Last updated 1/21/2022

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 if you have issues, contact info@spokaneindependent.org 

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 product upload form: LiveLocalINW.com/create-product/
• Be sure to fill out the other required fields on the form, then click submit.
• Do you have another product to add? Create another Buy Now button by following the Step 2 process again. You will need a unique Buy Now button script for each product submitted. 
• 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

• Under Settings: Payment Preferences, you can update and further customize your sales tax rates

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.