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Don't many users already have PayPal accounts, though? I'd happily spend twice the development time if it meant users were less likely to leave the checkout page because they already had an account and wouldn't have to type as much.

A little more dev work upfront can improve your conversion rates from then on, basically. Heck, I pay with PayPal instead of direct debit/credit cards when both are offered just because typing the PayPal password is easier than filling out all the card and address info.



> Don't many users already have PayPal accounts, though?

Nope.

I have 3 options: PayPal, Google Checkout, and Credit Card (Stripe, but my users don't know about Stripe).

Approximate proportion in new subscription payments is: 15% PayPal, 10% Google Checkout, 75% credit card.

Many existing users are switching from PayPal and Google Checkout to Credit Card (because now I have Stripe option).




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