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Practical, no-fluff guides for getting the most out of your QR codes and barcodes.
Aug 19Plain Text QR Codes: The Simplest Type, and When to Use It
Every other QR type points somewhere online. Plain text is the one type that needs nothing hosted at all — the answer is inside the code itself.
Aug 18SMS QR Codes: Pre-Fill a Text Message with a Scan
An SMS QR code doesn't send a text automatically — it just gets someone one tap away from sending exactly the message you need from them.
Aug 10Email QR Codes: Pre-Fill a Message Before Anyone Types a Word
An email QR code doesn't just save someone your address — it can write half the message for them too.
Jul 29Batch-Generating QR Codes: When and How to Do It Right
Making one QR code and making five hundred unique ones are different problems — here's how to think about the second one properly.
Jul 27How to Test a QR Code Before You Print 500 of Them
A QR code that scans perfectly on your laptop screen can still fail once it's printed. Here's the checklist to run before committing to a real print order.
Jul 24QR Code Size Guide for Print: Business Cards to Billboards
There's a genuine formula behind QR code sizing, not just a rule of thumb — and it depends entirely on how far away someone will be standing when they scan it.
Jul 22Why Won't My QR Code Scan? 9 Common Causes and Fixes
Before assuming your printer or your customers' phones are broken, check this list — it's almost always one of a handful of well-known, fixable causes.
Jun 12QR Codes for Events & Virtual Meetings: Calendar Invites, Zoom & Video
An invitation that has to be manually copied into a calendar gets forgotten. A QR code that adds it in one scan doesn't.