How to add PayPal donate button?

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PayPal Donate button is very useful when you expect a donation from your visitors or if you sell something on your blog.
I have created 2 PayPal Buttons. One for serious donations (which is placed at top of left-sidebar) and another for demonstration (which is at botton of right-sidebar).
Demonstration PayPal Donate Button will accept a fixed amount and it is set to $0.05.

Here, I will discuss step-by-step process of creating such a donate button.

Step1:- You need to have one id at PayPal. If you don't have, please create one.

Step2:- Login to PayPal. It will place you to 'My Account' section. Click on 'Merchant Services'.

Step3:- Go to Key Features - Donations.

           

Step4:- It will now ask you for Create PayPal payment button. There are several options/settings there and self-explanatory.

Chose/enter details as per your preference.

Click Create Button. Next screen will generate the code.

Step5:- PayPal Button code is ready for you now. Copy it to notepad.

Step6:- Go to Blogger dashboard login - Layout - Page element

Step7:- Select the section of page, where you want to place this PayPal Button.

Step8:- Select "Add a Gadget".

Step9:- Select HTML/JavaScript (Add third-party functionality or other code to your blog.)

Step10:- Paste PayPal generate button code in the text editor, which we copied in step 5. Save the gadget.
 
Thats it. PayPal button has been created for you blog.
 
Happy blogging.
 
B.O.

For Further Reading,

Gadget, PayPal