In this series of posts we share a short interview with one of our Super Sellers.
What is a Super Seller? Super Sellers are experts in Square and they take the time to help others in the Seller Community. They provide feedback on Square’s features and tools, participate in Square’s Beta Programs - and much more! Learn more about how to engage in the Community and how to potentially become a Super Seller. If a Super Seller helps you, please like their reply or mark it as a Best Answer!
Today we meet one of our newest Super Sellers @MJD. He’s already made a big impact on the Community with over 300 posts and 22 Best Answers! Read on to learn more about him and his photography business.
Community Username/First Name/Pronouns: MJDPhotography, Matt, He/Him
Business Name: MJD Photography
Tell us about your business.
I started MJD Photography to build an income from my artwork, I wanted to be able to share it with the world and felt this was the best way to do that. I started in the middle of the 2020 lockdown, as I had hours and hours of spare time. I opened in November 2020 and then have slowly built up my business from there, expanding to sell on stock agencies as well. My website and all its counterparts can be found at https://addr.bio/mjdphotography
Where can we learn more about your business?
Website: https://mjdonline.square.site/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjd.online/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photographymjd
What’s the best business advice you’ve received?
Don’t sell cheaply thinking it will draw in more sales, having set and strong pricing makes your business look professional.
Why did you start using Square?
I was using other web development platforms but they all wanted to charge me large annual fees to use e-commerce options, which wasn’t great when I had no idea how well this business would go, so then I found Square and saw it as the perfect option as it has almost everything at no monthly fee.
What questions can you help with in the Community? What's your favorite discussion topic?
I love Square Online, and anything to do with the internet whether you want some tips on social media marketing or writing your own code snippets, I can always try to help! I’m also extremely well seasoned in the use of the Square Online platform so I hope to help many Square Online users!
What do you know now that you wish you knew on day 1 of starting your business?
Social media matters! You have to connect with the world to be seen, this means creating viral content and addressing every possible customer informatively and personally.
What is your favorite Square tool/feature?
There’s so many to choose from! Of course I love Square Online, but inside of Square Online? I like being able to add my own HTML, this gives me the opportunity to add my own style to things!
What is the feature you'd like Square to consider creating next?
Definitely auto sending digital products, it’s so important for sellers to be able to spend as much time selling as possible meaning every second counts, sending many emails a day can be time consuming so the less we have to send and the more that will send themselves, the easier it is for us!
Thank you very much for all your help and for participating in the Super Seller Program @MJD!
