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How Do I Get Square Customers to Spend More? (Your 2026 Guide)
Here is a fun little maths problem for you. You already take payments through Square. The tap happens, the receipt prints, the customer smiles, and off they go. Lovely. But right there, in that three second window, sits the single biggest missed opportunity in your whole business: you have no idea when they are coming…
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Why Do Square Businesses Lose Sales After Checkout (And How Does a Branded App Fix It)?
You run a tight ship. Square handles your payments, your card reader beeps happily all day, and your online store looks lovely. So why does it feel like customers pay once, wave goodbye, and vanish into the ether like a sock in a tumble dryer? Here is the thing nobody tells you when you set…
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How Can Holiday Let Owners Get More Direct Bookings
Let’s start with a confession most holiday let owners will recognise. You spend months getting your cottage picture-perfect, you hoover under the sofa cushions like a woman possessed, you leave a welcome hamper that would make a hotel weep, and then a booking platform takes a chunk of the money for the privilege of introducing…
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The Square Business App That Keeps Customers Coming Back (No Developer Needed)
You already run your business on Square. The card reader, the receipts, the little chime when a sale goes through. It all just works. So why would you bother building your own Square business app on top of it? Fair question, and the honest answer is: because Square is brilliant at taking payments, but it…
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How to Stop Tattoo No-Shows with a Branded Booking App
Picture the scene. You have blocked out five hours for a half-sleeve, cleared your afternoon, set up your station, and your 1pm client has ghosted you harder than a bad Tinder date. No text, no call, no deposit. Just you, a fully inked stencil, and the small sound of money not being made. If that…
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AppBuild.diy vs Touch Stay: Best Rental App 2026
As i’m on holiday right now I thought it only appropriate to write about vacation lettings apps, and two strong contenders in the market: AppBuild.diy vs Touch Stay. Touch Stay does one job superbly: it turns the tatty printed welcome folder into a slick digital guidebook, so guests find the Wi-Fi code, the check-in steps…
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AppBuild.diy vs Setmore: Best Booking App in 2026
Today’s comparison introduces AppBuild.diy vs Setmore in the busy world of bookings and appointments! Setmore has won a lot of fans by being genuinely free where it counts: a clean scheduling tool with a booking page, reminders and even free video calls, with a free plan that covers four staff calendars and two hundred appointments…
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Do You Need a Holiday Lettings App in 2026? (Yes & Here’s Why)
Picture this: it’s 9pm, a guest can’t find the wifi password, the hot tub is “making a noise,” and someone two cottages over wants to know if late checkout is possible. You’re juggling three messaging apps, a spreadsheet, and a booking platform that just took 15% of your nightly rate for the privilege. Sound familiar?…
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You’ve Got Square, But Where’s Your App? The Missing Piece in Your Setup
So you’ve got Square. You’re taking card payments by tapping a little white reader, your sales reports look tidy, and you feel vaguely like a proper business owner whenever the receipt prints. Lovely. But here’s the slightly awkward question nobody’s asked you yet: where’s your app for Square POS? Because right now, your customers can…
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