Sell Gift Certificates for Your Site

If you own an online business that sells goods to others, you may want to consider this idea. Before you get too head over heels, know that it is free for you and can attract your site more money and traffic. Adding gift certificates to your site are just too good to pass up.

Before you sign up for this option in paypal, there is one other thing you have to do. The one thing you must do, in order to offer a professional gift certificate to your customers is to create one. Creating a gift certificate is not that hard. To make it look really great, use a professional program, such as photoshop or paintshop. Using the paint program that comes with the computer is not always the best program, unless you are really good with it. You want your gift certificate to scream professionalism, not first grade art class. The maximum pixels your gift certificate can be is 295px by 45px.

If you are extremely helpless when it comes to web design, a graphic's designer may come in handy. The only downside of hiring a graphic's designer is that it will cost you money. The best place to find an affordable person to make a gift certificate for you would be to post a listing on craigslist.org saying that you are looking for someone to create a gift certificate graphic for you. The best thing to do in this approach is to ask for samples before hiring anybody. You may also want to have a "Buy Gift Certificate" button made. However, paypal offers pretty good buttons.

Singing up for this option in paypal is simple. The first thing you need is to have a paypal account. If you do not have one, it is very wise to get one because it is free and recognized internationally. The gift certificate option is under Merchant Services.