Square help · for owners who use it every day

Need help with Square?It does far more than the menus show.

I run two locations on Square — register, snack bar, memberships, tips, our skate shop. Most of what we rely on now isn't a Square feature you can turn on. It's something I built around Square with AI and its developer tools, and it costs us almost nothing to run. If you've ever thought "I wish Square could just…", it probably can.

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6Square-connected tools running daily
$0/month for most of them
0new hardware required
"I wish Square could…"

Things owners ask me about Square — and the honest answer

"…show orders on a screen without the kitchen display fee."

It can. Any TV, a cheap streaming stick, orders appear seconds after they're paid. We've run ours daily for $0/month.

"…give me a report comparing my two locations."

It can. Today, 7 days, month — side by side, by hour, by category, refreshed every few minutes. Emailed Monday if you want.

"…bill my members monthly without me sending invoices."

It can. Square Subscriptions plus a signup page. We had paying members on day one.

"…keep my website prices matching my register."

It can. Your catalog or just your Popular buttons, with photos and current prices, updated every Monday with nobody touching it.

"…let customers tip or pay from their phone with no app."

It can. A QR code, a web page, Square Checkout. Tips land in your Square account like any other sale.

"…update prices when my supplier changes theirs."

It can. An agent reads the supplier's catalog monthly, flags changes, and preps the Square update — nothing changes without your yes.

Running on Square today

The actual tools, not a demo

Every one of these is live at my own business. Hover a screenshot to zoom in.

Square orders displayed on a snack bar TV order board
Square Orders API

Orders on a TV, seconds after they're paid

Color-coded by category, admissions and rentals filtered out, old orders clear themselves. Runs on a $30 stick.

Replaced a monthly KDS
Custom Square sales dashboard comparing two locations
Square Payments & Orders API

The dashboard Square doesn't give you

Both locations on one screen. Today, 7 days, this month. Per-category, per-hour, refreshes every five minutes.

Custom-built
Monthly membership signup page powered by Square Subscriptions
Square Subscriptions

A membership that bills itself

Landing page, signup, automatic monthly charge, member passes. No invoices, no chasing.

Paying members from day one
Phone web app taking tips through Square Checkout
Square Checkout

Tips and requests from a phone

QR code, no app download. Tips go straight into Square alongside regular sales.

Live every weekend
$ shop-page-sync · every Monday
✓ Read "Popular" buttons in Square
✓ 1 new item, 2 price changes
✓ Found photos + colors for it
✓ Rewrote the website's shop page
Live page verified
Square Catalog API

Website prices match the register

Whatever's on the Popular buttons at the counter is on the website by Monday morning with the current price and photo. Not a store — a page that's never out of date.

Register → website, no hands
$ supplier-price-watch · 1st of the month
✓ Checked 576 products on 3 supplier sites
✓ 2 price changes, 1 new model, 1 dropped
✓ Square catalog update prepped
Report ready — nothing changed without a yes
Square Catalog API

Supplier prices watched, Square kept current

Monthly check of the whole supplier catalog. Changes flagged, update prepped for Square and the website. You approve, it applies.

Runs on the 1st
How Square help works

Free look first. Then a fixed price.

1

Tell me the "I wish Square could…"

Text or email it. In 15 minutes I'll tell you whether Square can already do it (and show you where), whether it needs something built, or whether it's not worth it.

2

I build it on your Square account

Your account, your hardware, your data. Nothing leaves Square that you don't want to. You see it working before you pay.

3

You own it

No subscription to me unless you want a scheduled report or an agent that runs on its own. Most of what I build costs $0 a month to run.

Quick fix
$150 one time
  • A report Square doesn't have
  • Catalog cleanup or bulk price change
  • Hooking Square to a form or sheet
Built around Square
$400–$900 one time
  • Order screen on any TV
  • Custom dashboard, both locations
  • Subscription / membership launch
  • Website synced to the register
On a schedule
$49–$99 /month
  • Monday sales email
  • Supplier price watch → Square
  • Website prices kept current

Founding-client rates through the end of the year. Not affiliated with Square. Square is a trademark of Block, Inc.

Square questions

FAQ

Can Square show orders on a TV without paying for a kitchen display?

Yes. Square's API reports every paid order within seconds. I built a page that runs on a cheap streaming stick plugged into any TV and shows each order, color-coded, with the items you don't want on screen filtered out. Ours has run every day since we built it, for $0 a month.

Can I get reports Square doesn't offer?

Almost always. Square's built-in reports stop at a certain point — per-location comparisons, sales by hour, per-customer averages, category mix across locations. All of that is available through the API, and I build dashboards that refresh themselves and email you on a schedule.

Can you set up Square Subscriptions for a membership?

Yes. Signup page, automatic monthly billing and renewal, member passes. We launched ours with paying members on day one.

Can my website update itself from Square?

Yes. Your catalog, or just your register's Popular buttons, can show up on your site with photos and prices, updated on a schedule with nobody editing the page.

Do I need to switch POS or buy hardware?

No. Everything sits on top of the Square account and hardware you already have.

Are you affiliated with Square?

No. I'm an independent business owner who runs on Square and builds with its public developer tools.

Where are you?

Massachusetts — Merrimack Valley, North Shore and Southern NH in person. Everything here works remotely, so anywhere in the US is fine.

Free 15-minute look at your Square setup
Finish this sentence: "I wish Square could…"

Text or email it to me. I'll tell you honestly whether it's a setting, a build, or not worth it.

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