I'm confused – why paypal?

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  eumaeus · Member · May 30, 2011 at 12:33 am

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  I think I am missing something. I have searched in support and can’t find the answer (maybe I’m just tired LOL)

  I understand that no advertising is allowed on wordpress.com – which I take it means no affiliate marketing, no amazon shops, etc etc.

  But why is a paypal button available to us?

  This implies that we are allowed to sell products directly from a blog? Is this right, that products can be sold from a blog, but not advertised – how does that work?

  Also, what about linking to sites that DO do affiliate marketing, is there any sort of penalty for that?

  Sorry, I am probably being dense – it happens sometimes ;)

  TIA

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2011 at 12:44 am

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  It is the unecryted DONATION button that we are allowed to post. http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2011 at 12:44 am

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  It is the unencryted DONATION button that we are allowed to post. http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

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  eumaeus · Member · May 30, 2011 at 12:45 am

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  Ah – ok – so we can take donations, but can’t actually sell anything?

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2011 at 12:48 am

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  No retailing or reselling the work created or the services provided by anyone other than yourself is allowed on free hosted wordpress.COM blogs.
  types of blogs allowed and not allowed > http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

  Those who have created and are selling their own creations and services they personally provide tend to use Contact Forms > http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2011 at 12:51 am

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  If you have something in particular you want to run by Staff then please do that when the support link is activated. If you have any further questions at all about advertising and/or affiliate links and/or ecommerce on a free blog from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM please contact Staff directly using this link. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

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  eumaeus · Member · May 30, 2011 at 1:06 am

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  Thank you very much – I think I am “starting” to find my way around what is and isn’t allowed. But yes, I will contact the staff once I have formulated my ideas a little more clearly, just to make sure I don’t fall foul of anyone. My blog is only 2 months old, but I am really enjoying building it, and am learning so much as I go, that I would hate to get suspended for not working the rules out :)