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  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 5, 2012 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    I had never considered the possibility of a Paypal button. Fantastic! Very useful information that I can apply in the near future. Thank you!
  • MaryQuinlin Feb 4, 2012 @ 3:02 am | delete
    Such a useful lens! I had no idea you could add a Paypal button to Squidoo. Thank you!
  • CherryTriggerCola Jan 28, 2012 @ 6:00 pm | delete
    Awesome lens! Now I know these buttons are available to use in Squidoo.
  • pablina Dec 20, 2011 @ 10:13 am | delete
    Very useful and something I may consider using in the future.
  • LiteraryMind Nov 18, 2011 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Wow! I found this lens through SquidU. I am so happy! I was wondering how to do this. Thank you very much.
  • MelissaInTheSky Nov 12, 2011 @ 5:07 am | delete
    Thanks for this helpful lens! I needed this info and I really appreciate you laying it out so clearly. Hey, Fluff? Another module idea that would be useful and interesting would either be links to lenses that use paypal well or else some screen shots of well designed paypal lenses. I would love to see how the buttons look in action. :)
  • hartworks Nov 11, 2011 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    Perfect! Just did a SquidU search on paypal, and someone referred to this lens in a thread there. This is EXACTLY what I was looking for.... if only life could be like this all the time!
  • BarbaraCasey Nov 9, 2011 @ 7:37 am | delete
    Another great idea to try, thanks. Whenever I have a Squidoo how-to question, I look for thefluffanutta first. And wanted to say thank you for your generous support to us non-techies. I have your bookmark button on most of my lenses and I see that I need to browse your list of lenses some more. Much as I like Dr. Who, it's the hows that I love most. Cheers!
  • resabi Aug 18, 2011 @ 11:16 am | delete
    Very useful tool -- as always. Thanks for the clear explanation, too.
  • Lindrus Aug 3, 2011 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    Thank you for explaining this well and simply!
  • DogsRule Jul 17, 2011 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    More excellent advice! I bookmarked this page for when I'm ready to use it, thank you so much for making so much information available!
  • Squidfellow Jul 16, 2011 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    Thanks for this very helpful lens, Fluffanutta - however, after I added this PayPal button to my lens, I was dismayed to see (when I clicked onto it to see if it would work) that my e-mail address is prominently displayed there, even though I had followed your instructions to select "Secure Merchant Account ID" after Step 1. What do you suppose I did wrong?
    - Roy ("Squidfellow")
  • Petalm Jun 23, 2011 @ 11:57 am | delete
    So when a customer wants to buy something from me on my Lens they press the PayPal button and then what will they see? What happens after they press?
  • thefluffanutta Jun 27, 2011 @ 4:03 am | delete
    They see the purchase screen on PayPal, where they can sign in with their account or select to pay with Visa/Mastercard. Try it yourself and you'll see...
  • karitina May 18, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    yes was exatly what i need
  • Sussy_Holguin May 4, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    Can you please tell me, with more details how? I'm new and i try to many times but with no results
  • thefluffanutta May 5, 2011 @ 4:59 am | delete
    Make sure that you are using the PayPal URL for email, as the regular web links won't work. You then need to turn this link into a clickable link using HTML.
  • May 2, 2011 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    I always have problem with my paypal account. I prefer use moneybookers.
  • karmicchristian Apr 24, 2011 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    Wish you were the head of Reserve Bank. You are a truckload of info. God bless you.
    C
  • painting tips Mar 4, 2011 @ 10:33 am | delete
    great informative lens thank you
  • Ysis Feb 24, 2011 @ 9:08 am | delete
    FINALLY I DID IT! I managed to create my own paypal button. With your instructions it was really simple, only I should wear my glasses more often to see where exactly between "" I should paste the code. Many many thanks!
  • TilenHrovatic Feb 17, 2011 @ 11:09 am | delete
    lensrolled and favorited! Awesome lens, great tips!
  • 4U2C Dec 14, 2010 @ 8:35 am | delete
    Great! I have you "favorited", so I can implement some of these. Use them, already, on one of my enterprises, but did not know we could use them on Squidoo! Thank you, as always, for your untiring efforts to help us all succeed!
  • hemant_p_gokhale Nov 18, 2010 @ 2:01 am | delete
    Thanks for the tips.I will add these buttons to my lense
  • Blueyedbeauty Nov 15, 2010 @ 2:33 pm | delete
    Well I have a paypal account and when I followed the instructions above, using Standard website payments, I only had one option of code - the website - not the email html. In navagation paypal, it looks like I have to be signed up for the virtual terminal, but I still do not know if it will work as you say. Can you give me any insight as to what I may be doing wrong???? Thanks in advance :)
  • Momsbusy247 Nov 11, 2010 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Exactly what I was looking for, thank you
  • chrissuard Nov 11, 2010 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    Very Helpful, great and informative lens. Thanks a million!
  • Gloriousconfusion Nov 10, 2010 @ 7:03 pm | delete
    Great stuff - I've been looking to do this for a long time.
    Just one question: Suppose I am selling my item, say a pair of earrings for argument's sake, on my own personal website and it has its own PayPal button there - Can I link to the same item through my squidoo lens Pay Pal Button, rather than create a completely fresh PayPal link? The reason I would want to do this is because I only have the one set of earrings, so if it is sold on Squidoo, I would not want someone else trying to buy it from my website using PayPal and then I would have to refund the payment to them.
  • mukunda22 Oct 25, 2010 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    Thanks for this. I've been wanting to know!
  • shirts101 Sep 27, 2010 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    found my answer
  • JJNW Sep 25, 2010 @ 7:42 pm | delete
    Can't wait to try this out! Thanks Fluff!
  • businessblossom Sep 19, 2010 @ 12:33 am | delete
    Thank you, thank you . . . I've been looking for something like this. Now I still don't quite get it, but I'll keep reading until I do!
  • Padaneis Sep 12, 2010 @ 3:38 pm | delete
    This lens anwers a question I asked in the forum. Thanks, that's very exhaustive and clear. Cheers.
  • WeddingZazzle Sep 11, 2010 @ 5:03 pm | delete
    I saw this on someones lens and wondered how they did it....well now I know! Thanks! Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • project151k Mar 31, 2010 @ 2:32 am | delete
    Excellent, thank you so much!
  • gkygrl Mar 9, 2010 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    I used to be able to do this with no problem but seem to be having a problem with it now in the text module. Is this still allowed?? Thanks Fluffer .... :)
  • ShushiDenMaster Dec 16, 2009 @ 5:55 am | delete
    I thought adding this code was not compatible, this is so great ! Thanks.
  • clemency Nov 28, 2009 @ 2:24 am | delete
    Thanks so much for the help. Great info.
  • ChapelHillFiddler Nov 25, 2009 @ 10:17 am | delete
    Did it. Thanks for your clear explanation.
  • ChapelHillFiddler Nov 25, 2009 @ 8:07 am | delete
    This is as ingenious as all your ideas. Is there a plexo somewhere with lenses that have used this? I'd like to see them!
  • thefluffanutta Oct 12, 2009 @ 10:59 am | in reply to Ener-G | delete
    You should be able to put a PayPal button in to any module, if you've got your HTML code correct...
  • Ener-G Oct 9, 2009 @ 8:09 am | delete
    Okay, I tried the code for putting in a "button image" but couldn't get it to work. Are there certain modules it won't work in? I tried it in a Text Module, Text Link, Big Black Box and The Most Important Thing....
  • Ener-G Oct 8, 2009 @ 11:47 pm | delete
    Fluff, you're the best!
  • choris Sep 19, 2009 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Hi,
    Great lens. Let me introduce first, i am a seller based in texas. I want to sell product using squidoo through paypal Button.How can i do that(Buyer address or extra), any guidliance ?
  • Frankster Jul 21, 2009 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    Fluff, You never cease to amaze me. Thank you for sharing this info. I've been wondering for a long time if a PayPal button could be added! Thanks and bear hugs, Frankie aka Bearmeister
  • AMBarbe1979 Jul 5, 2009 @ 1:53 pm | delete
    Thanks very much for your help. Great details!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Jun 5, 2009 @ 11:22 am | delete
    Thank you for your quick response on Squidu. You are always so helpful. One more question:

    How do I set this up so that the person buying pays the shipping? I am sure that it will cost differently depending on where it is shipped to?
  • roysumit May 18, 2009 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    Great lens and thanks for sharing. Five stars.
  • wyrm11268 May 18, 2009 @ 11:51 am | delete
    Did not know that I could do this. Thank you very much worked great.
  • sandyspider May 18, 2009 @ 8:44 am | delete
    I added this as a feature to my "Squidoo Widgets, PayPal and Tools" lens. Thanks for your helpful information.
  • MyDinoShirts May 10, 2009 @ 6:33 pm | delete
    Nice Lens...I like the detailed help with the HTML code it will save me time from figuring it out. I will try it on my t-shirt lens. If you get a chance checkout Paystr for Online Payments, it is another useful way to utilize PayPal.
  • thefluffanutta Apr 20, 2009 @ 3:43 am | in reply to JSB1022 | delete
    Nope - the #ID is unique to each button you create, and the only thing anyone can do with it is send you money. You email address will appear on the checkout page on PayPal, but you can replace this with your own logo if you wish.
  • Apr 19, 2009 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    Anyone can right-click the link and read your (or my) ID number given to us by paypal. Is this bad? Can anyone do something with my ID #?
  • cleona Apr 19, 2009 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    Thanks much! I just created a donation button on my lens. Yes, I'm raising money to help pay for my aunt's cancer treatments.
  • rileywest Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:07 am | delete
    Hello Fluffanutta:

    I'll never forget the first time I attempted to put a PayPal Button on my page. I couldn't even find the place inside payPal to do it!

    I called one of their "help" people. They were VERY HARD to understand AND every time I asked a specific question I had to endure "hold music" while they asked somebody who might know!

    I eventually DID get it worked out, however, and I detailed the process like an IRS audit. Including how to get the final sales page in PayPal to have a link to the download page!

    Good Job!

    Riley West - An Internet Marketer In The Making.
  • Runningbandit Apr 16, 2009 @ 11:13 am | delete
    Nice info, thanks for sharing.
  • ANDRI Apr 7, 2009 @ 6:01 am | delete
    i will ad my donate button at my lens too. perhaps i will get some bucks
  • marsha32 Mar 29, 2009 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    I'm going to favorite this to look into more later...I would like to add paypal buttons to my crafts lens.
  • thefluffanutta Mar 27, 2009 @ 11:15 am | in reply to Johnny_Rebel | delete
    I've updated this lens, so it is hopefully more useful to you now.
  • Johnny_Rebel Mar 24, 2009 @ 1:49 am | delete
    Nice profile but it dint help me.
  • Princeton Mar 14, 2009 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    Thanks! I may sell my Spiritual E-book and E-course on here now!
  • DimitriPreacher Mar 8, 2009 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for the information :)
  • Ramkitten Mar 2, 2009 @ 9:09 am | delete
    Hmm, I was thinking of adding a Paypal button to my lens about my novel, in case someone wanted to purchase a copy, but, after reading your information about having to disable the encrypting, I think I'll just leave things as is with a link to the purchase page on my own site. Thank you for this help!
  • prayerful44 Jan 17, 2009 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    Hello,

    I am desperately looking for anything that says "security settings". I have also done a search in help and it does not come up. I asked the virtual helper and all other subjects come up other than anything called security settings. Could you please tell me where they are? I have done a find on each page that I have gone to and nothing. Even on the donation button page, there is no option for encryption.
  • awelldressedbullet Jan 16, 2009 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    Awww Mr. Fluff, you just so rock! - Kathy
  • Desiree_Richardson Dec 20, 2008 @ 2:12 pm | delete
    Thank you for the information. I didn't know we could add paypal buttons.
  • cjbart Oct 26, 2008 @ 11:37 am | delete
    Fluff Does it Again! Outstanding
  • icjackson Sep 13, 2008 @ 11:36 pm | delete
    Great lens :-)

    Thanks for joining the Learn How To Do ANYTHING - How To Lens Gallery!
  • lou16 Aug 29, 2008 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    Thanks, another very helpful lens, what would squidoo do without you??? 5*
  • Tiddledeewinks Aug 4, 2008 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    Useful info, I may use. Thanks, Fluff!
  • BarbaraCasey Jul 18, 2008 @ 8:38 am | delete
    Thanks, Fluff! Bookmarked this for future reference.
  • triathlontraining Jul 7, 2008 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    I like pretty buttons. Thanks for all the help! :)
  • LindaJM Jun 28, 2008 @ 9:06 am | delete
    Very helpful information! Thank you! I'm lensrolling this to "Squidoo Traffic: How to Promote Your Squidoo Lens".
  • EricOlsen May 20, 2008 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    Thanks! I didn't know you could do this. This'll be great for charity lenses where visitors can click and donate directly to the charity from the lens. It'll also be good for ebay, amazon, cafepress, and other online sellers.
  • clouda9 May 11, 2008 @ 11:45 pm | delete
    Good information, I'll have to weigh the good and not so good when I decide to do this. Thank you for sharing.
  • EelKat Apr 3, 2008 @ 8:48 am | delete
    nice!

    I had tried adding a paypal button a while back, but it didn't work and I just figured they weren't allowed on Squidoo. Didn't even think to try using the email code. I'll have to go test this out now.

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