Hi, everyone! Welcome to the Artists & Makers group in the Square Community! Whether you're selling your work or selling items made by others, this is the group for you. You can use this space to ask questions and share tips, knowledge, ideas, and more.
If you're new to the group, please reply here and introduce yourself or start a new thread about anything you want!
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Welcome to the forum Jen. Iโve been using the free version for a few years and find it has everything I need personally. You will find lots of useful information here - jut ask!
Thank you Tony. What do you sell on your square website?
Hi Jen. Itโs my wifeโs small business selling hand dyed yarn.
https://the-ungrateful-wench.square.site/s/shop
I have a one-person business, with no "b&m" location, and no scheduled bills, subscriptions, regular shipments, etc. associated with the business, so there is no reason to go to a paid version. When looking through the "if you pay, you get this" lists, I recall thinking there were a couple of things that would be nice, but not necessary.
I don't remember what those were, so I guess they weren't all that "nice", and I can't see paying for a "package" to get them, when I can't use most of the features.
Right now... I'd like to be able to get my "catalog" off my Square account app on my phone, without messing up my ability to take payments. When I got a new phone, somehow that was the default when activating Square on it. All my things are one of a kind, and although I did use the app for a sale from the catalog, it only did the charge. The item was NOT removed from my inventory until I went into my site to edit it, nor did my site in any way acknowledge the sale (I did get the payment, minus fees, from Square).
Hi Blingzandthingz,
Just happened to see your post and my thought may be a bit late - save your money - you can easily create and use the FREE website to start out. See what happens and go from there. The FREE version has quite a few features. If you start out slow, just list a few of your most popular items - that way you won't go crazy. Keep in mind, just having an online shop is just the beginning and does not mean instant sales - it takes time. Also consider taking advantage of Social Media - Facebook, Instagram, etc. You have to get your name and website out there. Blogging and Videos are also helpful along with setting up a Google Business Profile plus Google and Bing Maps.
My Mum and I own Ladytree Designs, an ethical jewellery brand. We handcraft all of our own jewellery including cutting and polishing our own stones and fossils ๐
We are based in Wiltshire, UK.
Hello, and Welcome to the Seller Community, @ladytreeteam ๐๐
I love that you have a family business! Thanks for sharing, and welcome again to the community.
We're so glad to have you here! I love that you are
Hey there!
That's pretty cool, are you a regular down at Whitby? This was posted quite some time, are you still using square?
We are still here ๐ we donโt often go to Whitby, sometimes though! Our fossils are mainly found in land such as the Kellaways and south cerney.
What kind of work do you do with fossils, @ladytreeteam? I fully admit to being a big nerd about fossils. ๐ค
All sorts! We have a local fossilised coral reef called Tisbury Coral that we find/cut/polish and use in a lot of our pieces. We also use Dino bone, various ammonite species and more ๐
Nice! Jewelry that is hundreds of millions of years in the making. ๐
Hi All, new to the group. I just got my business established in January 2024. Curious how to incorporate consent forms within the square app. Iโve signed up with jot form but canโt get it connected to my square? I do not have a website only fb and instagram
Welcome to the community! Sorry that you are running into an issue here. Have you tried following the steps listed here in this article?
Hi Eternallyembrac,
Perhaps providing more details as to how you plan to use JotForm and Square. @maxpete provided a link that provides good info on connecting the two services however, you didn't say how you plan to sell - only that you plan to use a Consent Form. For example, do you plan to also include selling something on this form ?
Hey @Eternallyembrac Just following back up on this post. Hope things are going well!
Did you get your consent forms sorted out? Curious if you were able to get unblocked here.
Let us know how things are going and what set up steps you took with Jotform. Maybe your lessons learned could help the next Square seller too ๐
Hi everyone. I have just retired from my full time job and have started a bath bomb and soap company. I love doing this stuff and look forward to watching my little business grow. I make mostly kids stuff...my site is blushorganics.ca if you want to check it out...nice to be a part of this community
@BlushOrganics congrats on starting your bath bomb and soap company! Glad to have you here ๐
Thanks MaxPete I really look forward to learning how to make the most of my website.
I love the colour scheme you have on your website @BlushOrganics and also this butterfly duck donut bath bomb is just so cute โค๏ธ
Welcome to the Community @BlushOrganics! Love the playfulness of all the bath bombs, and the Baby Yoda stands out as a personal favorite ๐คฉ
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