1 PayPal Earnings - Q4, 2024, based on PayPal internal data. Active accounts are PayPal consumer and merchant accounts that have completed a transaction within the past 12 months.
Finding a fast checkout solution remains one of the biggest challenges for small businesses that may not want to invest heavily in a website or e-commerce platform. But getting paid online for a professional service doesn’t have to be complicated, and it definitely doesn’t have to be slow. With PayPal, you can collect payments quickly with a single reusable link for all your customers that connects to a PayPal-hosted checkout page.
In 2024, small businesses that used PayPal Payment Links experienced 28% more sales after adoption.1 Reducing friction at checkout and enabling a seamless payment experience for customers benefits merchants.
Fast to create, fast to send, and fast to get paid.
Small businesses often rely on interpersonal connections for sales, talking to customers through social media platforms, email, and at in-person pop-ups. After a sale is initiated, collecting payment is the big hurdle. Manual invoicing can be slow, involving follow-ups and back-and-forth communication. Complicated e-commerce platforms require website build time, and can be expensive and difficult to install. Manual payment isn’t an option for online sellers who can’t scan a card in person.
After turning a conversation into a sale, your business needs to collect payment quickly, without administrative hassle slowing things down. Fast checkout for small businesses is imperative. PayPal Payment Links are built to close the loop by letting you get paid instantly. Here’s how.
Easy to make and easy to share, payment links let businesses create a PayPal-hosted checkout page and then share it as a link or QR code for instant payment. They can be made in seconds through your PayPal business account, no coding necessary. Once your Payment Link is ready, you can send it again and again. The same link can be shared with multiple customers, eliminating time-consuming, one-to-one invoicing.
Turn any conversation into a completed transaction instantly. A Payment Link can be sent fast and shared wherever it fits into your business flow: in a social media bio, shared in DMs, or even turned into a scannable QR code for in-person events. A consultant can close a deal on a call, then send a link instantly. A contractor can get paid before leaving the job site. A creatorcan simply drop a product and share one link everywhere for customers to buy. A conversation becomes a completed transaction in seconds.
Payment Links help you get paid quickly with a fast, simple checkout. Customers can choose how they want to pay, including PayPal, Pay Later, Venmo (US only), Apple Pay®, or credit and debit cards, and they don’t need a PayPal account to complete their purchase. If you update your product details on your PayPal-hosted checkout page, the link updates automatically, so there’s no need to send a new one.
Once your customer clicks on your link and pays through your checkout page, that money is instantly in your PayPal business account for immediate use. No more waiting on bank transfers or credit charges to receive access to your funds. Keep your books in balance and your money where it belongs: flowing back into your business.
From your initial sale conversation with your customer to getting paid, Payment Links ease friction at every step. Create one link, share it instantly, and let customers check out with a click. Whether you're selling through social media, collecting payments in person, or closing a deal on a call, payment links keep sales fast and your cash flow moving. Stop chasing payments, sending invoices, or spending time on follow-ups. Create a Payment Link in seconds, share it nearly anywhere, and start getting paid fast.