[header] How to accept payments from paypal [title] Accept payments through e-mail. [step] The most basic way to accept payment through paypal is to create a personal account on the paypal website. Creating a personal account allows you to link an e-mail to the paypal service that can be used to accept money as well as pay money for items and services. 
The person paying you would need to go to the paypal website and select send money. After entering their e-mail and account information, they would then send the money to the e-mail you provided.