Online games, like text based role playing games (RPGs) can give their players the opportunity to buy in-game credits with micropayments. In-game credit can be used for example for buying weapons or other items. Micropayments can also be used for upgrading to premium account, for example to get some extra privileges.
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A lot of people use a dating service to find a soulmate. Dating is a typical kind of service where the majority of the people is willing to pay for using it. This, of course, offers great opportunities for dating website owners.
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One of the most common uses of online payments if for charging digital downloads. For a lot of content types customers are willing to pay a small amount to get it. For example: to buy an e-Book, software, ringtones, MP3 music, emoticons, scripts/webdesigns, adult content, etc. Using micropayments is well accepted as a method of payment and very accessible as most people have a mobile phone. Another advantage is that payments are billed by the telecom operator and therefore anonymous.
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There are a lot of reasons customers are willing to pay for accessing certain parts of a website. For example when premium content (like adult material) can be downloaded, and you wish to charge an amount based on the time spend on the restricted part of the website, and not per item downloaded.
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For webshops or e-commerce sites, payments are crucial. Most webshops sell physical goods, which have to be purchased before you can ship them out. There is always a risk of non-payment involved when using traditional methods of payment. For example: paying the courier, asking for a cheque/bank wire, etc. If no payment comes, an out-of-pocket cost has already been made.
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PayGol can be easily integrated in any Auctions, Classifieds or News sites. Many site's owners want to charge small amount per add an featured ad (home page, top category, etc.) or just as an recurrent payment. Users can also pay for buying and selling products with small amount. Many web sites now are charging readers to have access for some kind of news or information.
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