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QR Code Generator
Posted on 3/2/22 at 8:36 am
Posted on 3/2/22 at 8:36 am
Has anyone found a QR Generator that can either be a one-time charge or a free generator? I need one QR code and all the websites i've found have a $14.95 fee/mo and I don't need a subscription service for a one time QR code.
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Posted on 3/2/22 at 9:24 am to CHiPs25
What are you trying to link to for qr code? Ive googled in past and made them for free
Posted on 3/2/22 at 9:51 am to BabySam
I'm trying to link a JPG/PDF...so basically an image. I found the google one but it doesn't allow for an image, just a website/v-card/etc.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 10:38 am to junkfunky
Nope, they have a free trial which only allows the code to work for the free trial and then they deactivate it.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 10:54 am to CHiPs25
quote:They can't deactivate the information that's in the code, once it's made it's made and it will contain the same information forever. And the encodings are standardized so you could compute and draw one by hand if you were so inclined. There are numerous free apps to generate codes with whatever info you want.
Nope, they have a free trial which only allows the code to work for the free trial and then they deactivate it.
What these sites are doing when you put an image or other file in the code is they are actually just putting a URL (web address) which they control, and they host the file there. To "deactivate" the QR code, they just remove the file that it points to, but the code still points to the same location.
In order to do the same thing for "free", you will need a domain that you control the URL structure of. Then you can generate a QR which points to your URL, then you can control the content that people arrive at.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:23 am to CHiPs25
We ordered business cards from Vistaprint and they will create one for you. I don't remember there being a fee as long as you bought cards or whatever with it on there.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 8:19 pm to Korkstand
That all makes sense. Could obtaining the URL structure be as easy as adding it to my companies website?
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In order to do the same thing for "free", you will need a domain that you control the URL structure of. Then you can generate a QR which points to your URL, then you can control the content that people arrive at.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 8:32 pm to CHiPs25
Yes! You can use any of the free QR generators to make one with a URL that points to yoursite.com/promo, for example. Those QR's will always contain that URL, and you can change the content at yoursite.com/promo whenever you want.
Those sites charge money to keep the QR "active" because not everyone has a site or the knowledge to do that.
Those sites charge money to keep the QR "active" because not everyone has a site or the knowledge to do that.
This post was edited on 3/3/22 at 8:33 pm
Posted on 3/5/22 at 9:03 am to Korkstand
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Yes! You can use any of the free QR generators to make one with a URL that points to yoursite.com/promo, for example. Those QR's will always contain that URL, and you can change the content at yoursite.com/promo whenever you want.
Those sites charge money to keep the QR "active" because not everyone has a site or the knowledge to do that.
Got it, thanks! Going to reach out to my website company to create a new landing page.
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