Adding a Really Simple Paypal Buy Now Button
Question: I want a really simple “Buy Now” button on my website. How do I do it.
Answer: Use Paypal Website Payments Standard. Its very easy to set up. The customer clicks a “Buy Now” button. They are taken to Paypal’s site where they enter their card details or pay from their paypal account if they have one. The money then appears in your paypal account.
Question: What does it cost.
Answer: There are no setup charges, fees or cancellation charges for Website Payments Standard. There are charges on each transaction though. The amount depends on sales volume. You will need a Paypal account.
Question: So how do I do it.
Answer:
1. Get a Paypal account
Go to the paypal website and click Sign Up. Then choose the Paypal Business account.
2. Make a button.
Log in to your paypal account and click to go to your “Profile”. Under “Selling Preferences” click the “Create New Button” (or “My Saved Buttons”) link.
On the question about selling multiple items change the checkbox to “No” so that it creates a “Buy Now” button.
Fill in the name of the item and its price.
Click Customize Appearance and you can change a few basic features.
There are more advanced features available but for a basic “Buy Now” button that is all you need so just click “Create Button”
Here is one I made earlier.
I will be showing some of the more advanced features in a future tutorial.
