Paypal for dummies

Discussion in 'Payments processing' started by snowlion, Jul 25, 2007.

  1. snowlion

    snowlion New Member

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    I am just getting the hang of aMember and after cruising the forum here and also digging into Paypal I need clarity on a few things.

    I have administrative rights on the paypal site for my organization but I can't find anything like a "products" list that shows me the particulars of a subscription product.

    I remember a while back that shopping cart items would be listed on Paypal but I don't see them anymore.

    The way people become members is to click on a shopping cart, there are two, new subscriptions and renew subscriptions.

    Here are my questions:

    1. My account type is "Business", is that the same as "standard"?

    2. Is it up to aMember to send out reminders to renew the subscriptions or does Paypal do that automatically?

    3. Does the paypal side keep track of the individual members in any way?

    4. Is the email that they use for the paypal account the primary identifier that amember uses to show a payment has been made?

    I realize these are as much Paypal questions as aMember questions but if anyone understands it better than me I really appreciate the help.

    Thanks for helping out a newbie :)

    Ken McNamara
    snowlion, Jul 25, 2007
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  2. dan_kelly

    dan_kelly New Member

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    Hi Ken,

    1. Business account can use PayPal Subscriptions.

    2. The rebill happens automatically via PayPal - they
    charge the card over and over without your intervention.

    If you have set a limit to the number of rebills (i.e.
    a 3 month subscription), then you need to follow up to
    get them to re-subscribe.

    3. PayPal keeps a record of every payment, but aMember
    is what keeps track of your members and what product(s)
    they have access to.

    4. I'm not sure what you mean here. Your customers do
    not have to tell you their PayPal account at all. They
    go to PayPal, pay you, and aMember is notified via IPN
    that a payment has been made, aMember tests the IPN and
    allows/disallows the member accordingly.

    PayPal has several PDF's for payment integration, IPN,
    and subscriptions. I recommend you take a look at them.
    Try the Help section if you can't find them easily.

    To OUR Success,
    Dan Kelly
    AskDanKelly.com
    MiniSiteSecretsRevealed.com
    dan_kelly, Aug 3, 2007
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