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PayPal & Buy Now Button Instructions

If you don’t have an online store of any kind, creating a PayPal ‘Buy Now’ button is the quickest way for you to sell products and get paid.  The account is free, but PayPal does charge a small transaction fee for each purchase. 

Follow the instructions below and contact colton@ballardalliance.com with any issues.

 

Step 1: Create a PayPal Account   

*Already have a PayPal account? Skip to Step 2!

  • Click to sign-up for an account
  • Select Business Account
  • Click Next
  • Enter your email address and click continue
  • Create a safe password and click continue 
  • Fill out the form with your business information, click checkbox agreeing to the terms/policy, and click continue/accept 
  • Select your business type and fill out the following fields. *Un-check the Business Debit Mastercard offer. Click continue. 
  • Fill out the form with your personal information and click continue. 
  • Your account should now be created! 

However, you will need to verify your email address before you can start collecting money. If PayPal didn’t automatically send you an email with a verification link, you can go to your Email Settings, click Edit, and click Confirm this Email. You should then receive an email from service@paypal.com with a link to confirm your email address.

Step 2: Create a Buy Now Button  

Sign-in to your account (if you are not signed in already)

In the top menu, roll-over “Tools” and then click “PayPal Buttons”

Click the “Buy Now” button

  • Fill in the following fields: 
    • Item Name (the name of the product)
    • Price
    • Shipping (leave blank if it is free)
    • Tax rate (if applicable to your product)
  • Click “Create Button”

Click “Select Code”

  • Copy the code (right click and copy on your mouse / command+c on mac / ctrl+c on PCs)
  • Paste the code into the ‘Embed a PayPal Button’ field on the Ballard Marketplace product form
  • Be sure to fill out the other required fields on the form, then click “Submit”.
  • Does your product have options or variables? 
    • If your product has size or color options, you can add them by clicking the “Add Drop-Down Menu” button. 
      • Then fill out the first field with the option name (i.e. Color or Size)
      • Then add the options in the following fields (i.e. Blue, Green, Red)
  • Then click “Done”
  • If your product has price options, you can add them by clicking the ‘Add Drop-Down Menu With Price/Options’ button. 
    • Then fill out the first field with the option name (i.e. Size or Amount)
    • Then add the options and the price for each option (i.e. Small, $5; Medium, $10)
  • Then click “Done”

Step 3: Fulfill the Order

  • If a customer purchases a product via a Buy Now button, you should receive a notification email that contains the buyer’s name, shipping address, and what product they purchased.   
  • The buyer’s email address will also be included so that you can communicate with them directly about the status of their order. 
  • You can also see and manage your PayPal orders from your PayPal Activities Page.  From here you can:
    • Create and print a shipping label via USPS
    • Add a tracking number (an email will be automatically sent to the customer with this update)
    • Mark an order as shipped (an email will be automatically sent to the customer with this update)
    • Refund an order 
    • Archive an order

 

Additional Tips


Accessing Past Buttons

  • After logging in and going to the Buttons page, you will see a link to your saved buttons in the upper right 

Creating a Default Tax Rate

Getting Paid

  • By default, all payments will land in your PayPal account.  Think of it as a virtual wallet.   
  • From your dashboard, you can click Transfer Money and then transfer your balance to your bank account or ask PayPal to send you a check. 
  • To transfer to your bank, you will be asked to ‘link your bank’; simply follow the steps to do so. 

Requesting Money Offline

If you finalize an order with a customer offline, on the phone, or via social media,  you can request money from them by going to Tools: Request Money, and then entering their name and the amount and clicking Request.

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