Donation Button for a business

[tommmy]

Hiya I really need some advice please. 

I want to use a paypal donate button on my website. The problem is that it is for my busiiness not a non-profit. I do the work for the customer and they make me a donation for the work, its that simple. There is no fixed price its the customer who decides the contribution to donate.

The problem is the donate button says:"Note: This button is intended for fundraising. If you are not raising money for a cause, please choose another option. Not-for-profit organisations must verify their status to withdraw the donations they receive. Users that are not verified not-for-profit organisations must demonstrate how their donations will be used, once they raise more than $10,000."

As far as I know this is the only button that allows the user to specificy the amount. 

Can you please advise me on what I should do?

Thank you

[snowshoe]

Correct you would not qualify to use the actual Donation item button code.

One easy option is to use a Buy Now item button.   You can code it so an amount can be entered right on the PayPal Screen.   You can also use the the Shipping Override Variables so as not to charge any shipping if you have a shipping method setup for other purposes.   Using a Buy Now type button allows people to give you funds without having a PayPal Account.    Note, you would still pay the standard transaction processing fees, same as selling an item and you must have either a Premier or Business Account, a Personal Account won't work.

Another easy option would be to have people use the send money feature.   Of course they would have to have a PayPal Account and if they send the funds as a gift assuming they don't use a credit card, there would be no fees unless the funds are being sent out of the country.

[riles3]

How do you code it so you can do that?

[snowshoe]

If you want to allow your customers to input an amount on the PayPal Screens for a Buy Now Button, just enter a "0" in the "Amount" Field when you are creating the button.   This method works for people who want to use the online button creator.   Note, this will not work for Add to Cart item buttons.

[dslippy]

I am in a similar position. My site offers very useful data, but is not for profit.

They are not entering into a purchase transaction: they are not 'buying' anything. They are merely donating, expressing gratutude for having seaved themselves some considerable time.

A 'buy now' button is quite off-putting, and demeaning.

As far as Paypal are concerned I have no difficulty paying the commission appropriate to a commercial transaction, and do not wish to mislead visitors by pretending to be NFP.

Any suggestions?