PayPal Launches New Billing Service

PayPal has announced a new Payment Wizard button, which allows
Microsoft Outlook (not Outlook Express) users to send payment request emails complete with payment links straight to PayPal.

The setup is simple. Click the link at the bottom of this article to go to the PayPal website, sign up (it's free), and then click the link for the Payment Request Wizard and download the install file to your computer. Just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

When you start Outlook, you will see a new button available, labeled 'Payment Request Wizard' with a PayPal logo on it. Clicking the logo opens a short series of windows that will set up a new email to request payment.

You can choose a number of payment types: payment request, product buttons, service buttons, auction payment button and donations.

Then just fill in the email as you normally would and click 'Send'.

The recipient will get an email with a PayPal button embedded in it. When they click that, it takes them directly to PayPal with all the information pre-filled except for their password (they must also be a member).

What are the benefits?

- Request credit card payments via email without a merchant account

- Track your payments on PayPal's secure website

- Free to install.

Click here to go to the PayPal website.