Welcome and Introduce Yourself in the Community

[maxpete]

Welcome to the Square Community - we're so glad you’re here!

No matter if you've been a member of the Square Community for a while, or are just joining, you're in the right place. Our goal is to have a space where Sellers can come together, interact, and gain knowledge to grow their businesses. With that, we would love for you to connect with fellow Sellers by introducing yourself on this thread! 

Introduce Yourself

Feel free to jump into this thread and introduce yourself to the Square Community! Share a bit about who you are, the type of business that you run, where you’re based, and even a glimpse into your hobbies. Feel free to include photos of your business and/or a link to your website and socials too. 🙂 

The floor is yours, and we're eager to get to know you better! 

 

Connect with Other Sellers

When you see new introductions posted by other Sellers, feel free to say hello back and get to know more about their business. Always feel free to direct new members to our Community Resources that can help in their new member journey

Please Follow our Guidelines

When you’re posting a new introduction, all we ask is that you keep our Community Guidelines in mind. This includes not sharing personal information, being overly promotional, and posting any language that is considered hateful speech. 

By the way, make sure you check out the Square Community Manager team introduction post so you get to know the faces behind this community too. 🙂 

Looking forward to learning more about you! Click Reply to introduce yourself and connect with other great new members!

[LyricsClayHaven]

Hi, my name is Lyric and I am the sole maker behind Lyrics Clay Haven. I work with air dry clay and hand paint everything myself. Currently most of my items are mushroom themed but I am always looking for new things to add, and always open to custom orders of any kind. I primarily sell in person at local markets and pop up events, but I am hoping to start receiving more online orders through Square Online. I am located in Northern Florida and can ship anywhere in the US, and open to expanding outside these borders if the need arises. 

[maxpete]

Glad to have you here!! 

[ElizabethRoy]

Hi, I'm Elizabeth Roy,

I founded HomeArtsContentandCopywriting.com and co-founded MarBethHomeArts.com with my sister, Marilyn, in 2017. Home Arts Content and Copywriting is my content and copywriting business. MarBeth Home Arts is a blog where my sister and I post about subjects that interest us. I set up both websites on Weebly before Weebly and Square merged. I just started converting Home Arts Content and Copywriting to a Square site. I'm renovating the site as I convert it, so please pardon the mess. MarBeth Home Arts is next.

My sister have designs mainly based on our photography in several stores on the print-and-demand site Zazzle.com, and it was several of the designers on Zazzle who recommended Weebly to us because this is where they have their websites. (To find our Zazzle stores, search for MarBeth.) 

I've actually been doing freelance content and copywriting for over 15 years on sites like Textbroker.com, Elance which is now Upwork, ContentGather.com, ConstantContent.com, and others. Since my sister and I no longer work on Textbroker.com, I can reveal that I was the writer formerly known as Phoenix951 and my sister was Firebird1153. 

I also worked as a staff writer for the regional print magazine The Historian which covers the history of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and, let's see. I know that there's another one. Oh, yeah, it's that state up north of Ohio. 

I live in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from The Ohio State University, in case that didn't just become obvious.

Before starting freelancing, I worked in retail sales and store management, mainly in fabric and craft stores. I've also studied interior decorating, and I worked as a certified independent image consultant for BeautiControl Cosmetics. In addition, I come from a crafting and gardening family. So, all of that has become the basis for my writing niche.  

I've also written about home remodeling, real estate, exercise equipment, recreational vehicles, travel, photography, and drones. Even if I don't know something about a topic, I enjoy learning about it as I research and write about it. That's one thing I especially enjoy about freelance writing along with the independence. I've been working with ChatGPT and other AI platforms for brainstorming, but I feel like using it for research deprives me of the learning experience even if AI does it faster. I'm torn on that issue.

[maxpete]

Loved reading about your story @ElizabethRoy! Welcome to the Community 🙂 

[ElizabethRoy]

Thanks, @maxpete. I've already received an answer to a question I asked. I'm impressed!

[BowNshowCo]

Wow Elizabeth very impressive work and accomplishments!👏🏼

[kbrandhagen]

I own a small vegan juice bar and cafe connected to a yoga studio. I have about 6 employees. I'm just here to start following up on some feature requests and issues that have been ongoing for the past.... oh, 5 years. Doesn't quite feel like Square listens to its customers wants/needs. 

[maxpete]

Sorry that you have been feeling this way! We're always looking for ways to improve and will share this feedback with the team too.