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    <title>thread Featured Square Online Site: Bentspoke Brewing, Co in Online Store</title>
    <link>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Online-Store/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Bentspoke-Brewing-Co/m-p/304672#M16867</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Hello! Every other week, I will be featuring rad sites built using Square Online by sellers like you. It’s a great way to pick up tips that you can incorporate into your own site!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;This week we’re taking a look at &lt;a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/286693"&gt;@PeterW&lt;/a&gt;'s online ordering site for &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://shop.bentspoke.beer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Bentspoke Brewing Co&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;, based out of Canberra in Australia.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The first point I want to highlight is how well the colors and backgrounds of the site match the branding of the business. I’ve mentioned this with other sites I’ve featured, and this is because it’s &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;that important&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; in my opinion. Consistent branding is the glue that visually holds your entire site together.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class="lia-align-center"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="AdamB_0-1632240732278.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/16714iF8E28407EF690A85/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="AdamB_0-1632240732278.png" alt="AdamB_0-1632240732278.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Note the use of complimentary fonts and background colors. They also use a background image that fits their brand, and tastefully use it only in the header and bottom of the site.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The second point I want to draw your attention to is the &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://squareup.com/online-store/domains" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;custom domain name&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;, shop.bentspoke.beer. A custom domain will always add a level of professionalism to a site. However, you can do more than just that by choosing a domain name extension other than .com.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="AdamB_1-1632240731996.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/16712i63352D03459E131D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="AdamB_1-1632240731996.png" alt="AdamB_1-1632240731996.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;A domain extension like &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;.beer&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; has a twofold effect: it’s memorable, and it tells anyone who sees it that this website is going to have something to do with beer. It also may allow you to get a shorter or more accurate domain. For example, bentspoke.com is already owned by someone, but bentspoke.beer keeps the shortness and substitutes in a word that provides additional context.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The last point I want to make isn’t about the site design, but about the products themselves. Whether you provide services, sell products, or serve food and beverages, merch is something you should consider selling.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="AdamB_2-1632240731995.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/16713i4000DDDDC6BC7932/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="AdamB_2-1632240731995.png" alt="AdamB_2-1632240731995.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Merchandise will do a couple things for you:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;OL&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Promote your business as customers sport your brand with pride.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Provide you with additional revenue.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/OL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;What do you think? Let me know in the comments below! Let me know if you have a site you want to nominate - just send me a private message (hover over my username, then click on the button in the popup to send a message)!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;For more in this series, see:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Online-Discussion/Featured-Square-Online-Site-SheekStudio-com/td-p/301649" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Featured Square Online Site: Sheek Studio&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Online-Discussion/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Whisky-Run-Golf-Club-/td-p/297384" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Featured Square Online Site: Whisky Run Golf Club&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Online-Discussion/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Fatback-s-BBQ/td-p/293625" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Featured Square Online Site: Fatback’s BBQ&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:37:24 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>AdamB</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2025-11-19T16:37:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Featured Square Online Site: Bentspoke Brewing, Co</title>
      <link>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Online-Store/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Bentspoke-Brewing-Co/m-p/304672#M16867</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Hello! Every other week, I will be featuring rad sites built using Square Online by sellers like you. It’s a great way to pick up tips that you can incorporate into your own site!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;This week we’re taking a look at &lt;a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/286693"&gt;@PeterW&lt;/a&gt;'s online ordering site for &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://shop.bentspoke.beer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Bentspoke Brewing Co&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;, based out of Canberra in Australia.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The first point I want to highlight is how well the colors and backgrounds of the site match the branding of the business. I’ve mentioned this with other sites I’ve featured, and this is because it’s &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;that important&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; in my opinion. Consistent branding is the glue that visually holds your entire site together.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class="lia-align-center"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="AdamB_0-1632240732278.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/16714iF8E28407EF690A85/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="AdamB_0-1632240732278.png" alt="AdamB_0-1632240732278.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Note the use of complimentary fonts and background colors. They also use a background image that fits their brand, and tastefully use it only in the header and bottom of the site.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The second point I want to draw your attention to is the &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://squareup.com/online-store/domains" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;custom domain name&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;, shop.bentspoke.beer. A custom domain will always add a level of professionalism to a site. However, you can do more than just that by choosing a domain name extension other than .com.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="AdamB_1-1632240731996.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/16712i63352D03459E131D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="AdamB_1-1632240731996.png" alt="AdamB_1-1632240731996.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;A domain extension like &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;.beer&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; has a twofold effect: it’s memorable, and it tells anyone who sees it that this website is going to have something to do with beer. It also may allow you to get a shorter or more accurate domain. For example, bentspoke.com is already owned by someone, but bentspoke.beer keeps the shortness and substitutes in a word that provides additional context.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The last point I want to make isn’t about the site design, but about the products themselves. Whether you provide services, sell products, or serve food and beverages, merch is something you should consider selling.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="AdamB_2-1632240731995.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/16713i4000DDDDC6BC7932/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="AdamB_2-1632240731995.png" alt="AdamB_2-1632240731995.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Merchandise will do a couple things for you:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;OL&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Promote your business as customers sport your brand with pride.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Provide you with additional revenue.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/OL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;What do you think? Let me know in the comments below! Let me know if you have a site you want to nominate - just send me a private message (hover over my username, then click on the button in the popup to send a message)!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;For more in this series, see:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Online-Discussion/Featured-Square-Online-Site-SheekStudio-com/td-p/301649" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Featured Square Online Site: Sheek Studio&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Online-Discussion/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Whisky-Run-Golf-Club-/td-p/297384" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Featured Square Online Site: Whisky Run Golf Club&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Online-Discussion/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Fatback-s-BBQ/td-p/293625" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Featured Square Online Site: Fatback’s BBQ&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:37:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Online-Store/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Bentspoke-Brewing-Co/m-p/304672#M16867</guid>
      <dc:creator>AdamB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2025-11-19T16:37:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Featured Square Online Site: Bentspoke Brewing, Co</title>
      <link>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Online-Store/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Bentspoke-Brewing-Co/m-p/310558#M16868</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I like the different ways Shop Gift Packs and Core Range are done.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It's pretty cool how when hovering over a can it changes to a six pack!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 17:53:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Online-Store/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Bentspoke-Brewing-Co/m-p/310558#M16868</guid>
      <dc:creator>TCSlaguna</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-13T17:53:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Featured Square Online Site: Bentspoke Brewing, Co</title>
      <link>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Online-Store/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Bentspoke-Brewing-Co/m-p/310572#M16869</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I'm glad I'm not the only person who noticed the change to 6-packs!&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_tears_of_joy:"&gt;😂&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:25:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Online-Store/Featured-Square-Online-Site-Bentspoke-Brewing-Co/m-p/310572#M16869</guid>
      <dc:creator>AdamB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-10-13T18:25:20Z</dc:date>
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