How to Use PayPal Sandbox

Using PayPal Sandbox
1. Visit the PayPal Developer website and sign up for a free PayPal Sandbox account by clicking on the 'Sign Up' link. Follow the directions and click on 'Agree and Submit.'
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After signing in, choose the type of account you want to create for testing. You have the option to choose 'Buyer Accounts' and 'Seller Accounts.'
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Create an account based on the information you want to use. For example, once you click the 'Buyer/seller creation' link, you can choose the country that buyer or seller resides in, the name of the buyer or seller, and if they are using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express or a bank account.
4. Create PayPal buttons on websites as you normally would, then use your 'Sandbox Buyer Email,' which you chose when setting up a 'Seller' account. Use your 'Buyer Email' address to log into the fake buyer account to place a fake order. If everything comes through as an order on your Sandbox account, then you have successfully completed the order process.

What Is a PayPal Invoice?

Target Ssers
PayPal Invoice is ideal for freelancers, contractors, small business owners or anyone who need to generate a one-time invoice.
Easier than MS Excel
PayPal Invoice will calculate the total with the entered prices, tax and shipping details.
Speed
Clients receive your invoices instantaneously in their email. PayPal prompts them with a link to expedite the payment process.
Convenience
PayPal notifies you once your client has completed payment. You receive your money fast without the hassle of extra paperwork.
For future use
PayPal gives you the option of saving your invoice as a template. You may create and save up to ten different invoice templates. You access templates through the 'Create Invoice' page.

How to Integrate a PayPal Sandbox Account With PHP

1. Right-click the PHP file you want to use to connect to the Paypal sandbox, then click 'Open With.' Double-click the PHP editor to open the code.
2. Open a Web browser window. Navigate to the Paypal sandbox code generator. Select 'PHP' from the 'Shopping Cart Programming Language.'
3. Type the information for the return page, the payment type and currency code. Click 'Next.' The first block of code is for any HTML files you may use in your code. Click 'Next' to skip this code.
4. Copy and paste the code shown in the window to your PHP file opened in step one. Click 'Next' again, and copy and paste the second section of code to your PHP files.
5. Click the 'Save' button in your PHP editor. Upload the code to your test server, and run the Paypal PHP code on the test Web server.

How to Remove a PayPal Account

1. Open a web browser on your computer and go to PayPal's login page (see resources).
2. Select the 'Profile' tab.
3. Click the 'Close Account' option.
4. Confirm that you want to close your PayPal account and answer PayPal's security questions. PayPal will instantly close your account and remove it from PayPal's system. No further action is necessary.

How to Make Money With the Paypal Debit Card

1. Sign up with PayPal for a personal, business or premier account. Send for a debit card that will be tied to your account. Confirm one or more of your existing bank accounts with PayPal in order to be eligible for the card.
2. Link at least one bank account to the PayPal debit card as a backup funding source.
3. Get funds into your PayPal account, by selling on eBay or other websites that accept PayPal. Use the backup funding source to add more money to the account.
4. Purchase items using the debit card, but choose to use it as a credit card transaction each time. Sign for any purchases, instead of using a PIN. Pay for online purchases using the PayPal debit card as a credit card.
5. Get 1 percent cash back onto your debit card for every PIN-less purchase. Transfer more money into your PayPal account and pay bills online through the account.

How Does Clickbank Work With PayPal?

Selling Products
With PayPal, you get a buy button for your website. When a customer clicks on it to purchase a product, he is taken to PayPal to make the payment. With Clickbank, the same process occurs, but Clickbank also has an affiliate marketplace that allows affiliates to promote your products and get a commission for them.
Working Together
When you choose to use Clickbank as a means to sell your product, you actually get to utilize PayPal as well. While Clickbank makes it possible for you to collect credit card and debit card payments from your customers, it also gives customers the option of paying with PayPal. If a customer chooses to pay with PayPal, he is taken to the PayPal website and then back to your site to download the product. This gives customers another option when it comes to paying for your product.
PayPal Advantages
PayPal may be more appropriate if you are selling a product directly from your website and do not need affiliates to promote it for you. This is desirable if you want to keep the entire sales price of the product for yourself. PayPal is also the only option of the two if you are selling something that needs to be shipped to the customer. Clickbank only deals with products that can be delivered online, such as software.
Clickbank Advantages
By using Clickbank, your product gets exposure to a large number of affiliates who are willing to promote it for you and take a percentage of the sale. This can result in getting more sales of your product than you would get otherwise. You also get access to payments with PayPal, which increases the chances of making a sale.

How to Import My PayPal Transactions Into QuickBooks

Download PayPal Transactions
1. Visit Paypal.com and log in with your business email address and password.
2. Under the 'History' tab, select 'Download History.' On the download history page, enter the range of dates in which you would like to see transactions for. Under 'File Types,' choose the QuickBooks IIF file.
3. On the download log screen, download your transaction history by selecting 'Download Log' to grab the complete log file.
Import to QuickBooks
4. On the top horizontal menu, hover over 'File,' 'Utilities' and 'Import,' then choose 'IIF files.' Locate and select the correct IIF file that you just downloaded from PayPal.
5. Upload and import the IIF file you selected.
6. Allow the list of transactions and total report to complete importing the information from your PayPal account to your QuickBooks program.