Joan Seara The Financial Guru

PayPal is the electronic commerce which allows payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet or other computer network. This online business is a great way to send and receive funds from employers/employees, ecommerce buyers/sellers, or any other transactions that you might need to make. It is a convenient way to transfer money. However, in order for you to use PayPal, you should make a PayPal account first. To create an account, you will need to visit their site by opening your Internet browser and typing http://www.paypal.com on your address bar. There are links on the home page that take you to d the ifferent areas of the site but locate the Sign up link and it will direct you to the first step. The first step will ask you to choose your country or region where you live and then choose an account that best suits you. There are three types of accounts for you to choose from such as:

• Personal: For individuals who shop and pay Online
• Premier: For individuals who sells online and want to be paid Online
• Business: For merchants who operate under a company/group name
• Next you will be instructed to enter your personal information on the box. You need fill all the boxes in order for you to proceed to the next step. These are:
• Email Address – this is important for you to log into the PayPal.

• Password – with at least minimum of 8 characters.
• Legal First name
• Legal Last name
• Address line 1
• Address line 2 – this could be optional if you have another address such as provincial address
• Zip code
• City or State
• Phone Type – either home, mobile, or work. You can choose the details of your city wherein you live for information about your phone number.

After filling in all the information in the boxes provided, you could read the PayPal user agreement where you will find the button you could click, if you agree or not with the agreement. PayPal would send comformation Email to so you to confirm the account and begin using the PayPal program. You will be directed to the PayPal home page and you will need to type in your username and account password in the box for you to log into. After completing all the steps you can now use your PayPal account anytime you want, send and receive money from your friends and other people you want to make transactions with.