When setting up an e-commerce website, one of the first questions that comes to mind is 'Which payment gateway should I use?'. The majority of us have heard of PayPal, a long serving processor of online payments but have you considered Stripe? These companies reputable business practices, free … [Read more...] about PayPal or Stripe – Which One is Better for My E-Commerce Site?
How to Resend a PayPal IPN Message for a Transaction
There may come a time that for some reason the IPN (Instant Payment Notification) message did not arrive successfully from PayPal to the plugin you are using. IPN is most commonly used for membership/subscriptions sites and a failed IPN message can result in a members account not updating … [Read more...] about How to Resend a PayPal IPN Message for a Transaction
Creating a Simple Online Store Using the Stripe Payment Gateway for Free
You have decided it is time to start monetizing your website but don't know where to start. There are many eCommerce solutions on the market although the majority of these come with high ongoing fees or alternatively an initial lump sum cost. Many people have heard of using PayPal to accept payments … [Read more...] about Creating a Simple Online Store Using the Stripe Payment Gateway for Free
How to Add PayPal to Your WordPress Site
There are plenty of free and simple ways to add PayPal to WordPress. Today I will provide a quick intro to 4 possible ways to accept payments from PayPal on your web site. In this tutorial, you will see: How to install and use the PayPal for Digital Goods plugin. How to install and use … [Read more...] about How to Add PayPal to Your WordPress Site
Generate Income from Your Content Passively with Amazon, AdSense, and Donations
As someone that generates a portion of my income passively online, by sharing content, I am always interested in different monetization approaches. I am not referring to the "get paid to" model where one is trading time for a finite amount of money. I am also not referring to selling products and … [Read more...] about Generate Income from Your Content Passively with Amazon, AdSense, and Donations
Adding a PayPal Payment Widget to The Sidebar of Your WordPress Site
In this tutorial I will show you how to add a PayPal payment widget or button to the sidebar area of your WordPress site easily. Step 1) Grab the Free PayPal Payment Accept Plugin Download and install the PayPal payment accept plugin in your site. Step 2) Add a Text Widget to Your Sidebar Go to … [Read more...] about Adding a PayPal Payment Widget to The Sidebar of Your WordPress Site
How to Create an Online Store in Minutes with WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart
WordPress has become well known as a platform that has great eCommerce support. I have tested dozens of WordPress plugins that allow you to turn your website into a fully functional online store Many eCommerce plugins are sometimes overcomplicated due to the number of features they include, … [Read more...] about How to Create an Online Store in Minutes with WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart
Create PayPal Payment Button for The Post Author Automatically
I received the following question from a user today: When users create a charity on my site, I want to have a donate button on their post that automatically gets the proper email address to use for the PayPal transaction. This way I don't have to manually add their email to the shortcode for … [Read more...] about Create PayPal Payment Button for The Post Author Automatically
How to Setup Regional Sales Tax in Your PayPal Account
When running a web store and using PayPal as the payment processor, you can easily set it up so that PayPal will add the sales tax to the final amount (and optionally to the shipping amount as well) during checkout. In a standard (perhaps traditional) PayPal transaction, the buyer will choose … [Read more...] about How to Setup Regional Sales Tax in Your PayPal Account
How to Create a Paypal Page Style and Use it With a PayPal Button
In this article I am going to walk through the process of creating a custom checkout flow for your PayPal customers. I'll explain how to use it with your PayPal buttons and then at the end I will show you how to add your new custom style for use in WP eStore. The following screenshot is an … [Read more...] about How to Create a Paypal Page Style and Use it With a PayPal Button