How to Make QR Codes

Dear Readers,

Earlier this week I wrote an introduction to QR Codes.

Today I’m going to share with you How to Make QR Codes.

There are a lot of different functions a QRCode can take on. For example, the qr code on the left links to a youtube video of mine.

Some things a QR Code can do are:

Redirect to a website
Bookmark a website
Send a Text Message
Send an Email
Link to GPS Coordinates
Link a Google Map or Bing Map
Dial a phone number
Link to an iPhone App
Tweet
And More

The good news is you and I don’t have to figure out how to make qr codes on our own. Many people have already created QRCode generators for us. These generators take a few inputs like what web address we want our code to link to, and then generate a code for us.

There are a lot of QR Code generators out there but my buddy John Mc showed me this one:
Kerem Erkan’s QR Code generator

I really like this one because they have tons of options for me to pick from.

If you’re a novice you can just take the default settings and make a simple QRCode.

If you are an expert you can do advanced things like change the color of the QRCode so it doesn’t look so boring. You can change the error correction so you can draw inside or cover up part of the QRCode. You can even try out some of the alternatives to QR Codes.

Try it out and let me know what you think! I think you’ll find it is a great site to learn how to make QR Codes.

- Ben FittsКартини

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