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Getting Started

You can start accepting payments with PayPal in 5 easy steps:

Step 1   Sign Up: Go to 

https://www.paypal.com/

 and click the Sign Up link in the upper right 

hand corner of the page. Click the Business link to sign up for a Business account, as shown in 

the following diagram. Be sure to remember the email address and password you choose; in 

the future, you will use them to login to your PayPal account. 

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3.1 Business Account Signup

Step 2   Confirm Email Address: After completing the two page signup, PayPal will send 

you an email to confirm your email address. Open your email and click the link in the email 

we sent you. You will be taken to a PayPal page and asked to enter your password, as shown in 

the following diagram. Once you have successfully entered your password, your email address 

will be confirmed.

IMPORTANT:

PayPal representatives will never ask you for your password, and will never 

ask you to enter your password or financial information in an email or send 

such information in an email. If you believe someone has learned your 

password, please change it immediately and contact PayPal customer service 

as soon as possible.

Website Payments Standard Checkout Integration Guide

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