Mobile Ordering 12 min read
How to Set Up Mobile Order-Ahead on Square for Your Café
A hands-on walkthrough of enabling order-ahead pickup on Square — every setting that matters, plus where a free Square site ends and a branded app begins.
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Mobile ordering, loyalty & growth
Practical guides for independent cafés and restaurants running on Square — from the team building branded ordering apps that go live in 24 hours.
Square How-Tos 25 Guides 19 Loyalty & Retention 14 Delivery & Direct Ordering 8 Apps & Technology 7 Operations 6 Local SEO 6 Marketing 6 Mobile Apps 3 Square How-To 3 Payments & Fees 3 Payments 3 Marketing & Growth 2 Customer Retention 2 Gift Cards 1 Payments & Tipping 1 Comparisons 1 Marketing & Retention 1 POS Comparisons 1 Growth & Marketing 1 Mobile Ordering 1
Delivery & Direct Ordering 13 min read
How Much Do DoorDash & Uber Eats Really Cost Your Restaurant? (2026)
The advertised commission is the smallest number on the bill. Here's what DoorDash and Uber Eats actually cost a restaurant in 2026, with the math.
Delivery & Direct Ordering 12 min read
Marketplace vs. Direct Ordering: Who Owns Your Customer Data?
On a marketplace you rent the customer; with direct ordering on your own POS you own the record — and that ownership is where repeat-business profit lives.
Delivery & Direct Ordering 10 min read
How to Take Online Orders Without Paying Commission
A fair, operator-grade walkthrough of every commission-free way to take online orders, and how to stand one up this week.