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Many artists and makers rely on donations to make ends meet and use PayPal’s “Donate” button to make collecting money from their fans as painless as possible. However, according to PayPal’s Terms of Service, the “Donate” button is only intended for fundraising. In their own words:
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If you are not raising money for a cause, please choose another option. Nonprofits must verify their status to withdraw donations they receive. Users that are not verified nonprofits must demonstrate how their donations will be used, once they raise more than $10,000.
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What’s more, many bloggers have had their PayPal accounts suspended before reaching the $10,000 limit simply because they were using the “Donate” button in a way that PayPal did not intend.
To overcome these limitations, artists have switched over to what is generally called a “Buy me a beer” button: a PayPal “Buy Now” button with a fixed dollar amount, usually between $2 and $10, so that fans can still give money without expecting something tangible in return.
The “Buy me a beer” button has taken on many different forms depending on the personality of the person receiving the money (“Buy me a coffee”, “Buy me subway fare”, etc.) and generally works very well, but it has a severe limitation: only fixed dollar amounts are supported. Many people add a drop-down list of various dollar amounts in order to give fans some flexibility, but they are still values that were prescribed by the author. To give fans ultimate flexibility, and make sure makers don’t miss out on people wanting to support their work with big bucks, the Support My Work widget was born.

Support My Work

A WordPress widget that displays a PayPal "Buy Now" and lets users specify the amount that they wish to pay.

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Accept credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, ACH Direct Debit, BNPL, local payment methods, and more with PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce — with Fastlane accelerated checkout built in. Customers can save their card details or link a PayPal account for an even faster checkout experience.
<h4>Features</h4>
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<li>No redirects — keep customers on your site for payment, reducing the risk of abandoned carts.</li>
<li>Security first; PCI compliant, with 3D Secure verification and Strong Customer Authentication (SCA).</li>
<li>Express checkout options, including Buy Now and PayPal Checkout buttons. Customers can save their card details, link a PayPal account, or pay with Apple Pay.</li>
<li>Optimized order management; process refunds, void transactions, and capture charges from your WooCommerce dashboard.</li>
<li>Route payments in certain currencies to different Braintree accounts (requires currency switcher).</li>
<li>Compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions and WooCommerce Pre-Orders.</li>
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<h4>Safe and secure — every time</h4>
Braintree’s secure Hosted Fields provide a seamless way for customers to enter payment info on your site without redirecting them to PayPal.
It’s <a href="https://listings.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/Understanding_SAQs_PCI_DSS_v3.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc">PCI compliant</a> and supports SCA and 3D Secure verification, so you always meet security requirements — without sacrificing flexibility. Plus, Braintree’s <a href="https://articles.braintreepayments.com/guides/fraud-tools/overview" rel="nofollow ugc">fraud tools</a> protect your business by helping detect and prevent fraud.
<h4>Even faster checkouts</h4>
Customers can save their credit and debit card details or link a PayPal account to fast-forward checkout the next time they shop with you. Adding PayPal Checkout and Buy Now buttons to your product, cart, and checkout pages makes purchasing simpler and quicker, too.
<h4>Get paid upfront and earn recurring revenue</h4>
Take charge of how you sell online. PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) supports <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-subscriptions/" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce Subscriptions</a> — the perfect solution for earning recurring revenue. It’s also compatible with <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-pre-orders/" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce Pre-Orders</a>, enabling you to accept payment upfront or as products ship.

PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce

The official PayPal Enterprise Payments extension for WooCommerce. Accept credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, ACH Direct Debit, BNPL,  …

Support My Work vs PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce