Top Solutions for Easy Online Payments on WordPress

March 21, 2013 Blogging Tools

WordPress is the most popular blogging platform on the planet, and is one of the most (SEO) Search Engine Optimizable creations to date.

So it does not take a genius to figure out why so many people wantto add some form of moneymaking methodology into their WordPress. Some people make money blogging by writing them for other people, selling links, or adding affiliate advertising. Other people do it by selling products from the posts of their blogs, and to do this, they need an online payment solution

There are even people who turn their WordPress blog into a website. There are even plugins for WordPress that help people hide the fact that their website is a WordPress creation. Here are some online solutions you can use so that you can take payments from your WordPress website or blog.

PayPal Integrated WordPress Theme

There are WordPress themes out there that already have PayPal integrated into them. You can sell your products online and use the pre-installed PayPal functions to take payments. PayPal does have the added benefit that it allows you to take card payments. People do not need to have a PayPal account because they can sign in as guests and enter their card details into the system.

PayPal plugin

It you do not fancy taking the easy route and using a PayPal integrated theme, then try the plugin instead. It will give you a lot more flexibility. There are even PayPal plugins that allow you to set up secret areas. For example, you can have people pay to read parts of your blog. They pay via PayPal to become a registered user, and are then allowed to read the parts and pages that non-paying customers cannot see. You can use the PayPal IPN as a payment gateway. You can just use the PayPal plugin to allow yourself to sell single products, or to take payments and even donations.
For example:

• Are Paypal
• Enhanced Paypal Shortcodes
•  Paypal Framework
• WP Simple Paypal Shopping Cart
• WP Paypal Donation

eShop Plugin

This plugin helps you to turn your blog into something with a bit more of a “shopping” experience. For example, you can use WordPress pages to sell items, and use your posts as product descriptions. The plugin will also allow you to add things such as postage costs and allows you to list a number of products, and will even show out of stock signs for you.
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Quick Shop Plugin

If you have a sidebar on your WordPress blog or website then this plugin may be the one for you. It allows you to add widgets into your sidebar so that people can see what they have in their shopping cart and how much they have spent. You can even allow your customers to remove things from their cart via the sidebar widgets. You will need PHP5 to use this one.
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WP e-Commerce Plugin

This is a fairly popular plugin. It acts toolbox to make your website more like an e-commerce site. For example, you can install a multi-functional shopping cart. It is good plugin for people who are just looking to sell products. It is good for people who want to sell a product that is posted out without any further online intercourse. So for example, it is not good for people who need to adjust their order to suit, or for people paying for ongoing projects. It is good for your WordPress site, and if you sign up for their pro-version then it will grant you a few premium features.
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YAK Shopping Cart plugin

This is an open source program (just like WordPress itself). It acts as a flexible shopping cart that is very simple and easy to use. You can customize your purchase options, including allowing you to accept checks. You can use a Google checkout to power your checkout, or you can use a PayPal checkout.
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ArtPal Plugin

This is a free (GPL) WordPress plugin, which was developed with artists in mind. It is powered by the PayPal checkout system and can be used to monetize your blog or website. Because it is so well integrated with PayPal, it means you can have real time sales updates and all you need to do is add your email address to link the checkout to your PayPal account. This plugin also has a few other features to help you optimize your site for online payments.
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EasyDonation plugin

This is just a widget that you can install into your site. You can put it anywhere you like. People click on it and it takes them to a PayPal checkout where they can enter whatever amount they would like to donate to you. Again, because it is PayPal integrated, it means that even people without a PayPal account can pop their card details into the checkout and send you a donation. Adding your donation widget on every page will not earn you many donations. Tell people that you will keep working on your blog/website/articles/creative outlet for as long as you can afford, and then ask people for donations, whilst giving them the widget as their means of doing so.
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