How to Add PayPal Buttons to Your Squidoo Lens

How to Add a PayPal Link

• 1Select one of the following types of buttons to build:
  - Buy Now Buttons
  - Subscriptions & Recurring Payments
  - Donations
  
  You will be required to enter in your PayPal details.
  Please check that the URL in the address bar is correct before you login!
• 2Fill in all the details for the item you are selling. This needs to include a name and a price at least, and a fee for postage if relevant.
• 3At the end of Step 1, select to use the "Secure merchant account ID". This ensures that your email address won't be seen by other people, yet allowing you to receive payments. New!
• 4Complete the optional steps 2 and 3 if you need to, and then click on "Create Button".
• 5You will see two pieces of HTML code. The first is for web pages, and the second is for emails. It is the second piece of code that you need to copy (see picture below).
• 6Paste the link into your lens, wrapping it up in suitable HTML tags.
  (If you don't know how, read up on Making a Hyperlink).
  
  If you want a graphic button, then there are some instructions further down this page on how to do that too. You can

Advanced: Creating a PayPal Button

1. Select a different button image when you are on the first page of the creation wizard.
2. When PayPal generates the HTML code for you, look though the HTML version of the code for a line beginning: <img src="
3. Copy the URL of that image.
4. Create your own piece of HTML using the template below, and insert the URL from the Email Link in the HREF="", and the URL of the button image in the SRC="":
   

   <A HREF=""><IMG SRC=""></A>

5. Expand your HTML further with appropriate TARGET, WIDTH and HEIGHT and ALT elements, if you wish.