Hi Seller Community!
We understand that switching to a new point of sale system can be a daunting task. In this post, we’ll run through some Square basics to get you familiar with our suites of products and features. If you have any other questions, click Reply 👇. We’re happy to help!
For a step-by-step guide on how to get started on Square, visit our Support Centre.
Choosing your Square software
Square has a variety of point of sale options for businesses of all different shapes and sizes, whether you run a café, restaurant, sell retail goods or need to book appointments:
- Square Point of Sale: Our standard Point of Sale software which can be adapted and used for all business. If you are looking for something simple to start with, this is the software for you.
- Square for Restaurants: A purpose-built software to help streamline and speed up your restaurant operation, most suited for table-service restaurants.
- Square for Retail: Software designed to help retail stores sell in-store and online, with advanced inventory management and sales reports.
- Square Appointments: Our newest addition to the UK, this is an appointment scheduling system built to help manage your bookings and staff.
All our point of sale systems are free to get started with and some additional features require a subscription. To access additional features, you can upgrade anytime from your Dashboard.
Choosing your Square hardware
You’ve heard about the Square Reader and you might have seen the Square Stand or Square Terminal at a business near you. Square enables you to accept most chip & PIN and contactless cards as well as contactless payments like Apple and Google Pay.
But how do you decide which Square Point of Sale system is suitable for your business? We’ve put together this overview of Square card readers to help you select Square hardware that meet...
We’ve recently also released the Square Register, a purpose-built till system with ePOS and payments integrated that’s ready right out the box so you can sell confidently knowing everything just works. Find out more about it in our Product Update.
Selling Online
Square isn’t just about point of sale and hardware, it’s also about empowering you to take businesses online. There are so many options out there and getting started online can feel overwhelming, especially if you have not owned an eCommerce business before.
We’ve put together a guide on how to choose the right online platform for your business, from the Square Online site to third-party eCommerce platforms we work with. Read more about it here.
To find out more about Square Online, checkout our FAQs.
3rd-Party Integrations
You are never locked in to using exclusively Square solutions. We work seamlessly with a number of third-party technologies (and counting!) to streamline the way you like to work and save you time.
From our App Marketplace, you can browse all the different platforms and software we work with, providing services from ticketing, analytics to invoices and accounting needs.
Manage it all from one place
Whether you’re selling online, in-person or both, you can manage everything seamlessly from your Square Dashboard. From adding locations, employees and items to customising your account, viewing your sales reports, you can manage your business in one place.
Read more about all the different features you can find on your Square Dashboard here
Hear from our sellers
Want to read more about the different businesses who are using Square? Head to our Town Square blog or check out Square’s videos on Huffington Post here and here.
