Go to the PayPal website: Visit the PayPal website (www.paypal.com) and click on the "Sign Up" button in the top-right corner.

Select the account type you want - Personal or Business

Create your login details. Make sure you get your personal information right when you sign up for your PayPal account.

Add in your address and other required info.

Optional: Link your credit or debit card. Click the blue Get Started button, add in your credit card info.

Verify your email address by clicking the link in the email sent to you by PayPal.

Click the Wallet tab and select the card you want to verify.

Click the Confirm card link followed by OK, after which PayPal will charge a small amount to your card.

Check PayPal’s charge on your credit card statement and write down the four-digit code.

Click the Wallet tab in PayPal again.

Select the card you want to verify.

Enter the four-digit code and then click Confirm.