2012
PayPal for Nonprots: Get Started Guide
4 January 2012
a. Subscription name: enter a name for the subscription (for example, “Food for Shelter Animals”).
b. Set up the recurring amount to be billed and the billing frequency.
c. Or, customize the button with drop down menu(s) offering different payment levels and category
options. If you would like to use a custom image in place of the Subscribe button, click on Customize
text or appearance and provide the URL location for the button image.
4. Select the number of billing cycles for the recurring payment, and if you would like to offer a trial period.
5. Click Create Button to save the button. Once saved, you can use this button again as a template for other
Subscribe buttons.
How to Create a Buy Now Button:
1. Follow Steps 1 and 2 in the “How to Create a Donate Button” section above.
2. On the Create a PayPal Payment Button screen, select the Buy Now option from the Choose a Button
Type pull-down list.
3. Select a Currency from the pull-down list.
4. Customize your button if you choose. You can opt to make the button smaller, include credit card logos, or
change the country and language for the button. You can also use your own button image. For this option,
you’ll need to provide the URL of the location of your button image on a secure (HTTPS) server. If you store
the image on a secure server, your customers won’t receive messages from their web browser indicating
that the payment page contains insecure items.