add paypal donate button to blogger tutorial video

Adding a donation button will encourage all those happy readers to say a big thank you for helping them out. Not everyone will donate but you will get the odd generous soul who will willingly donate some chump change to shout you a coffee.

how to add  paypal donate button to blogger 

• Get yourself a Paypal account if you don't already have one

•  Login to your Paypal account

•  Click on the Merchant Services tab 

•  Choose Donations from the list of key features displayed in the right sidebar of the PayPal Website Payments Standard Option -first of 3 payment solutions-

•  From the Paypal Create a Donation Button screen choose Create Your Button Now link (one of two).

•  Stick with the default button unless you wish to customize it

• Choose your currency depending on your needs and location

•  Choose Donors enter their own contribution amount radio button unless you want to have a set amount

•  Ensure the Secure Merchant ID radio button is selected. This will prevent spammers getting hold of your email address

•  At Step 2 it is worth saving your button

• At Step 3 Customize your checkout page by allowing donors to write a short comment by selecting the Yes radio button to special instructions to seller

•  Select the No radio button for Customer's Shipping Address

•  Select the Create Button button

• . Login to Blogger if you are not already logged in

•  Go to Design > Page Elements

•  Click on the Add a Gadget link in the sidebar

•  Choose HTML/Javascript widget from the list provided

•  Paste the button code into the Content box of the dialog box that appears by placing the mouse inside the box and right clicking the mouse and then paste

•  Select a title like "Shout Me a Coffee Today!" or whatever you would like

•  Click on the Save button 
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•  Drag and drop your new donation gadget into the spot you want it to appear in

•  Click the Save button to ensure your changes are saved

•  Click View Blog to see your new donate button in the sidebar of your Blogger blog

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