Wednesday, December 29, 2010

square up

i've never done a product review, but i have to share this amazing new program i have for my business!  it's called square.  the website is https://squareup.com/.  this amazing little device allows me to accept credit cards for photo transactions through my iPhone.  unlike some competitors, square's card reader is free (and was shipped to me very quickly).  there are also no monthly contract or setup fees! i can track cash and check payments and send electronic receipts to customers when i receive payments.  if i do accept a credit card, square charges a fee of 2.75 percent +.15 if the card is present and if i manually enter a card number the fee is 3.5 percent +.15.  the purchaser signs electronically on the phone and i send them an email receipt showing the details of the purchase.

for a photographer who could not previously accept credit cards this is so easy!

if you have a small business and need to occasionally accept credit cards i would highly recommend using square!

here is a pic of the reader and my phone with a mock transaction in progress.  questions, feel free to send me an email.

3 comments:

  1. Love it! I heard about this from another friend of mine who has a small business, she loves it. Between the two of you, I'm sold. Ordering mine today. Thanks for the tip!

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  2. happy to share! let me know what you think when you get square all set up.

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  3. Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive read anything like this before. So good to search out any individual with some original ideas on this subject. realy thanks for starting this up. this web site is something that is wanted on the net, someone with a bit of originality. useful job for bringing one thing new to the web!

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