How To Setup a PayPal Merchant Account

by Maggi Hall, E-Commerce Adviser staff (rev040108)

How to Get Started

• Sign up for a Business Account at Start Now
  
  
• Enter your business information, such address, email address, etc.
  
  
• Verify your information includes email information and bank account information:
  
  
  • Confirm Email address makes sure your email addres is corrent and takes just minutes
    
    
  • Confirm Bank Account takes a few days. Once you enter your bank information, PayPal will make a couple of very small deposits into your account within a couple of days.
    
    You will then log into your new PayPal account and enter the amounts deposited by PayPal. This step verifies that the Account information is accurate and it is your account.
  
  
• Set up Website Payments Standard using 10 Minute E-Commerce Shopping Cart Using PayPal