Using Your Credit Card on the PayPal Payment Portal

Many of our web visitors find the PayPal payment portal confusing. For that reason, until we switch to another payment portal, we are providing instructions to help our valued customers navigate the portal safely.

Below are screen shots that most people will see when attempting to purchase one of our memberships. Please review each image and read the instructions below the image to better understand how to purchase with your debit or credit card, without inadvertently choosing the PayPal payment options.

After selecting your membership option, you will be directed to this page indicating the value of your purchase. No need to enter your email address at this point. If you are choosing to pay with a debit or credit card, DO NOT click NEXT. Instead, click “Pay with Debit or Credit Card.”

 

 

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After having selected the Debit / Credit Card option, you will be directed to this page. Despite seeing the PayPal logo, you are still on the road to paying with your debit or credit card. Enter your email address accurately and click “Continue to Payment.” Do NOT click “Log in.”

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On this screen, you should enter your debit / credit card information. After entering your information, DO NOT click the Create Account button unless you really do want to create a PayPal account. Instead, click the toggle button to make the area appear white rather than blue.

 

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When the toggle button is completely white, you will be prompted to “Pay now as guest.” You may click the Pay Now as Guest button to complete your debit / credit card transaction.

 

Once you have navigated to the “Pay now as guest” page, you will know that you have successfully navigated the payment portal without using or creating a PayPal account.

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