned to the Internet vendor that you are purchasing from.
5. Make sure the correct information is filled out on the vendor website. The information will have transferred from your PayPal account. Click "Submit" to complete your order and make the purchase.

How to Send a PayPal Receipt

1. Create a merchant account with PayPal. This will generally require you to register and confirm a business email address, your business contact information, and a bank account to and from which you will transfer funds. PayPal will make two small deposits in your bank account, the amounts of which you will confirm on their site, in order to confirm your bank account.
2. Place a PayPal banner or shopping cart on your website. PayPal will automatically configure the information that is to be entered by your customers, as well as the information they will see regarding your company. Personalize what the receipt PayPal sends to the customers will look like by navigating to 'Account Overview,' then 'Profile' and click 'Custom Payment Pages' under 'Selling Preferences.'
3. Wait for PayPal to send notification that a purchase has been made through your Web site. Any notification sent to you regarding a purchase will automatically be duplicated to the buyer of the product or services. Save your copy of the confirmation in case the buyer loses or deletes their receipt and asks for another.
4. Log into PayPal and look at your transaction history to see if any buyers want an additional receipt. Locate the specific transaction and email a copy of this information to the buyer. PayPal keeps records for all transactions made, so a receipt can be found even if it's an older purchase.

How to Filter by Payment Type on eBay

1. Go to the eBay.com home page.
2. Enter your search query in the text box and click the 'Search' button.
3. Scroll down and click the 'Choose More' link located under the 'Show Only' subsection on the left side of the eBay window.
4. Select the 'With PayPal accepted' option and click the 'GO' button to filter the eBay auction listings to only display auctions that accept PayPal.

How to Add Funds to a Get Connected Account

1. Obtain the account telephone number for the person with an account where you want to add money. You'll need to learn this number from the inmate.
2. Visit Get Connected to add funds to the account. If you prefer, you can call 1-888-295-0259, 24 hours a day, to add funds. Automated prompts will assist you through a process similar to the one on the website.
3. Click on 'Your Account.'
4. Enter the account telephone number in the box located under the 'Add Funds' section of the screen.
5. Choose how much money you want to add to the account from the drop-down menu.
6. Click 'Buy Now.'
7. Enter your credit card information or choose to pay with PayPal on the next page.
8. Click 'Review and Continue.'
9. Click 'Finish.'

How to Use FoxyCart With PayPal

1. Integrate FoxyCart into your website. Create a store using the FoxyCart Dashboard. Click 'Add a New Store' under the 'Actions' section. Fill in the options under the store settings configuration page. Enter your store name, store URL, store logo, store email, store subdomain, state and postal code. Click 'sign-up,' and your store is up and running.
2. Choose a PayPal account. The available accounts are PayPal Standards, PayPal Premiere, PayPal Business, PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Payflow Pro. Review each account description located on the PayPal website. Determine which account option serves your e-commerce needs.
3. Open a PayPal account. Select the 'Business' tab. Choose one of the accounts listed under 'Products and Services' such as Website Payment Standards. Click the 'Create an account' link. Click 'Create New Account' and select your business location and preferred language. Continue the process of setting up a business account by filling in the requested information such as business type, email address and password.
4. Set up PayPal with Foxycart. Enter your email address in the payment section of the FoxCart admin's section. The email address should be the same email you used for opening your PayPal account.