GET A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE CHARGING PAD! 🏆

[isabelle]

The Seller Community is excited to announce that we’re offering an opportunity for US-based Sellers to win a free, Square-branded charging phone pad from January 28th, 2022 - February 10th, 2022! 

Please review the contest terms below before you enter. 

How does it work? 

We’re asking sellers to reply to this post introducing yourselves and telling us what you’re looking for in the Seller Community and/or what brought you to the Seller Community. Feel free to include photos of your business or logo. 

Use the reply button below to share what you'd like to see from the Seller Community! 

Here’s an example of the kind of replies that help us understand how to better serve you:

Hi, I’m Isabelle, business owner of Cup of Candle in San Francisco, CA. I started the business 5 years ago, and have been using Square since we opened. 

I have joined the Seller Community hoping to learn more about Square for Retail by asking questions geared towards other retail-industry sellers. 

Other examples of what you may be looking for in the Community include: 

• A connection to product teams
• Peers who own a similar business 
• Events that help you learn more about Square products
• Answers to technical questions

No matter what it is you're interested in, we want to know! 😊

This is part of an effort to better understand what interests our sellers in the Seller Community and how we can improve!

How are winners selected? 

The Seller Community team will review the replies authored between January 28th, 2022 - February 10th, 2022, and select 120 winners. A winning reply will be thought-provoking, insightful, and offer genuine feedback or guidance for the Seller Community Team. 

The winners will be notified via private message, asking for a shipping address, and you should receive your free charging pad within 6 weeks of notification!

Terms attached.

[RiverMaiden]

Hi!

This is Aaron, co-owner of River Maiden. We are a coffeehouse/cafe in Vancouver, WA. We've been using Square for ~10 years.

I joined the community to stay up-to-date with the latest changes to the marketplace and how Square's products respond to those changes.

The biggest items on River Maiden's wishlist would be

+ Ability to connect our Square Point of Sale to customer facing menus. This would be a great way to maintain accurate pricing and have a professional display. Any changes we made on the dashboard would instantly -and stylishly- be updated to our customers with our menu displays.

+ Dynamic Pricing. Having to ability to change prices throughout the day to respond to supply and demand using algorithms.

+ Algorithmic sales forecasting. Square has access to all our sales data for the last 10 years. It'd be nice to run that through software that would predict tomorrow's sales. You'd look to see a seven day forecast -- just like the weather. Based on items, day of the week, weather conditions, etc. It'd say ... Sales are predicted to be $1,700-$1,900. You'll likely sell 20-30 maple bars, 47 lattes, etc.

[trendingupward]

Hello, I'm Brianna, general manager of Trending Upward Thrift Shoppe, a non-profit thrift store in Waconia, MN. We have been using Square since we launched 9 years ago. I joined the Seller Community originally for technical support and questions and now have enjoyed it as a community for new Square products and business ideas.

Blessings!

www.trendingupward.org

[WhitneyMaille]

I'm Eric Whitney in Santa Barbara, CA.  I am a maker and seller of Chainmaille Jewelry at Arts & Crafts Shows and for the past 2 years I have also been online selling Chainmaille Supplies to other chainmaille makers.  I have mobile Retail sales needs for Square as well as Online sales needs for both Retail and Wholesale.  I'm always looking to share my wants and needs in the community and occasionally solve problems through sharing and interaction with other users.

[makeupbyhalie]

Hello, I'm Halie, Owner of Makeup by Halie. A freelance makeup artist business located in Norman, Oklahoma. We have been in business for 2+ years. We are looking forward to a bright future with many clients all over the state. I use square retail for all of my clients' invoices and contracts. I find that it is the easiest and most seamless system out there. I am in the seller community because i wish to learn more ways to benefit my clients from a business and consumer prospective. 

[Volition]

What I would love to see from the Seller Community is an ongoing thread of ideas and thoughts from similar businesses on how to improve. I would love to see things like marketing strategies that had the best outcome, emails that returned the most open rate and engagement, where you found your new clients for the month, etc. I feel like we are all in this together and it we can all help each other grow! 

[Dbw2048]

Hello from Texas!!! I'm the owner of Unkom Enterprises, LLC, a free lance writer and notary. We had to do massive pivots during the past 2 years and using the seller community has really helped in the changes. However, I would have loved to see a supportive space where business owners can come and just talk about their business and the ups and downs. I feel that would definitely build the community but also more business owners confidence. 

[LMDOWDEN2500]

I WOULD LOVE TO BE A WINNER. I NEVER WON A CHARGING PAD.I WOULD BE SO HAPPY.I'VENEVER HAD ONE.I'M 74 IN A WHEEL CHAIR  AND I WORK VERY HARD.I HAVE AN ONLINE BUSINESS AND A BRICK AND MORTAR STORE.IWORK 18 HOURS A DAY.

[LannaBanana]

Hello! My name is Leanna and I'm the owner of Mobile Kneads Massage. I have been in business about a year and a half, and even though I have been with Square since the beginning, I'm just recently beginning to utilize the tools that Square has to offer! I wish I wouldn't have waited so long,  lol! 

I would also like to meet other people in my profession to connect with as mentors and peers. I have a lot to learn and I'm eager to gain knowledge from those who have more experience! Looking forward to what the future has to offer 🙂

[SelfieWRLD_NoVa]

Hey!  I'm Nytasha, owner of Selfie WRLD NoVA DC, a DIY photography studio located in Tysons Corner Center, in Northern Virginia. Selfie WRLD NoVA DC opened in June 2021 and I've been using Square since.  I've actually expanded my use of Square as my business  has grown.

Now in month 7, I am preparing to open a second studio location in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA.  This studio is located at the Mall of Georgia, and the grand opening is set for February 5th.  Also, I recently purchased a third Selfie WRLD studio, already in operation - this one is located in Va Beach, Virginia and I assume ownership on February 1st.  

I  must say that I decided to utilize Square by way of the Selfie WRLD franchise - all locations use Square.  I utilize Square POS, we use the Square register, I use Square payroll and I began to use the marketing tools for the holiday season.  I LOVE how Square syncs many things that help to make my life as an entrepreneur and business owner much more organized.  The online ticketing system I use syncs well with Square.  I also use invoices quite a bit for special events and bookings - so I've really utilized Invoices. And, Square really made year end closing (taxes) a breeze!

I do not interact as much with the community as I'd like to, especially to pay it forward and share advice with fellow business owners.  I do, however, find that the community is super helpful when I need a question answered.  I remember when I first started out with the business, and I needed to set up Tips for my employees.  The community was an easily accessible resource and I was able to find the answer and set up Tips, easily.  

www.selfiewrldnovadc.com

www.selfiewrldatlanta.com

www.selfiewrldvb.com

www.selfiewrld.com

I hope that I win the Square phone charger! I'd love to win!!!  Have a great day, everyone and Good Luck!!

[Lwilkerson25]

Hello everyone, my name is Lashakea Wilkerson owner of B. ARThentcity. I am an stylist in the DFW area and absolutely love what I do. I Recently started my own product line (ARThentic Touch) www.barthenticity.com and use Square as my method of payment as well as record keeping. It also helps make my product more accessible for all. I have truly enjoyed my experience using Square and look forward to learning so much more from the community. The biggest thing I would like to do is get ideas on how to continue to grow my business.

[Found_Coffee]

Hello everyone! 

I am the owner of The Foundations Coffee House located in North Carolina. I am a huge advocate for Square and love learning more about new features and products through the seller community! In college, I majored in entrepreneurship and love to gain knowledge of other people's entrepreneurship journeys. Therefore, I would love to see a place in the seller community where people can share their entrepreneurial journal and how Square products helped their business! Thank you:) 

[Candlestore]

What I would like to see in the Sellers Community is a place for updated video links for people to learn about how to do the normal business things.  Such as a video demonstrating how to print bar code or QR codes from Square.  The sellers community is full of these questions why not do short videos how to do these things for businesses that use Square.  Square does have videos and training on YouTube but some of those videos do not pertain to the software updates since the videos came out.  Like my Sales Details Download I just did today has a new column Price Point Name column, don't know when that was added.  Would be nice for a Price per Item column too.  Shows 2 items sold for $6.00  but they are only $3.00 items.  Why not add that column too?  The terminology has changed, Square Capitol has Changed to Square Loans for example.  When a new update or change to terminology comes into effect Square should have a section just for these videos of how to use, setup and navigate through Square with the newest terms used in the Square Software devices.  Not everyone here knows of the Square YouTube channel and most of it is advertising on the YouTube channel for Square to get new business, which is why I suggest having on this platform and are that shows people how to fix, trouble shoot or just plain how to use your products.  Like the short video setting up a Square Register, that was nice but why not go through adding the peripherals that you also sell?  Take the Square approved devices and demonstrate connecting each one to each Square item.  How to connect receipt and barcode printers to your Hardware and which ones they work with.   

[cashkitchen]

Hello I am Ashley. I'm the owner of Cash Kitchen. I've been with Square since 2018. Within the last couple years, I have did a lot of digging into Square. I have found many things that is an great asset for my company within one company. I have joined Square Seller to learn more about the software and how to do trouble shooting. As well as to can knowledge about things I may have not came across.

[gabe2011]

Hi, I'm Gabriel. I'm am attempting to launch my business (state registration issues popping up 4 months later) and I've really liked what square has to offer. I don't think anyone thinks that square isn't great. However, I have read many, many posts and comments of how big ticket revenues are constantly kept in limbo or accounts shut down for no reason after a big deposit. I think square's image would definitely receive a boost if they were to clarify if they are a service for all sorts of sole proprietors OR to make known that they are a service for small time independent contractors. 

[aceiswild2k6]

I'm a small business owner in Miami Beach, MiamiBeachNotaryLLC; I don't want to win anything, but square is so easy to use and very works very well with my notary and fingerprinting business! The appointment booking system with payment is a must for service-oriented businesses. All in one place! Plus the messaging system allows customers to ask questions within the app!

[Leilampr]

I have joined because this is a great opportunity to share experiences, learn new things and clarify doubts and also for networking. In the world we are living right now, we need to rely on one another for economy and a lot of othet things around us to flourish! 

[Turboliquor14]

Hi,

My name is Meghna Malik and i am the owner of turbo liquor. we are a boutique liquor and wine shop, i joined square community to learn what other members are doing to attrach more customer and provide better customer experience. we have launched our website, app, text and email marketing in 2000 and it has been helping us grow our numbers 10% every year. 

[EBM21]

Hello All, 

My name is Maya V. My business is EGOBYBOSSMY. We specialize in many different customs. Our inventory consists of Eyelashes, Shea butters, smell goods lipgloss we’re ongoing with clothing at the moment. We ship within the states for a small fee. We’re located in The DMV area and we’re excited to pursue new clients I cannot to start branding our logo everywhere. 

[Bathnbiscuits]

Hi, my name is Danielle and I own Bath & Biscuits in Granville, Ohio. I joined the Seller Community to learn from other sellers’ mistakes and successes. I’d love to hear more from other grooming salon owners and how they’ve been able to make their Square POS work for them. Since my business is also a boutique and daycare, it’s been frustrating to organize my categories and services to work for us. 

[ShannonKahn]

Hello everyone! I am Shannon of Kahn's Better Health! Kahn's Better Health is a metaphysical shop with lots of crystals, stone jewelry, crystal specimens, and much more! We are a multi-religious and spiritual store!  I clicked the link to find out about winning an iPad, but I now see it's a charging pad HAHA! That would be great to have since our shop is an e-commerce store and we are constantly charging our electronics! 

I would really love to know how to get my website more traffic without a lot of hassle and a lot of money!!! Business is super slow these days!

[49971TP]

My name is Tammi Perry (Jaskulski). My husband and I started Paulie's Pub and Grill LLC in August of 2017. We have been a square using since September 2017. Since then my husband has passed away and I became sole owner.

I was in  the seller community to see what other sources I can use with square.